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    Breaking: Former Packers Super Bowl Champion Tragically Passes Away In House Accident

    McQuade ArnoldBy Updated:No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Nov 7, 2021; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; A general view of a Green Bay Packers helmet against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

    The Green Bay Packers learned of a tragic announcement on Thursday evening.  A former Super Bowl Champion player for the team has passed away.

    Breaking: Former Packers Super Bowl Champion Tragically Passes Away In House Accident

    Jan 12, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Green Bay Packers helmet on the sidelines against the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFC wild card game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images
    Jan 12, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Green Bay Packers helmet on the sidelines against the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFC wild card game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

    Green Bay’s 1996 Super Bowl champion, Calvin Jones, who also rushed for more than 3,000 yards in three seasons at Nebraska, died yesterday. He was 54:

    Police said Jones’ body was found in the basement of a house in north Omaha on Wednesday night. Police have not confirmed a cause of death pending an autopsy.

    A friend of Jones, Jo Dusatko, told the Omaha World-Herald that carbon monoxide poisoning was suspected. She said the furnace in the home was not working and that Jones was using a generator in the basement.

    Jones was a high school All-American at Central High School before he went to Nebraska, where he rushed for 3,166 yards and 40 touchdowns and was an All-Big Eight pick in 1992-93.

    Nebraska's Calvin Jones carries the ball during an NCAA college football game against Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., on Nov. 9, 1991. Uncredited - member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS Packers
    Nebraska’s Calvin Jones carries the ball during an NCAA college football game against Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., on Nov. 9, 1991. Uncredited – member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS

    Jones and Derek Brown formed the tandem called the “We-Backs,” a nod to the Cornhuskers’ I-back position, with Jones the backup to Brown in 1991. Jones’ breakout that season came when he ran 27 times for a Big Eight freshman-record 294 yards and a school-record six touchdowns in a 59-23 victory over Kansas. His rushing total against the Jayhawks ranks No. 2 on the Nebraska single-game rushing chart.

    Jones declared for the NFL draft in 1994 and was a third-round selection of the Raiders. He appeared in 15 games over two seasons with the Raiders and had a total of 27 carries for 112 yards and two catches for 6 yards. He appeared in one game for the Packers in 1996 but had no carries.

    Calvin Jones Cornhuskers Green Bay Packers SB XXXI ...
    Calvin Jones Cornhuskers Green Bay Packers SB XXXI …

    Here is a look at Jones’ NFL stats:

    Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
    Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD 1D Succ% Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD 1D Succ% Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% Y/Tgt Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV Awards
    1994 24 RAI NFL RB 7 0 22 93 0 6 59.1 10 4.2 13.3 3.1 3 2 6 3.0 0 0 0.0 4 0.3 0.9 66.7 2.0 24 4.1 99 0 0 1
    1995 25 OAK NFL RB 8 0 5 19 0 1 20.0 15 3.8 2.4 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 3.8 19 0 1 0
    1996 26 GNB NFL RB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
    3 Yrs 16 0 27 112 0 7 51.9 15 4.1 7.0 1.7 3 2 6 3.0 0 0 0.0 4 0.1 0.4 66.7 2.0 29 4.1 118 0 1 1
    17 Game Avg 17 0 29 119 0 7 51.9 15 4.1 7.0 1.7 3 2 6 3.0 0 0 0.0 4 0.1 0.4 66.7 2.0 31 4.3 125 0 1 1
    RAI (2 Yrs) 15 0 27 112 0 7 51.9 15 4.1 7.5 1.8 3 2 6 3.0 0 0 0.0 4 0.1 0.4 66.7 2.0 29 4.1 118 0 1 1
    GNB (1 Yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

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