About Steve "Snapper" Jones
Stephen Howard "Snapper" Jones Sr. was an American basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA), and later a television analyst. He was a three-time ABA All-Star. Jones' brother Nick also played in the ABA and NBA. During his time in the ABA, Jones picked up the moniker "Snapper" but he never revealed how it came to be. He was survived by his younger brother, Nick Jones, his mother and sisters, his wife Carol, two daughters, and a son, Steve Jones Jr. Source Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference RememberTheABA.com Steve Jones page and statistics. Jones' broadcasting career began in 1976 (the season after he retired as a player with the Portland Trail Blazers), when he became a color commentator for CBS.
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