William Augustus "Dub" Jones, who played eight seasons with Browns from 1948-55, died early Saturday morning at the age of 99.
He is survived by four sons, three daughters, 22 grandchildren, 48 great grandchildren and his wife, Schump, whom he met in junior high school in Ruston, Louisiana.
Jones was born in 1924 in Arcadia, Louisiana and played college football at LSU before transferring to Tulane in 1944. His professional football career began in 1946, when he joined the Miami Seahawks in the All-America Football Conference's inaugural season.
Jones joined the Browns in 1948, their third year in the AAFC, and was a part of the Browns' first season in the NFL in 1950.
Jones was both a receiving and rushing threat, finishing his career with 41 total touchdowns and over 5,000 yards from scrimmage. He was a key part of the Browns teams that won NFL championships in 1950, 1954 and 1955 and was a two-time Pro Bowler. In 1951, Jones set an NFL record that has yet to be broken, scoring six total touchdowns in Cleveland's win over the Bears. Only Ernie Nevers, Gale Sayers and Alvin Kamara share Jones' record.
Eight years after retiring from professional football, Jones returned to the Browns as an assistant coach in 1963. Jones called the offense for the Browns and stayed on the Browns coaching staff until 1968.
Jones was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. He was inducted into the Browns Legends program in 2004.
