Anthony Jones (American football)
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Jones in 2013
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title |
Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks coach |
| Team | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 16, 1960 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Alma mater | Wichita State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1983 | Wichita State |
| 1984–1988 | Washington Redskins |
| 1988 | San Diego Chargers |
| Position(s) | Tight end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2001 | Morehouse |
| 2002–2013 | Alabama A&M |
| 2014–present | Arkansas–Pine Bluff (OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 101–70 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SWAC (2006) 5 SWAC East (2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011) |
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| Awards | |
| 2× SIAC Coach of the Year (2000, 2001) SWAC Coach of the Year (2006) |
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Anthony Andrew Jones (born May 16, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He served as head coach at Morehouse College from 1999 to 2001, and Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University from 2002 to 2013, compiling a career college football record of 101 wins and 70 losses. Jones played eight seasons as a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers during the 1980s. He was a member of the Redskins' 1987 Super Bowl championship team.
Jones initially attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore but then transferred to Wichita State University where he played for head coach Willie Jeffries. He earned several honors as a tight end, including the Ben Hustle Award (1981) and All-Missouri Valley Conference recognition (1983). Following his senior season with the Shockers, Jones was selected in the eleventh round of the 1984 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. He went on to play eight seasons for the team, helping to win a Super Bowl championship in 1987. The Redskins traded him to the San Diego Chargers during to the 1988 season, but Jones was forced to retire after suffering a knee injury before the next season.
Jones’ first head coaching job was at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, where he spent four years. After serving as the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach in his first year with the Maroon Tigers, he was promoted to head coach in 1999. After going 2-8 in his first season, Jones led the Tigers to the first back-to-back eight-win seasons in school history. He was named SIAC Coach of the year both times. The 2000 campaign (8-3) qualified him and the Tigers as the second-most improved team in NCAA Division II.
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