Arthur W. Jones
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 15, 1891 New Albany, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | March 22, 1962 (aged 70) San Anselmo, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910–1912 | Indiana |
| Basketball | |
| 1911–1912 | Indiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1916 | Montgomery HS (AL) |
| 1921–1928 | Fresno State |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1929 | Fresno State |
| Baseball | |
| 1922–1926 | Fresno State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–26–7 (college football) 80–53 (college basketball) 24–13 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 CCC (1922–1923) | |
Arthur W. Jones (July 15, 1891 – March 22, 1962) was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball player, coach, and educator. He served as the head football coach at Fresno State University in Fresno, California from 1921 to 1928.[1]
Jones was the director of physical education at Mission High School in San Francisco until his retirement in the late 1950s. He resided in San Anselmo, California, where he died on March 22, 1962.[2]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno State Bulldogs (Independent) (1921) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Fresno State | 3–4 | |||||||
| Fresno State Bulldogs (California Coast Conference) (1922–1924) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Fresno State | 7–1–2 | 2–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1923 | Fresno State | 7–2 | 3–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1924 | Fresno State | 7–2 | 3–0 | T–1st | |||||
| Fresno State Bulldogs (Far Western Conference) (1925–1928) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Fresno State | 2–6–1 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1926 | Fresno State | 5–3–1 | 1–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1927 | Fresno State | 3–3–2 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1928 | Fresno State | 2–5–1 | 0–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| Fresno State: | 36–26–7 | 11–10–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 36–26–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. Washington, D.C.: National Biographical Society, Inc. 1928. p. 424. Retrieved February 7, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Obituaries; Arthur Jones". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. March 23, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved February 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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