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Former UGA walk-on has died following brain injury from serious wreck

Gleaton Jones Gleaton Jones, from Albany, died Friday according to a short obituary posted to Mathews Funeral Home in Albany. (PHOTOS: University of Georgia / Getty Images)

ATLANTA — Channel 2 Action News has learned that Gleaton Jones, a former walk-on for the University of Georgia Bulldogs, has died following a serious car wreck.

Jones, from Albany, died Friday according to a short obituary posted to Mathews Funeral Home in Albany.

Jones played for the Dawgs during the 2021 season.

According to his biography on his UGA roster, Jones was a graduate of Deerfield-Windsor School and majored in marketing.

On the Facebook page of the family’s church, it said the Jones suffered a brain injury from the wreck and it was holding a prayer service for the family.

We are working to learn more details about this developing story.

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