Calvin D'Wayne Jones (November 27, 1970 – January 22, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers , earning third-team All-American honors in 1993.

1 day ago · Calvin Jones, Nebraska Cornhuskers star and NFL running back, died January 22, 2025 of carbon monoxide poisoning in Omaha, Nebraska.

4 days ago · OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Calvin Jones, who rushed for more than 3,000 yards in three seasons at Nebraska and was with the Green Bay Packers when they won the Super Bowl after the 1996 season, has died. He was 54. Police said Jones’ body was found in the basement of a house in north Omaha on Wednesday night.

5 days ago · Calvin Jones, an Omaha Central grad and former Husker football standout, died Wednesday. ... Jones was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2004.At Omaha Central, he established ...

5 days ago · Jones was All-Nebraska at Central, setting rushing and scoring records before graduation in 1990. At NU, he compiled 3,166 rushing yards and 40 touchdowns and was a two-time consensus All-Big Eight pick in 1992 and 1993.

Calvin Jones, who rushed for more than 3,000 yards in three seasons at Nebraska and was with the Green Bay Packers when they won the Super Bowl after the 1996 season, has died at the age of 54.

4 days ago · OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Big Red Nation is mourning the loss of a gridiron legend. Calvin Jones — a running back who dazzled Husker fans with his breakneck speed as part of Tom Osborne’s famous “we-back” system in the early 1990s — died Wednesday. He was 54. Omaha Police responded to his home ...