Tom “The Emperor” Jones

Bio

Full name: Thomas Lee Jones

Preferred name: Tom

Nickname: The Emperor

Born: June 22, 1931 in Cincinnati, OH

Died: Aug. 28, 1978 (Obituary)

Last Season (1962) Vitals:
  • Height: 6′ 5″
  • Weight: 250 lbs
  • Position: T
  • Jersey: #59

Resources, Notes and Discrepencies

Former gridder dies

Amateur Programs
  • Miami (OH)
  • Kentucky State
  • Central Vocational HS (Cincinnati, OH)
Programs listed in descending order attended. Help complete the database by providing high school, junior and college participation or corrections.
7 Season Career

Active years: 1956–1962
Active teams (2):

  • OTT 1956–1961
  • TOR 1962

67 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 66 regular season games
  • 1 Grey Cup appearance (1 championship win)
1 Grey Cup Appearances
Season/Team Position Jersey Regular
GP		 Playoff
GP		 Grey Cup
GP
7 seasons (2 teams)
(Rank: T1304th,
88th percentile,
7 CFL seasons)		 66
(Rank: T2236th,
81st percentile,
66 CFL games)		 0 1
1956 OTT T -- 0 -- 0
1957 OTT T 61 8 -- 0
1958 OTT T 61 14 -- 0
1959 OTT T 61 14 -- 0
1960 OTT T 61 14 -- 1
1961 OTT T 61 14 -- 0
1962 TOR T 59 2 -- 0