<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Player stats at NFL.com </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Player stats at PFR </Td> </Tr> <P> Ed Lee Jones (born February 23, 1951), commonly known as Ed "Too Tall" Jones, is a retired American football player who played 15 seasons (1974--1978, 1980--1989) in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys . In 1979, he briefly left football to attempt a career in professional boxing . </P> <P> Jones was born in Jackson, Tennessee . He attended Jackson Central Merry High School where he played baseball and basketball . He only played three football games, because his high school did not support the sport until his senior year . His basketball skills earned him All - America honors and scholarship offers from several Division I (NCAA) programs . He also had offers from Major League Baseball teams to play first base in their farm systems . </P>

Who did ed too tall jones play for