Ed Jones

Ed Lee "Too Tall" Jones (born February 23, 1951 in Jackson, Tennessee) is a retired American football player in the NFL who played 15 years for the Dallas Cowboys. He played from 1974-1978 and 1980-1989. In 1979, he attempted a career in professional boxing. Jones was a guest referee at the World Wrestling Federation's WrestleMania 2 pay-per-view in 1986. He refereed from outside of the ring during the 20-man battle royale which included American football stars of the day. Jones starred in a GEICO commercial that initially aired in late 2009. The commercial rhetorically asks if Jones is indeed "too tall," then confirms it by showing a nurse attempting to measure his height, but breaking the medical scale's height rod when it doesn't...