Also a kick returner, he led the league with 13 touchdown catches in 1967.
wide receiver who was named to Pro Bowl teams in the 1960s and is recognized as the first player to spike a football after scoring a touchdown, died following a battle with lung cancer on Wednesday. He was 82 years old., a sprinter brought into the NFL by the Dallas Cowboys — was a member of the Giants from 1964-1969 and was named to the Pro Bowl in 1967 and 1968.
“Homer Jones had a unique combination of speed and power and was a threat to score whenever he touched the ball,”“He was one of the first players to spike the ball in the end zone after scoring a touchdown and he quickly became a fan favorite. I remember him as an easygoing, friendly individual who was well liked by his teammates and coaches.”
Officials told Jones and other players to stop throwing footballs into the stands after scoring — because the penny-pinching NFL had to retrieve them — and threatened to fine players a few hundred dollars each if they continued to do it. Jones was about to throw another ball into the stands, but he remembered the possible fine and threw the ball into the ground — and it became popular.
Jones, who also returned kicks, had a career-high 49 catches, 1,209 yards and 24.7 yards per catch in 1967, but he never achieved the superstardom predicted for him. As one of quarterback Fran Tarkenton’s favorite targets, Jones led the league with 13 touchdowns in 1967.
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