Calvin Jones was an outstanding football player at Steubenville High School (Ohio) and the University of Iowa, winning the Outland Trophy in 1955 for the best interior lineman. Also, finished 10th on the Heisman Ballot. Drafted in the NFL by the Detroit Lions, Cal opted to go to the CFL with the Winnipeg Blue Bomber in order to return to the NFL as a Free Agent. Tragically, Cal lost his life in a plane crash, returning from the CFL's East–West Shrine Game after capping a sensational rookie campaign as a Rookie of the Year.
