Tom Jones (coach)
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| Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1924 |
| Died | July 15, 2014 (aged 90) Lowndesboro, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1947 | Troy State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1949–1954 | Haynesville HS (AL) |
| 1955–1965 | Robert E. Lee HS (AL) |
| 1966–1971 | Auburn (freshmen) |
| 1972–1973 | Troy State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1972–1974 | Troy State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–7–2 (college) |
| Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 GSC (1973) | |
Tom Jones (c. 1924 – July 14, 2014) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Troy State University—now known as Troy University—from 1972 to 1973, compiling a record of 11–7–2. He was also the athletic director at Troy State from 1972 to 1974. Jones was hired at Troy State after coaching the freshman football team at Auburn University for six seasons.[1]
Jones was a native of Tallahassee, Florida. He died at his home in Lowndesboro, Alabama on July 14, 2014, at the age of 90.[2]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy State Trojans (Gulf South Conference) (1972–1973) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Troy State | 4–5–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1973 | Troy State | 7–2–1 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| Troy State: | 11–7–2 | 8–4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–7–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
