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Gleaton Jones, former Georgia running back national champion, dead at 21

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Gleaton Jones, a former Georgia Bulldogs running back who was on the 2021 national championship team, died following injuries he suffered in a car crash last week. He was 21.

Jones was on a hunting trip in Florida when he was involved in a car crash, according to the University of Georgia’s student newspaper The Red & Black. He suffered a brain injury in the wreck and was placed in the ICU at a Florida hospital.

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Georgia Bulldogs helmets lined up during the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Dec. 30, 2023. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA Today Sports)

"Gleaton lived life to the fullest and emoted joy and enthusiasm in every endeavor," an obituary for Jones read. "For such a tender age, he created a full life for himself, and for others, by investing deeply in his family, friends, fraternity, and service to others through his growing faith. Known by his closest friends as ‘Gleat,’ he was described as simply joyful and magnetic. 

"There was no room big enough that his bright light was unable to fill. By all accounts, he was well-liked, popular, and charming, but even more so, humble, kind, empathetic, and personable – making his friends feel loved and important. His light-heartedness and joyful disposition could lift others to happiness, and his listening skills often gave peace of mind and encouragement."

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Jones attended Deerfield-Windsor School in Georgia before he committed to the Bulldogs. He was a three-sport athlete at the school and chose to play

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