Pittsburg native Homer Jones, inventor of touchdown spike, dies at 82 Thu, 06/22/2023 - 5:00am Pittsburg native and former NFL player Homer Jones, who was credited with inventing the touchdown spike, considered the precursor to ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today! Read more about Pittsburg native Homer Jones, inventor of touchdown spike, dies at 82 Tags: CampCountyNow.comPittsburg Gazette