John Wesley Jones
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| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 4x100m relay | |
John Wesley "Johnny Lam" Jones (born April 4, 1958 in Lawton, Oklahoma) is a former American athlete and former American football player. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Jones replaced an injured Houston McTear on the U.S. team at the Montreal Olympics, and finished sixth in the 100 meters. He also ran the second leg for the U.S. relay team, which won the gold medal.
[edit] NFL Career
Jones was drafted by the New York Jets from the University of Texas with the second overall pick in the 1980 NFL Draft. He played wide receiver for the Jets from 1980-84. Since Jones was a world class sprinter, he could beat any coverage, but had trouble catching the football.
[edit] Post-NFL Career
Jones is now suffering with myeloma cancer that affects bone marrow in the legs.
Lam took some extraordinary photos of the UT Tower after the National Championship game in January 2006. The University Co-op is selling these in Austin. All proceeds go back to Lam who is using the money to pay for his medications.
The Austin-based online community Hornfans.com also collected funds for Jones at each of its 2006 football tailgates, raising over $4000.
[edit] External links
| Olympic champions in men's 4×100 m relay |
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| 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 |
| 1976 United States Harvey Glance, John Wesley Jones, Millard Hampton & Steven Riddick |
Categories: United States track and field athletics biography stubs | 1958 births | Living people | People from Oklahoma | American sprinters | American track and field athletes | Athletes at the 1976 Summer Olympics | Olympic competitors for the United States | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | Texas Longhorns football players | New York Jets players
