Career
He was also a prep All-America his senior year (1967) in basketball at Granite High in South Salt Lake, Utah. Jolley"s youngest son, Doug Jolley, played five seasons in the NFL. Gordon Jolley currently teaches Mathematics at Dixie State College of Utah where he was previously the Offensive Coordinator and Offensive line coach for the football team for 21 years. He was also head coach of the baseball team for 10 years.
In 2008, Jolley was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.