| Larry Jones |
Full Name: Larry K. Jones
Born: February 5, 1955
Died: June 3, 2019, Milwaukee, Wis.
School: Seminole High School in Seminole, Florida
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| FSU Career |
| Football | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1973 88 WR 6-1 190 Fr * Seminole 1974 48 DB 6-3 190 So Seminole |
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| Baseball | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1974 13 P 6-2 185 R R Fr * Seminole 1975 13 P 6-2 185 R R So * Seminole 1976 13 P 6-2 188 R R Jr * Seminole 1977 13 P 6-2 190 R R Sr * Seminole |
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| Comments |
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Right-handed Pitcher from Seminole...four-year letterman and starter...good
all-around athlete who also lettered for the football team as a receiver in
1973...a finalist for the Lefty Gomez Award in 1975...pitched three
one-hitters in 1975...hard worker with an excellent fastball and an
effective change-up...teamed with Danny O'Brien in 1975 to lead the
Seminoles to the College World Series...had an ERA under 2.60 all four
years including 1.94 in 1975...struck out 14 batters against Mercer in
1975...finished his career with a 39-10 record, 2.35 ERA and 345
strikeouts...Jones died in 2019. Obituary for Larry K. Jones Published in Herald Tribune, Sarasota, Fla. from June 10 to June 11, 2019 Larry was an exceptional athlete as a youth. At Seminole High School, he was named an All-American wide receiver and drafted into Major League Baseball as a pitcher. He opted out of the draft to attend Florida State University on a dual scholarship where he played football and baseball. After college he played professional baseball. Following baseball, Larry joined the outdoor advertising industry and successfully ran his own company for a number of years. Larry was an avid boater and was happiest at the helm of his beloved Aquarius. He eventually became a pilot to ferry friends and family to and from many adventures in the Florida Keys and Bahamas. He loved his family, golfing, fishing, and red wine. Though gone too soon, he suffered little during his short battle with cancer. Larry is survived by his son, Hunter Jones, of NY, NY; his daughter, Lindsey Diaz and grandsons, Emerson and Oliver Diaz, of Tampa, Florida; and his sister Donna Buird of Clearwater, Florida.
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| Conference Awards |
| Baseball |
Year Award 1977 Metro Conference - All-Tournament Team |
| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1973 7 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1974 | 0 0 0 0.0- | 0.0- | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot 7 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1973 7 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 11 127 11.5 0 20 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 8 184 23.0 0 53 | 2 -15 -7.5 0 3 | 296
1974 | 0 0.0 | 0.0 | - - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot 7 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 11 127 11.5 0 20 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 8 184 23.0 0 53 | 2 -15 -7.5 0 3 | 296
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1973 | GP Off Def
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Oct 13 Mississippi State | 1
Oct 20 Memphis State | 1
Oct 27 San Diego State | 1 WR
Nov 3 Houston | 1 FL
Nov 10 Virginia Tech | 1 WR
Nov 17 South Carolina | 1 WR
Dec 1 Florida | 1
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Tot | 7 4 0
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Career Tot | 7 4 0
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1973 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Oct 13 Mississippi State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 20 Memphis State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 27 San Diego State | 2 0 2 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 3 Houston | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 10 Virginia Tech | 1 0 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 17 South Carolina | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Dec 1 Florida | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot | 3 0 3 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1973 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Oct 13 Mississippi State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 4 42 10.5 0 17 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 42
Oct 20 Memphis State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 5 5.0 0 5 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 5
Oct 27 San Diego State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 3 31 10.3 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 2 31 15.5 21 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 62
Nov 3 Houston | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 12 12.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 2 46 23.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 58
Nov 10 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 20 20.0 0 20 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 20
Nov 17 South Carolina | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 54 54.0 0 54 | 2 -15 -7.5 0 | 39
Dec 1 Florida | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 17 17.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 3 53 17.7 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 70
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 11 127 11.5 0 20 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 8 184 23.0 0 54 | 2 -15 -7.5 0 | 296
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| Baseball |
Pitching Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 2.49 7 3 14 13 6 2 1 90.1 57 37 25 52 68 1 8 2 0 1975 1.94 15 1 17 17 8 5 0 0 129.2 83 39 28 68 121 6 14 6 0 1976 2.55 8 3 14 12 4 0 1 0 88.1 58 34 25 61 74 3 10 5 0 1977 2.58 9 3 18 13 3 0 1 0 90.2 71 42 26 55 82 2 6 0 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 2.35 39 10 63 55 21 7 2 1 399.0 269 152 104 236 345 0 0 12 0 .000 38 13 1 0 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1975 7 16 5 .821 1976 3 11 2 .875 ---------------------------- Tot 10 27 7 .841 0 |
| Baseball |
Game Statistics 1974 Date Opponent W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb 27 Jacksonville 1 Y 3.0 1 4 1 5 4 Mar 7 UNC-Wilmington 1 1 Y 5.2 4 4 0 5 9 Mar 18 FL International 1 1 Y 6.0 3 2 2 5 3 Mar 21 Tampa 1 1 2.1 0 1 0 3 3 Mar 29 Western Michigan 1 1 Y 6.0 9 4 3 1 7 Apr 7 Lewis 1 1 Y 1 7.0 4 4 4 5 6 Apr 12 Mercer 1 1 Y 1 1 9.0 4 0 0 2 10 Apr 15 FL International 1 Y 6.0 4 3 3 4 2 Apr 20 Georgia Southern 1 1 Y 6.0 7 7 5 7 4 Apr 26 South Florida 1 1 Y 1 9.0 4 1 1 4 9 May 5 Georgia Southern 1 1 Y 1 7.0 5 1 1 2 4 May 13 Auburn 1 Y 9.1 5 3 3 7 7 May 20 Florida 1 1 Y 1 9.0 7 3 2 3 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 6 3 13 12 5 1 0 1 85.1 57 37 25 53 76 1975 Date Opponent W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb 26 Saint Leo College 1 1 Y 1 1 7.0 1 0 0 4 6 Mar 2 Florida 1 1 Y 8.2 7 4 2 2 7 Mar 7 Jacksonville 1 1 Y 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 2 7 Mar 12 Mercer 1 1 Y 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 2 14 Mar 22 FL International 1 1 Y 8.0 10 4 4 3 3 Mar 26 Miami 1 1 Y 5.0 4 7 3 9 7 Mar 31 Niagara 1 1 Y 1 7.0 4 4 3 3 9 Apr 5 Miami 1 1 Y 7.1 6 2 2 5 4 Apr 9 South Alabama 1 Y 7.1 4 0 0 3 9 Apr 15 Auburn 1 1 Y 1 9.0 5 1 1 2 10 Apr 22 Jacksonville 1 1 Y 1 1 9.0 4 0 0 2 11 Apr 26 Mercer 1 1 Y 1 1 9.0 4 0 0 3 11 Apr 30 Florida 1 1 Y 8.1 8 7 6 5 4 May 4 Georgia Southern 1 1 Y 8.0 9 5 4 4 3 May 12 Auburn 1 1 Y 1 7.0 7 1 1 5 4 May 24 Louisiana State 1 1 Y 8.0 4 2 2 7 10 Jun 8 Seton Hall 1 1 Y 3.0 3 2 1 6 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 15 1 17 17 8 5 0 0 129.2 82 39 29 67 120 1976 Date Opponent W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb 23 Miami 1 1 Y 8.2 2 1 1 7 5 Feb 28 Southwestern La. 1 1 Y 8.0 3 2 2 6 4 Mar 4 GA Southwestern St 1 1 Y 1 6.0 3 0 0 3 8 Mar 10 Biscayne 1 1 Y 7.0 6 1 0 3 9 Mar 18 Howard 1 1 Y 5.2 5 5 4 7 7 Apr 10 Mercer 1 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 Apr 11 South Florida 1 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 Apr 14 Niagara 1 1 Y 1 7.0 7 3 3 2 6 Apr 18 South Alabama 1 1 Y 1 8.0 7 3 1 4 3 Apr 24 South Alabama 1 1 9.0 7 6 3 6 4 May 2 Georgia Tech 1 1 Y 5.0 3 2 2 1 5 May 6 Miami 1 Y 3.1 3 6 5 7 3 May 9 Georgia Southern 1 1 Y 1 7.0 6 4 4 6 5 May 21 Jacksonville 1 1 Y 8.2 3 1 0 8 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 8 3 14 11 3 0 1 0 87.1 58 34 25 62 73 1977 Date Opponent W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb 26 Saint Leo College 1 1 Y 6.0 1 0 0 3 8 Mar 2 Jacksonville 1 1 Y 1 6.0 2 0 0 6 7 Mar 13 Valdosta State Coll 1 1 Y 5.0 3 0 0 2 7 Mar 18 Marietta College 1 1 Y 6.0 3 1 0 3 7 Mar 23 Jacksonville 1 Y 7.0 4 2 2 5 1 Mar 27 Georgia Southern 1 1 Y 5.1 6 3 1 2 4 Apr 3 Southern California 1 1 Y 2.0 7 7 7 2 2 Apr 7 Nevada-Las Vegas 1 1 9.0 6 2 2 2 5 Apr 12 Valdosta State Coll 1 Y 4.2 4 3 2 6 4 Apr 20 Miami 1 1 Y 2.2 7 7 0 2 2 Apr 24 South Florida 1 1 6.0 3 0 0 2 5 Apr 26 Miami 1 4.0 4 2 2 4 4 May 4 Mercer 1 1 Y 1 7.0 8 4 4 3 7 May 8 Georgia Southern 1 2.2 2 2 2 2 1 May 13 Louisville 1 1 Y 1 9.0 4 2 2 5 8 May 15 Tulane 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 9 2 16 11 2 0 1 0 83.1 64 35 24 49 73 |
1974
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Feb 27 Jacksonville * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 7 UNC-Wilmington * .000 1 P 0 0 1
Mar 18 FL International * .000 1 P 0 0 1
Mar 21 Tampa *a .000 1 0 0
Mar 29 Western Michigan * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 7 Lewis * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 12 Mercer * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 15 FL International * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 20 Georgia Southern * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 26 South Florida * .000 1 P 0 0
May 5 Georgia Southern * .000 1 P 0 0
May 13 Auburn * .000 1 P 0 0
May 20 Florida * .000 1 P 0 0 1
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.000 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1975
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Feb 26 Saint Leo College * .000 1 P 0 0 1
Mar 2 Florida * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 7 Jacksonville * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 12 Mercer * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 22 FL International * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 26 Miami * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 31 Niagara * .000 1 P 0 0 1
Apr 5 Miami * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 9 South Alabama * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 15 Auburn * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 22 Jacksonville * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 23 Jacksonville 7b .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 26 Mercer * .000 1 P 0 0 1
May 4 Georgia Southern * .000 1 P 0 0
May 12 Auburn * .000 1 P 0 0
May 24 Louisiana State * .000 1 P 0 0 0 1
Jun 8 Seton Hall * .000 1 P 0 0 0 3 2
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.000 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
1976
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Feb 23 Miami * .000 1 P 0 0
Feb 28 Southwestern La. * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 4 GA Southwestern St * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 10 Biscayne * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 18 Howard * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 10 Mercer *a .000 1 0 0
Apr 11 South Florida *a .000 1 0 0
Apr 14 Niagara * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 18 South Alabama * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 24 South Alabama * .000 1 P 0 0
May 2 Georgia Tech * .000 1 P 0 0
May 6 Miami * .000 1 P 0 0 1
May 9 Georgia Southern * .000 1 P 0 0
May 21 Jacksonville * .000 1 P 0 0 0 0
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.000 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Feb 26 Saint Leo College * .000 1 P 0 0 1
Mar 2 Jacksonville * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 13 Valdosta State Coll * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 18 Marietta College * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 23 Jacksonville * .000 1 P 0 0
Mar 27 Georgia Southern * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 3 Southern California * .000 1 P 0 0 0 0
Apr 7 Nevada-Las Vegas * .000 1 P 0 0 2 1
Apr 12 Valdosta State Coll * .000 1 P 0 0 1
Apr 20 Miami * .000 1 P 0 0
Apr 24 South Florida *b .000 1 0 0
Apr 26 Miami *a .000 1 0 0
May 4 Mercer * .000 1 P 0 0
May 8 Georgia Southern *a .000 1 0 0
May 13 Louisville * .000 1 P 0 0
May 15 Tulane *b .000 1 0 0
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.000 16 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2
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Larry Jones, 64, of
Sarasota, Florida died on Monday, June 3, in Milwaukee, WI. A private party
was held for family and close friends on Saturday, June 8th.