Former Omaha Central, Huskers and Green Bay Packer running back Calvin Jones died Wednesday at his home, according to police reports.

Calvin Jones, an Omaha Central grad and former Husker football standout, died Wednesday. The 54-year-old was found dead in his residence, officials confirmed to KETV NewsWatch 7. A close family friend told KETV that Jones was having problems with his furnace, his home was cold and had to use a generator.

Calvin Jones — a running back who dazzled Husker fans with his breakneck speed as part of Tom Osborne’s famous “we back” system in the early 1990s — died Wednesday. Omaha Police responded to a home near 38th and Franklin Street after firefighters reported an odor of carbon monoxide coming from the house.

Calvin Jones, a former running back and Nebraska football legend, died Wednesday. He was 54-years old. As first reported by KETV, the Omaha Central graduate wa