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Brent Michael Jones was born on Tuesday, February 12, 1963, to Barbara and Mike Jones in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], California. His father Mike is a former [[quarterback]] drafted by the [[Oakland Raiders]] in the [[19601961 NFLAFL Draft]]. Mike Jones played college football at [[San Jose State University]] for the [[San Jose State Spartans|Spartans]] and is a former [[high school football]] coach and teacher. Before going to bed, Jones would play a game with his father and his brother called 100 catches where they would each have to catch 100 straight passes. If they dropped one they would have to start all over. Jones attended [[Leland High School (San Jose, California)|Leland High School]] in [[San Jose, California]], where he played football and [[baseball]]. In high school, he was a [[wide receiver]] in football and was a [[catcher]] in baseball. Due to a back injury, he did not play football his junior year and was a third-string football player his senior year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://findinggodinsiliconvalley.com/brent-jones-former-all-pro-with-the-49ers-perseverance-and-faith/ |title=Brent Jones, Former All Pro With The 49ers — Perseverance And Faith |last=Vaccarello |first=Skip |date=January 2, 2014 |website=Finding God in Silicon Valley |publisher=Skip Vaccarello |access-date=February 20, 2021 |quote= |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226091052/https://findinggodinsiliconvalley.com/brent-jones-former-all-pro-with-the-49ers-perseverance-and-faith/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite his limited play, Leland's head football coach said at his team banquet, that he felt Jones had the most potential to play in the [[Pacific-10 Conference]]. In baseball, he was a First-team All-[[Blossom Valley Athletic League|BVAL]] selection and his dream was to play [[Major League Baseball]].