YOU CAN TOO FOUNDATION
Helping youth believe in what’s possible.
The 2nd Annual
CEDRIC JONES
Youth Football Camp
Date: Saturday, June 21st, 2025
Time: 9am-1pm
Rain or Shine*
ROANOKE RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL
800 Hamilton St, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
*Football Field
This is a free event. All children ages 6-14 are welcome to participate. T-Shirts will be provided. Please have the children wear comfortable shoes, and shorts if possible.
Join us on Saturday, June 21st, 2025. Receive coaching from former college and NFL players—sign up here!
Mission Statement: “To Inspire Youth In The Roanoke Valley To Achieve Excellence Through Academics And Athletics”
We provide young people in the Roanoke Valley community and beyond a chance to spend time around individuals (former college and professional athletes) who have accomplished success at the highest levels of education and sports during the You Can Too football camp.
Our goal is to use this experience as a catalyst that inspires a community – individuals, families, and donors – to come together in support of the youth of the area, by helping them see the possibilities. We fundamentally believe that it is not where you start but where you finish.
Founder Cedric Jones is proof that dreams can come true, a star athlete from Weldon High who had a nine-year career in the NFL. Our goal is to provide scholarships for the next generation of student/student-athletes, encouraging them to believe they can do it too!
Who is Cedric Jones?
Cedric’s story begins in Weldon, NC, where he was a member of the 1978 Class of Weldon High School.
While a student at Weldon High School, Cedric was a member of the National Honor Society, the Who’s
Who of America High School Students and served as Treasurer, Vice President and President of the Student
Council. He was also Vice President of the North Carolina Eastern District of Student Councils.
Cedric participated in football, basketball, baseball and track for four years at Weldon High School. He was
selected all-conference in each sport his senior year. His football jersey was retired. Cedric went on to earn a
football scholarship to Duke University.
While at Duke, Cedric was selected the top scholar athlete in his class, received the President’s Senior
Leadership award and was Captain of the 1981 Blue Devils’ football squad. His senior season, Cedric was
selected Duke’s Most Valuable Football Player, All-ACC, and All-America. In 1982, Cedric graduated from
Duke University with a degree in History. In 2004, Cedric was inducted into the Duke University Sports Hall
of Fame. He was recently named one to the 50 Greatest Players in Duke Football history.
Upon graduation, Cedric was drafted in the third round by the New England Patriots. Cedric played nine
years in the National Football League and was a member of the 1985 AFC Champion that played in Super
Bowl XX. He was 10 th all-time on the Patriots reception list when he retired.
Jones re-joined the NFL in 1993 as the manager of youth programs, developing programs and marketing
strategies for youth education programs in all NFL cities. Beginning in August 1994, Jones served as senior
manager of club marketing, director of club marketing, director of consumer products, senior director of
consumer products-on field operations and NFL coaches club and senior director of the NFL Youth Football
department.
Upon leaving the league offices, Cedric served as Director of Athletics for the New York Athletic Club. First African-
American to hold that position in the 150 year history of the Club. Currently, Cedric is the Director of Athletics at the
Brunswick School, the number one All-Boys private school in New England.
