Ex-Giants WR Jones, inventor of the spike, dies
Jun 15, 2023, 02:08 PM ET Former New York Giants wide receiver Homer Jones, the first player to spike the football after a touchdown, died Wednesday after a battle with lung cancer. He was 82. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Lacarroll Jones Nickelberry, to KLTV in Pittsburg, Texas, where he was born and … Read more