Ronnie Jones

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Ottawa (Kansas)
West Texas A&M
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Ronnie Joe Jones (birth date|1955|10|17 in Dumas, Texas [ [http://www.amarillo.com/stories/083002/wts_upclose.shtml Up Close With Ronnie Jones] ] ) is an American football coach. Though currently an assistant at Martin High School in Arlington, Texas, Jones has served on coaching staffs at numerous colleges and NFL teams.

A native of Sunray, Texas, Jones graduated from Sunray High School in 1974. He went on to receive a bachelor's degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University and a master's degree from Northeastern State University. While at Northeastern, he began his coaching career. In 1984 he joined John Cooper's staff at Tulsa as Strength and Conditioning Coach and moved with him to Arizona State a year later.

In 1987 he joined Buddy Ryan's coaching staff with the Philadelphia Eagles. After two stints with the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Raiders in 1991 and 1992, respectively, Jones rejoined Ryan as linebackers coach for the Houston Oilers in 1993. As Ryan became head coach for the Arizona Cardinals, he selected Jones as his defensive coordinator. In 1995, Arizona ranked last in total defense in the NFL, giving up 26.4 points and 356.5 total yards per game. Ryan and his complete staff were fired subsequently.

Heading back to the collegiate ranks, Jones became defensive coordinator at the University of Texas at El Paso under coach Charlie Bailey. In 2000, Bailey was replaced by Gary Nord, thus Jones went on to coach the special teams for the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo's special-teams record was among the worst in the NFL in 2000, causing Jones to be released.

In a surprising move, Jones became head coach at Ottawa University, a small NAIA school in Ottawa, Kansas. Jones was the 27th head coach for the Braves and he held that position for the 2001 season. [ [http://www.ottawabraves.com/documents/2008/1/14/page2.pdf?tab=yearbyyearrecords&path=football Ottawa University Braves coaching records] ]

The Ottawa Braves, coming of a 9–0 season in 2000, finished 6–4 under Jones, who then left for West Texas A&M University. [ [http://www.amarillo.com/stories/113001/wts_ronniejones.shtml WT hires new coach Sunray native Jones chosen over Carthel, others] ]

Despite making the bold statement that West Texas A&M would win a NCAA Division II national football championship under his guidance, [ [http://www.amarillo.com/stories/120201/spo_beilue.shtml Beilue: Jones' hiring is now-or-never for WT program] ] Jones amassed only a 5–27 record as Buffaloes head coach. He was fired from West Texas A&M after an investigation concluded he used state and school resources for personal gain. [ [http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/041905aba.html Football Coach Jones Resigns Effective Immediately] ] He currently serves as defensive coordinator at Arlington Martin High School. [ [http://www.martinfootball.com/Upload/coaches/coaches.html 2007 Martin Warrior Football Coaching Staff] ]

Head coaching record

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overall=6–4
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name = West Texas A&M Buffaloes
startyear = 2002
conf = Lone Star Conference
endyear = 2004CFB Yearly Record Entry
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name = West Texas A&M
overall = 0–11
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References

External links

* [http://gobuffsgo.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jones_ronnie00.html Official bio at West Texas A&M]
* [http://www.ottawabraves.com/ Ottawa University athletics website]