Arlie C. Jones Explained

Arlie C. Jones
Birth Date:17 February 1870
Birth Place:Highland, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Covington, Virginia, U.S.
Player Years1:1892–1894
Player Team1:Virginia
Player Positions:Halfback
Coach Years1:1895–1896
Coach Team1:VMAC / VPI
Coach Years2:1898
Coach Team2:Virginia (assistant)
Coach Years3:1901
Coach Team3:Ohio
Overall Record:15–4–2

Arlington Cecil Jones (February 17, 1870 – July 15, 1923)[1] was an American college football player, coach, and doctor.[2] [3] Jones played as a prominent halfback for the Virginia Cavaliers. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Tech—then known Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC) and renamed as Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—from 1895 to 1896 and at Ohio University in 1901, compiling a career college football record of 15–4–2.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr Arlington Cecil Jones (1870-1923) . Find A Grave . March 10, 2019.
  2. Web site: 1897 Bugle -- Page 81. spec.lib.vt.edu. November 30, 2014.
  3. Book: Corks and Curls. University of Virginia. 1899. v. 11; v. 112. University of Virginia. November 30, 2014.