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Bob Jones (DJ)
Rob(ert), Bob, or Bobby Jones may refer to: Academics * Bob Jones Sr. (1883–1968), Christian evangelist who founded Bob Jones University * Bob Jones Jr. (1911–1997), Bob Jones, Sr.'s son, and second president of the university * Bob Jones III (born 1939), Bob Jones, Sr.'s grandson, and third president of the university * Bobby Jones (academic) (1932–2001), American academic * Bobi Jones (Robert Maynard Jones, 1929–2017), Welsh Christian academic * Robert B. Jones (linguist) (1920–2007), professor at Cornell University * Robert J. Jones (born 1950/1951), crop physiology scientist Entertainment Music * Robert Jones (composer) (died 1617), English lutenist and composer * Robert Hope-Jones (1859–1914), English inventor of the theater organ * Bobby Jones (saxophonist) (1928–1980), American jazz saxophonist * Robert W. Jones (1932–1997), American classical composer * Bobby Jones (singer) (born 1939), gospel singer * Robert Jones (Welsh composer) (born 1945), Welsh compose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Jones Sr
Robert Reynolds Jones Sr. (October 30, 1883 – January 16, 1968) was an American evangelist, pioneer religious broadcaster, and the founder and first president of Bob Jones University. Early years Bob Jones was the eleventh of twelve children born to William Alexander and Georgia Creel Jones. In 1883, when Bob was born, Alex Jones, a Confederate veteran, was working a small farm in Dale County, Alabama, but within months the family moved to Brannon Stand west of Dothan. All the unmarried Jones children helped work the farm there, and Bob Jones often sold the family vegetables door-to-door in Dothan. Jones later recalled, "We may have been a little undernourished, but we built some character." Jones's elementary schooling was limited by modern standards, but the boy early exhibited a quick mind and oratorical ability. Alex Jones had Bob memorize passages from the Bible and from literature, and Bob, who was "timid and self-conscious," was regularly called on to perform for g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |