Career
He served as the head coach at Florida State University from 1971 to 1973, compiling a record of 15–19. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Jones played college football as a linebacker and center at Louisiana State University. He also served as an assistant coach as his alma mater, Louisiana State University, and at the University of South Carolina, the United States Military Academy, the University of Tennessee and Kansas University.
He died in the morning of May 30, 2013.
He was 79.