Jacoby Jones
Jacoby Rashi'd Jones (born July 11, 1984) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Lane College, and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Jones has also played for the Baltimore Ravens. He was selected for the Pro Bowl in 2012. Jones is known for two of the most memorable plays in the 2012 NFL playoffs: catching a 70-yard game-tying touchdown pass in the final seconds of regulation in the AFC Divisional playoff game against the Denver Broncos, which helped lead the Ravens to an eventually 38–35 double overtime victory; and a 109-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Super Bowl XLVII, the longest play in Super Bowl history.
Early years
Jones lived in New Orleans East. Jones attended St. Augustine High School and Marion Abramson High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. As a second-year student (junior) at St. Augustine he learned that the school considered him too small to play on the football team. Allen Woods, his godfather and the assistant principal of Abramson, advised him to transfer to that school. At Abramson, he was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In basketball, he was an All-Metropolitan selection and an All-Area selection. In track, he was an All-Metropolitan selection and an All-Area selection, with a personal best of 10.28 seconds in the 100 meters and 21.3 seconds in the 200 meters.
JaCoby Jones
JaCoby Mylon Jones (born May 10, 1992) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Detroit Tigers organization. Prior to playing professionally, Jones attended Louisiana State University (LSU) and played college baseball for the LSU Tigers. Jones was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.
Career
Jones grew up in Richton, Mississippi. He attended Richton High School, where he starred for his school's baseball team. He then enrolled at Louisiana State University (LSU), and played college baseball for the LSU Tigers baseball team as a second baseman. As a freshman with the Tigers, Jones had a .338 batting average, four home runs and 32 runs batted in. He was named to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC)'s freshman team and a freshman All-American. As a sophomore, the Tigers tried to play Jones in center field, but moved him back to second base. He batted .252 on the season. In the summer of 2012, he competed in the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was champion of the Home Run Derby. As a junior, Jones batted .294 with six home runs in 59 games, and was named to the All-SEC second team.
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