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Running back, Michigan State, 1964–⁠66

Clinton Jones

Lettered 1964–⁠66 (school media guide)

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Clinton Jones played running back at Michigan State (1964–⁠66). He finished sixth in the 1966 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1966. The Minnesota Vikings took Jones in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 1967 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

Best season
1966
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Big Ten
Heisman vote
6th
In the 1966 vote
Drafted
No. 2
Overall, 1967 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1965 and 1966; Big Ten champions, 1965 and 1966

All-America: consensus 1966; FWAA first team 1965; AP second team 1965; Central Press second team 1965; UPI second team 1965

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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