DeWitt Jones explained

DeWitt Jones
Birth Date:c.1943
Player Years1:1962–1964
Player Team1:Abilene Christian
Player Positions:End
Coach Years1:1965–1966
Coach Team1:Highland Park HS (TX) (assistant)
Coach Years2:1967
Coach Team2:Ranger Park HS (TX) (assistant)
Coach Years3:1968
Coach Team3:Cooper HS (TX) (assistant)
Coach Years4:1969–1970
Coach Team4:Midland Lee HS (TX) (assistant)
Coach Years5:1971
Coach Team5:Midland HS (TX) (assistant)
Coach Years6:1972–1974
Coach Team6:Troup HS (TX)
Coach Years7:1976
Coach Team7:Abilene HS (TX)
Coach Years8:1977–1978
Coach Team8:Abilene Christian
Overall Record:18–4–1 (college)
44–11–2 (high school)
Tournament Record:2–0 (NAIA D-I playoffs)
Championships:1 NAIA Division I (1977)
1 LSC (1977)
Awards:NAIA Coach of the Year (1977)

DeWitt Jones (born c. 1943) is a former American football coach. He was the 11th head football coach at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, serving two seasons, from 1977 to 1978, and compiling a record of 18–4–1[1] His coaching record at Abilene Christian was 18–4–1.[2] In 1977, his team won the NAIA Division I National Football Championship. Jones was named the NAIA Division I National Coach of the Year.

Jones won a high school state championship in 1973 at Troup High School in Troup, Texas. He is one of two coaches in Texas who has won a state championship on the high school level and a national championship at the college level. In 2005, Jones was inducted into the Abilene Christian Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.acusports.com/pdf5/135647.pdf?ATCLID=1554217&SPSID=45014&SPID=3615&DB_OEM_ID=8900#14 2008 Wildcat Football (media guide)
  2. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/lsc/abilene_christian/coaching_records.php Abilene Christian University coaching records
  3. Web site: Kittley leads Hall of Fame class. Abilene Christian University. December 11, 2004. May 10, 2018. He and Eugene Toole are the only player/coach combination to ever win a National and State High School championship as a Coach / Player combination.