Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1876)
Thomas James Jones (born 1876) was an English association football, footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City F.C., Stoke.
Career
Jones was born in Newcastle-Under-Lyme and played for local amateur clubs Newcastle Swifts and C ...
(1876–?), English football player for Stoke
* Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1889) (1889–?), English football player for Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers
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Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1901)
Jimmy Jones (born 1895) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, making 3 appearances and being named in the starting line up on 18 April 1925 against Ireland. At club level, he played for Cardiff, W ...
Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1928)
Jimmy Jones (25 July 1928 – 13 February 2014) was a Northern Irish footballer. He holds the record for scoring the most goals in a season (74). He is the leading goalscorer in the history of Irish League football with a total of 647 goals. Ac ...
(1928–2014), Northern Ireland international football player with Belfast Celtic and Glenavon
* Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1927) (1927–2015), English football goalkeeper for Accrington Stanley
Gridiron football
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Jimmy Jones (wide receiver)
James Clyde Jones (born March 3, 1941) is a former professional American football wide receiver. He played for four seasons for the National Football League (NFL)'s Chicago Bears (1965–1967) and the American Football League (AFL)'s Denver B ...
(born 1941), former professional American football wide receiver
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Jimmy Jones (quarterback)
Jimmy Jones (born June 23, 1950) is a former all-star quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Jones was a graduate of the University of Southern California (USC). He moved to Canada in 1973, and played for the Montreal Alouettes, Ham ...
Jimmy Jones (baseball)
James Condia Jones (born April 20, 1964) is an American professional baseball coach, and former pitcher. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, and Montreal Expos, and ...
(born 1945), former National Basketball Association player
* Jimmy Jones (ice hockey) (born 1953), National Hockey League player
* Jimmy Jones (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s
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Jimmy Jones (tennis)
Clarence Medlycott "Jimmy" Jones (10 July 1912 – 22 March 1986) was a British tennis player and author. In major tournaments his best result came at the 1936 Wimbledon Championships where he reached the fourth round. Jones was a successful ...
(1912–1986), British tennis player and author
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Horace A. Jones
Horace A. "Jimmy" Jones (November 24, 1906 – September 2, 2001) was an American thoroughbred horse trainer.
The son of Hall of Fame horse trainer Ben A. Jones, Jimmy Jones was born in Parnell, Missouri. Raised around horses from infancy, he l ...
(1906–2001), known as Jimmy, U.S. Hall of Fame racehorse trainer
* Melvin Nelson, American professional wrestler who competed as Jimmy Jones and Burrhead Jones
Other people
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Jimmy Jones (comedian)
Albert Simmonds (born 9 February 1938), better known by the stage name Jimmy Jones, is a British stand-up comedian, with a reputation for being "outspoken".
Life
Jones was born as Albert Simmonds, on 9 February 1938 in Southampton, England. He g ...
(born 1938), British comedian
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Jimmy Jones (singer)
James Jones (June 2, 1930 – August 2, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter who moved to New York City while a teenager. According to Allmusic journalist Steve Huey, "best known for his 1960 R&B smash, ' Handy Man', Jones sang in a smooth y ...
(1937–2012), American singer/songwriter
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Jimmy Jones (pianist)
James Henry Jones (December 30, 1918, Memphis, Tennessee – April 29, 1982, Burbank, California) was an American jazz pianist and arranger.
Biography
As a child, Jones learned guitar and piano. He worked in Chicago orchestras from 1936 ...
(1918–1982), American jazz pianist
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Jim Jones (rapper)
Joseph Guillermo Jones II (born July 15, 1976), better known by his stage name Jim Jones (formerly Jimmy Jones), is an American rapper, music video director, and record executive. He is an original member of the hip hop collective the Diplomats ...
(born 1976), American hip hop recording artist
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James F. Jones (educator)
James F. Jones Jr. (born April 9, 1947) is an American academic administrator and educator. He began his career as a professor of Romance languages and other humanities. His administrative posts have included being vice provost of Southern Methodi ...
(born 1947), former president of Trinity College in Hartford, CT; known to students as Jimmy Jones