Joe Jones (footballer) a ball Jones lost his sight in one eye causing him to retire. He later ran a snooker hall and a bookshop for the blind before his death in 1941. Source: Source: Joe Jones (footballer) Joeseph Thomas "Joe" Jones (9 January 1887 – 23 July 1941) was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke, Crystal Palace, Coventry City and Crewe Alexandra. He also made 15 appearances for the Wales national team. Jones, who was born in Rhosymedre, Wales, was one of a select band of footballers who appeared for a club before, during and after the
Vinnie Jones was a silent, tough brawler. He teamed up with director Dominic Sena again the following year for the thriller "Swordfish", where Jones played one of John Travolta's ruthless henchmen. Jones played Danny Meehan in "Mean Machine", a 2001 British remake of the Burt Reynolds film "The Longest Yard" (retitled "Mean Machine" for its UK release). He played a former captain of the England national football team, who is sent to prison and subsequently takes control of a team of inmates who play the guards. He played another football role as Mad Maynard, the leader of a Manchester United football hooligan