Andrew Shawn Jones (born June 16, 1970) is an American former

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player. He played professionally for the

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in the

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(NFL) as well as the

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in the

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(CFL). Jones was a four-year starter at quarterback for the

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High school

Jones played high school football for the

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Bulldogs as a quarterback.

College

Jones is arguably one of the greatest

quarterbacks ever, leading his team to the

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UPI National Championship, and amassing 35 wins, 9,296 yards of total offense, and 70 touchdowns over 4 years of collegiate play. In all of Georgia Tech football history, only Jones and three other quarterbacks started all four years of their collegiate careers.

1990 National Championship/1991 Citrus Bowl

Jones led the Yellow Jackets to a Division I-A best 11-0-1 Record in 1990 capped off with a 45-21

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victory over Nebraska. Jones would be named the Bowl MVP. Led by Jones, Georgia Tech finished #1 in the Coaches Poll and was the only undefeated team of the 1990 season and would share the title with Colorado who finished #1 in the AP Poll.

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Professional career

After college, Shawn went into the NFL as an undrafted

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. He played one game for the Minnesota Vikings in 1993. He found a quarterback position from 1994 to 1995 for the short-lived

, an American expansion team in the

. He would back up former

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quarterback

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as the Stallions became the only American expansion team to ever win the

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Records/Accomplishments

*Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame (2003) *Citrus Bowl MVP (1991) *Georgia Tech-3rd All-Time Career Total Offense Leaders 9,296 yards *Georgia Tech-2nd All-Time Career Passing Leaders 8,441 yards

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