| Thurman Jones | ||
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| Sport | Football | |
| Born | April 6, 1918 | |
| Place of birth | Wilson, Oklahoma | |
| Died | January 16, 1988 (aged 69) | |
| Place of death | Sweetwater, Texas | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1938-1940 1941-1942 |
Abilene Christian Brooklyn Dodgers |
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| Position | RB / DB | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1943 1944-1946 1947-1948 1952-1955 1956-1958 1963-1966 |
Electra HS Wichita Falls HS Texas A&M (Assist. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wilson is a city in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1584 at the 2000 census. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Sweetwater is a city in Nolan County, Texas, United States. The population was 11415 at the 2000 Census. Abilene Christian University (ACU is a private university located in Abilene Texas, affiliated with Churches of Christ. A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage they For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Electra High School is a public school in Electra, Texas ( USA) Wichita Falls High School is a public school in Wichita Falls, Texas ( USA) Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station ) Midland HS Highland Park HS Highland Park HS |
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Thurman Lee “Tugboat” Jones (April 6, 1918 – January 16, 1988) is a former American football player and coach. Midland High School (officially Midland Senior High School) is a public High school located in Midland, Texas and is part of Midland History The school was established in 1922 Before 1922 Highland Park students who were ready for high school rode the trolley down Cole Avenue to Dallas to attend Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with For more than 20 years he successfully coached high school football in the state of Texas. High school football is one of most popular interscholastic sports at High schools in the United States and the second most popular in Canada. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
A native of Wilson, Oklahoma, Jones attended Abilene Christian University, where he played running back and defensive back. Wilson is a city in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1584 at the 2000 census. Abilene Christian University (ACU is a private university located in Abilene Texas, affiliated with Churches of Christ. A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage they In 1941 he joined the NFL's Brooklyn Dodgers, but did not see much playing time and eventually finished his playing career after the 1942 NFL season; instead he pursued a coaching career. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The 1942 NFL season was the 23rd Regular season of the National Football League.
In 1943 he became head coach at Electra, a small community near Wichita Falls, Texas. Electra High School is a public school in Electra, Texas ( USA) Wichita Falls is a city in the state of Texas and the County seat of Wichita County Texas, United States. Under his guidance, Electra was able to shut down Wichita Falls, one of the state's powerhouses at the time, with an obviously inferior team. Wichita Falls High School is a public school in Wichita Falls, Texas ( USA) [1] So in 1944, when Wichita Falls coach Ted Jeffries left the school for Lamar College, Jones was hired as his successor. Theodore L “Ted” Jeffries was an American football coach He served as head coach at Wichita Falls High School from 1933-43 taking the school to its first state Lamar University is a four-year university located in Beaumont Texas, and a member of The Texas State University System. In 1945, Jones guided Wichita Falls into the state semifinals, where they faced Rusty Russell's Highland Park squad from Dallas, led by Doak Walker and Bobby Layne. Harvey N “Rusty” Russell was an American football coach He is mostly known for head coaching Southern Methodist University from 1950-52 as well as the longtime History The school was established in 1922 Before 1922 Highland Park students who were ready for high school rode the trolley down Cole Avenue to Dallas to attend Ewell Doak Walker Jr ( January 1 1927 &ndash September 27 1998) was an American football player who is a member of the Robert Lawrence Layne ( December 19 1926 &ndash December 1 1986) was born in Santa Anna Texas, USA Wichita Falls had little chance and lost 18–0.
Jones briefly coached at Texas A&M University in 1947 and '48,[2] but returned to the high school level to coach at Midland High School in 1952. Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station Midland High School (officially Midland Senior High School) is a public High school located in Midland, Texas and is part of Midland Four seasons later, Jones moved to Dallas, taking over at Highland Park, where he rewarded the boosters by producing a state championship in 1957. That year's Highland Park team also stopped Abilene High's 49-game winning streak. Abilene High School is a public high school located in Abilene Texas and is part of the Abilene Independent School District. Jones left in 1959, but returned to Highland Park in 1963. He ultimately left Dallas in 1967. Jones also coached at Midwestern State University and the University of Washington. Midwestern State University is the only exclusive public Liberal arts college in Texas and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University [3]
References
- ^ Cashion, Ty (1998). Pigskin Pulpit: A Social History of Texas High School Football Coaches. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 170. ISBN 0876111681.
- ^ "Jones Quits Texas A. and M.", New York Times, 1948-07-13.
- ^ "Service held for Ex-Scots-Coach", Dallas Morning News, 1988-01-20. The Dallas Morning News is the major daily Newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas ( USA) area with a circulation of around a half-million Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome.
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