Jones, Stanley P.
Football
b. Nov. 24, 1931, Altoona, PA
An offensive and defensive tackle at the University of Maryland, Jones was an All-American in 1953, when he won the Knute Rockne Award as the nation's outstanding collegiate lineman. Because his original college class had already graduated, Jones had been chosen by the Chicago Bears in the 1953 NFL draft and he joined the team in 1954.
Jones became an immediate starter at offensive tackle, moving to guard in his second season. He was an All-Pro in 1955, 1956, 1959, and 1960, and played in seven straight Pro Bowls, from 1955 through 1961. The 6-foot-1, 250-pounder was moved to defensive tackle in 1963, when the Bears won the NFL championship game 14-10 over the New York Giants.
In 1966, Jones was traded to the Washington Redskins, and he retired after that season. One of the first football players to embark on a weightlifting program, Jones began lifting as a high school freshman and gained twenty pounds a year during the next eight years. He became one of the sport's first strength coaches with the Denver Broncos in 1967, went to the Buffalo Bills in the same position from 1972 through 1976, then returned to Denver through 1988. He became the Cleveland Browns' strength and conditioning coach in 1989 and went to the New England Patriots in 1991.