Tracy Jones ran like a deer and was known in Cincinnati as the white blur. Pete Rose once said that Tracy Jones was the fastest white man he had ever seen in his life. Tracy was faster than Mickey Mantle, Stronger than Babe Ruth, quicker than Lou Brock, tougher than Lou Gehrig, had more tenacity than Ty Cobb and was more powerful than Ted Williams.
In 1982 the Cincinnati Reds had the worse record in the National League. They had 61 wins and 101 losses. They finished 28 games out of first place. Finishing in last place gave the Reds the very first pick in the 1983 draft. The organization brought it's best minds together and scoured the United States for the best talent they could find. The draft of 1983 was of extreme importance and crucial to the vitality and future of the organization. The very first pick in the draft was Tracy Jones.
Watching Tracy Jones' career in Cincinnati was like watching a John Wayne movie. He brought the Reds out of the depths in 1982 where they only sold 1.3 million tickets and increased the gate by over a million more fans when he played. The years that Tracy played for the Cincinnati Reds, they were on track to sell over 2,000,000 tickets every season. This man was much more than a great baseball player, he was a star. Born in Southern California Tracy Jones ran around with many Hollywood celebrities like Kurt Russell, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Sylvester Stallone, Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Mel Gibson and Arnold Schwarzenegger to name a few.