Shawn Jones (gridiron football)

Andrew Shawn Jones (born June 16, 1970) is an American former gridiron football player. He played professionally for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League (NFL) as well as the Baltimore Stallions in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Jones was a four-year starter at quarterback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Shawn Jones

Personal Info
Date of Birth	(1970-06-16) June 16, 1970 (age 55)
Place of Birth	Thomasville, Georgia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in
Weight	200 pounds
Player Information
Position	Quarterback
Number	10
School	Georgia Institute of Technology
Bowl Games Started
1991 Florida Citrus Bowl 1991 Aloha Bowl
Teams Played For
Georgia Tech Minnesota Vikings Baltimore Stallions	1989–1992 1993 1994-1995

High school

Jones played high school football for the Thomasville High School Bulldogs as a quarterback.^[1]

College

Jones is arguably one of the greatest Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterbacks ever, leading his team to the 1990 UPI National Championship,^[2] and amassing 35 wins, 9,296 yards of total offense, and 70 touchdowns over 4 years of collegiate play. In all of Georgia Tech football history, only Jones and three other quarterbacks started all four years of their collegiate careers.^[3][4]

1990 National Championship/1991 Citrus Bowl

Jones led the Yellow Jackets to a Division I-A best 11-0-1 Record in 1990 capped off with a 45-21 Citrus Bowl victory over Nebraska. Jones would be named the Bowl MVP. Led by Jones, Georgia Tech finished #1 in the Coaches Poll and was the only undefeated team of the 1990 season and would share the title with Colorado who finished #1 in the AP Poll.^[5]

Professional career

After college, Shawn went into the NFL as an undrafted safety. He played one game for the Minnesota Vikings in 1993.^[6]

He found a quarterback position from 1994 to 1995 for the short-lived Baltimore Stallions, an American expansion team in the Canadian Football League. He would back up former Georgia Southern quarterback Tracy Ham as the Stallions became the only American expansion team to ever win the Grey Cup.^[7]

Records/Accomplishments

• Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame (2003)^[8]
• Citrus Bowl MVP (1991)^[5]
• Georgia Tech-3rd All-Time Career Total Offense Leaders 9,296 yards^[9]
• Georgia Tech-2nd All-Time Career Passing Leaders 8,441 yards^[9]

See also

• List of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets starting quarterbacks
• Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football statistical leaders