There are 33 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to bed I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the rubric* listed at the bottom of this article.
NO. 33 GOMER JONES, CENTER / LINEBACKER (1933-35)
Born: 1914 (Cleveland)
Died: 1971 (New York)
High School: South (Cleveland)
OHIO STATE CAREER
- The Buckeyes were 21-3 with Jones on the team.
- 1935 Big Ten Title.
- Went 2-1 against That Team and outscored them 72-0 in the two wins.
HONORS
- 1934 Team MVP
- 1935 Team MVP
- 1935 All-American
- 1935 Captain
- 1935 All-Big Ten
- 1978 Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
- 1978 Inducted into the Varsity O Hall of Fame.
NFL Draft
Round 2 to the Chicago Cardinal with the 15th pick of the 1936 draft.
Gomer Jones' Ohio State Career per footballfoundation.org:
Gomer Thomas Jones played center for Ohio State 1933-1935. In 1935 he was captain, was the team's most valuable player, and was named All-America. He stood 5-8 and weighed 210 pounds and was a linebacker on defense.
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Jones said his greatest thrill as a player was in Ohio State's victory over Chicago in 1935. Ohio State trailed 13-0, tied the score in the fourth quarter, and won 20-13 on a touchdown with four minutes to play. The touchdown play, said Jones, involved perfect blocking by the entire team.
Ohio State career per Wikipedia:
Jones was one of the outstanding college football players in the 1930s. From 1933 to 1935, he played at Ohio State University as acenter on offense and a linebacker on defense. Jones was the anchor of the Buckeyes' offensive line, and was named team MVP following the 1934 and 1935 seasons. In 1935, he was named team captain and was a consensus All-American. Jones was selected by the Chicago Cardinalsin the second round of the 1936 NFL Draft as the 15th player selected overall, but chose instead to pursue a career in coaching. While at Ohio State, he was a member of the Alpha Rho Chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
Coaching Career per Wikipdia:
Jones served as an assistant to Ohio State head coach Francis Schmidt from 1936 until Schmidt resigned following the 1940 season. From 1941 through 1946, Jones was an assistant coach at John Carroll University. In 1946, he also served as an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska. His greatest coaching success, however, came as Bud Wilkinson's top assistant at the University of Oklahoma for 17 years, developing 16 All-American linemen as line coach and the architect of Oklahoma's great lines. Following Wilkinson's retirement in 1964, Jones was promoted to head coach. But after two disappointing seasons with a cumulative record of 9–11–1, he resigned as head coach while staying on as athletic director, which he had also been promoted to in 1964.
CATEGORY | POINTS |
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HEISMAN | |
NO. RETIRED | |
BIG TEN MVP | |
TEAM MVP | 10 |
ALL-AMERICAN | 4 |
CAPTAIN | 4 |
1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK | |
ALL-BIG TEN | 3 |
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | |
NFL DRAFT PICK | 2 |
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | |
LETTER | 0.5 |
TOTAL | 23.5 |
For more information on other players who wore No. 33 go here.
Sources- The Ohio State Team Guide, footballfoundation.org and Wikipedia
CATEGORY | POINTS |
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HEISMAN | 8 |
NO. RETIRED / HONORED | 8 |
BIG TEN MVP | 6 |
TEAM MVP | 5 |
ALL-AMERICAN | 4 |
CAPTAIN | 4 |
1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK | 4 |
ALL-BIG TEN | 3 |
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | 3 |
NFL DRAFT PICK | 2 |
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | 1 |
LETTER | 0.25 PER YEAR |