Rusty Jones is an

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coach and former strength and conditioning coach in the

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(NFL).

Coaching career

Jones' National Football League career began in 1985 with the Buffalo Bills, where he coached for 20 years; head coach Marv Levy called him the team's "secret weapon". He moved to

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as their strength and conditioning coordinator on February 3, 2005. Jones was viewed as an important figure in the development of strength and conditioning training in football, making innovations including individualized workout and diet regimens, and an emphasis on the body mass index and hydration monitoring. In 2007, he was named coach of the year by the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society. On January 19, 2013, the Bears reported that Jones would retire after 28 years of coaching. In his career, Jones' teams qualified for the playoffs 13 times, and reached the Super Bowl five times; he worked with 43

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ers and seven

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rs. In 2016 he received the NFL strength and conditioning Lifetime Achievement award at the NFL Combine.

References

Living people American strength and conditioning coaches Chicago Bears coaches Springfield College (Massachusetts) alumni 1953 births {{Amfoot-coach-stub