Nelson Jones (born February 13, 1964)Nelson Jones
NFL.com. Retrieved on July 16, 2017. is an American former professional

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player for the

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in the late 1980s. He was selected by the Chargers in the fifth round of the

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. A native of

Woodbury, New Jersey Woodbury is a city in and the county seat of Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

, he played college football at

North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State, North Carolina State, NC State University, or NCSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1887 and p ...

.NC State vs. Clemson - 10/26/1985
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References

1964 births Living people American football defensive backs NC State Wolfpack football players San Diego Chargers players Sportspeople from Woodbury, New Jersey Players of American football from Gloucester County, New Jersey Woodbury Junior-Senior High School alumni 20th-century American sportsmen {{defensiveback-1960s-stub