Coach June Jones, four others die
Legendary football coach June Jones, 73, has died; he was known for innovative offenses and a celebrated turnaround at the University of Hawaii. Obituaries also announced the deaths of Betty Yates Hague, 85, remembered for her family and school-district work; Marblehead community member Rachel Schroeder, 71; church and community volunteer Betty York, 79; and Betty P. Moore, 97.
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About June Jones
June Sheldon Jones III is an American football coach and former player who was most recently the offensive coordinator of the Seattle Sea Dragons. Jones was the head football coach at the University of Hawaii at Manoa from 1999 to 2007, and was the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2008 until he resigned on September 8, 2014. He coached in the National Football League (NFL) for three years as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons from 1994 to 1996, plus a ten-game stint as interim head coach of the San Diego Chargers in 1998; he also spent 1+1⁄2 seasons as head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Jones was the general manager and head coach of the Houston Roughnecks.
Everything about June Jones →- Occupation
- American football player, American football coach, Canadian football player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 19, 1953