The Super Bowl champion and Legend of Nebraska Cornhuskers Calvin Jones died on Wednesday at 54.
Police were called to Jones’ home after a neighbor called the firefighters to report a gas smell from the house, Omaha police told Wowt-TV.
The police said that a man was found unconscious in the basement and that a generator worked. Man was then identified as Jones.
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Jones’ death indicates carbon monoxide poisoning, but the official cause of death is awaiting an autopsy report.
Jones, from Omaha, played with the Cornhuskers from 1991 to 1993. He totaled 3,183 yards and 40 affected in three seasons.
He led the Big 8 conference in terms of score at each of his years of first year, second year and junior. He also led the Big 8 in yards on the ground and in yards by attempt during his second season with 1,210 yards and 7.2 yards per attempt.
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University football: Nebraska Calvin Jones (44) in action against Kansas State, Lincoln, ne 10/16/1993 (Patrick Murphy-Racey/Sports illustrated via Getty Images)
Jones and his compatriot Derek Brown created the “We-Back” system for head coach Tom Osborne. Jones and Brown were both i-backs and formed one of the best duos of university football bearers.
The pair raised an average of 329 yards per ground match on the way to lead the Nebraska to the Orange Bowl. No other duo has achieved an average of more yards per game that season than Jones and Brown.
After the illustrious Jones university career, he was selected in the third round of the NFL recovery in 1994 by the Raiders of Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles raiders who return Calvin Jones (27) carry the ball against the defensive back of the Rams of Los Angeles Todd Lyght (41) at the Anaheim stadium. (Long photography-USA Network.)
Jones played 15 games in two seasons with the raiders, totaling 112 yards in 27 races.
He played a match for Green Bay Packers while winning the Super Bowl with them in 1997.
