Rulon Jones
American football player
1958 –
Who is Rulon Jones?
Rulon Jones is a retired American football defensive lineman.
Jones was drafted out of the Utah State University in the 1980 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. He played his entire career in Denver. During his career, Jones played in 129 games and recorded 52.5 official quarterback sacks. Sacks were an unnofficial statistic in his first two seasons, when he had 11½ in 1980 and 9½ in 1981.
During the 1986 season, he was named the UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year on defense. A future NFL player Rulon Davis was named after Jones and would also go on to play with the Broncos in the 2000s. Jones retired after the 1988 season. He now lives in Firth, Idaho with his wife, Kathy.
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- Born
- Mar 25, 1958
Salt Lake City - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Utah State University
- Lived in
- Salt Lake City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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