MSU ATHLETE MAKES COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

Former Michigan State two-time All-American Clinton Jones is one of 15 players and two coaches named to the College Football Hall of Fame Friday, Jan. 9. National Football Foundation Chairman Archie Manning and ESPN studio host Rece Davis announced the 2015 Class at the Renaissance Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas.

A three-year letterman from 1964-66 for legendary head coach Duffy Daugherty, Jones accounted for 2,549 career all-purpose yards and 23 touchdowns. Jones led the team in rushing and all-purpose yards in his final two seasons while helping the Spartans to a combined record of 19-1-1, including back-to-back Big Ten and National Championships in 1965 and '66.

"When I opened the box from the National Football Foundation and saw the football, I couldn't hold back the tears of appreciation and gratitude for being given the privilege and honor of joining my brothers George (Webster), Bubba (Smith) and Gene (Washington) in the College Football Hall of Fame," Jones said. "I imagined George and Bubba saying, `Clyde you finally made it, congratulations.' Of course Gene and Pat Gallinagh will be as happy as Meadowlarks. That's what makes this honor so special because all of my teammates were my heroes. To join Mickey (George Webster), Bubba and Gene in the Hall of Fame marks completion of the historical significance of the 1967 NFL Draft when the four of us from MSU were selected among the first eight picks.

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