Hall of Fame

John H. Jones

  • Class
  • Induction
    1993
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Track & Field
  • Alabama State
Biographical & career highlights
  • Jones grew up in Woodbury, New Jersey, and was a standout high school track & field athlete from ~1936-1939.
  • He attended Alabama State College (now Alabama State University) and excelled in track & field (sprinting, high jump).
  • After graduating (in 1947) he took a job at ASU as head track & field coach (from 1948 to 1961) and later served as a faculty member (freshman English and education) for over 20 years.