William Jones (October 2, 1914 – May 25, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Indiana State University in

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from 1957 to 1965. A graduate of

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, Jones was named the most valuable player by his teammate his senior year. A successful prep coach, Jones accepted the Indiana State job in the fall of 1957; he's currently 4th in ISU annuals for coaching wins, possesses the only conference title in 110+ seasons of Indiana State Univ football history and was a 3-time "Coach of the Year" in the Indiana Collegiate Conference. He held degrees from Ohio Wesleyan (B.A.) and Indiana State (M.A.); he won conferences titles at Indiana State as well as Sullivan High.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Bill 1914 births 1999 deaths American football fullbacks Indiana State Sycamores football coaches Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football players High school football coaches in Indiana People from Clinton, Indiana Players of American football from Indiana