Larry Jones (American football coach) explained

Larry Jones
Birth Date:18 December 1933
Birth Place:Pottsville, Arkansas, U.S.
Death Place:Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Player Years1:1951–1953
Player Team1:LSU
Player Positions:Linebacker, center
Coach Years1:1958–1961
Coach Team1:LSU (OL/WR)
Coach Years2:1970
Coach Team2:Tennessee (assistant)
Coach Years3:1971–1973
Coach Team3:Florida State
Coach Years4:1974–1976
Coach Team4:Tennessee (assistant)
Coach Years5:1977–1978
Coach Team5:Kansas (DC/DL)
Overall Record:15–19
Bowl Record:0–1

Larry Bruce Jones (December 18, 1933 – May 30, 2013) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Florida State University from 1971 to 1973, compiling a record of 15–19. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Jones played college football as a linebacker and center at Louisiana State University. He also served as an assistant coach as his alma mater, LSU, and at the University of South Carolina, the United States Military Academy, the University of Tennessee and the University of Kansas.[1]

He died in the morning of May 30, 2013. He was 79.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FSU Football - 1971 Year In Review . January 14, 2008 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20080124122419/http://www.geocities.com/nolefan_fsu/summary/f1971.html . January 24, 2008 .
  2. Web site: Coley Harvey . Larry Jones, a former Florida State coach and LSU alum, has died at 79 . OrlandoSentinel.com . May 31, 2013.