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Texas A&M football star, high school track star dead at 49

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Arnold, C. (2026, October 23). Texas A&M football star, high school track star dead at 49. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/22/sports/toya-jones-texas-am-football-track-star-dead-at-49/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-23 · by Christian Arnold

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Toya Jones, a former Texas A&M football defensive back and high school track star, died at 49 after suffering a heart attack last weekend. Known for his game-saving tackle during the 1998 Big 12 title game and induction into the Texas Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2020, Jones had an impactful career both on the football field and in track events. Close friends and teammates remembered him for his positive attitude, humor, and infectious smile.
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Toya Jones, a former Texas A&M football and track star, died on Thursday at the age of 49 after suffering a heart attack. Placed in hospice care earlier that week, Jones left behind a legacy as both a standout defensive back for the Aggies from 1995 to 1998 and one of the top high school track athletes in Texas, winning 17 medals at the state meet and three state championships. His senior year in football included a crucial play during the 1998 Big 12 title game against Kansas State, earning him induction into the Texas Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2020. Jones's friend, former MLB pitcher Randy Keisler, mourned his loss on Facebook, highlighting Jones’s unique sense of humor and positive outlook on life.

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Jones really left his mark on the sport of track & field, being inducted into the Texas Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2020 for a high school career that included winning 17 medals at the state meet and three state championships.
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🔮 I could be down and out and you would make me laugh or somehow just feel better with your infectious smile and sense of humor.
2026-10-23 · New York Post
Texas A&M football star, high school track star dead at 49 · assertive framing

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Toya Jones, a former Texas A&M football and track star, died on Thursday after suffering a heart attack last weekend. asserted
Jones → die → attack
Jones was 49 years old and had been placed in hospice care on Wednesday, the Houston Chronicle reported. asserted
Chronicle → place → Wednesday
Jones had been a star defensive back for the Aggies and made a game-saving play during the 1998 Big 12 title game against Kansas State and was one of the best track and field athletes in the Lone Star State as a high schooler. asserted
Jones → make → schooler
I have to say goodbye to one of my closest friends for more than 20 years,” former MLB pitcher and close friend to Jones, Randy Keisler, wrote on Facebook. asserted
I → have → Facebook
“Toya, you were the funniest guy I’ve ever known and your personality was one of a kind. asserted
personality → know → kind
Your positive outlook on life, your smile, sense of humor and always making anyone around you laugh and feel better just being with you was an awesome gift that you possessed. asserted
you → make → that
I could be down and out and you would make me laugh or somehow just feel better with your infectious smile and sense of humor. uncertain
me → make → humor
I love you brother and it’s a shame that the world is losing you today.” asserted
world → love → you
His senior season was the last time the Aggies won a conference title. asserted
Aggies → win → title
The Aggies had come back in the fourth quarter, but it was nearly for nothing after a 54-yard Hail Mary pass found a Kansas State receiver with the clock running out. asserted
clock → come → receiver
Jones made the tackle on the 1-yard line and Texas A&M went on to win in double overtime. asserted
A&M → make → overtime
Jones really left his mark on the sport of track & field, being inducted into the Texas Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2020 for a high school career that included winning 17 medals at the state meet and three state championships. asserted
that → leave → meet
In college, Jones ran the second leg on the 1997 NCAA champion 400-meter relay team. asserted
Jones → run → team
He briefly spent time in NFL training camps but never played in a regular-season game. asserted
He → spend → game
Jones played two seasons in the CFL and a season in the XFL. asserted
Jones → play → XFL
“They say the good die young and Toya was definitely one of the good ones asserted
Toya → say → ones
,” Jones’ college football teammate and roommate Sirr Parker wrote on Facebook. asserted
teammate → write → Facebook
My college roommate, my teammate, my friend and my brother was one of the greatest guys you’d meet, with a smile that could light up the room and a personality that kept us all laughing. uncertain
us → meet → room
He was always unapologetically Toya and that’s what made him unique.” asserted
him → ’ → ?
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