Donald M. Jones

Donald M. Jones
Biographical details
Born1920 or 1921
Albany, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 11, 1985 (aged 65)
Florida, U.S.
Alma materRutgers University (1943, 1948)
Playing career
Football
1939–1942Rutgers
Basketball
1939–1943Rutgers
Track and field
1940–1943Rutgers
Position(s)Halfback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946Rutgers (JV backfield)
1947Rutgers (150-pound)
1948Rutgers (freshmen)
1949–1972Hamilton
1975–1978Hamilton
1980–1984Saint Andrew's School (FL)
Basketball
1949–?Hamilton (JV)
Golf
1949–1980Hamilton
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1980–1985Saint Andrew's School (FL)
Head coaching record
Overall97–102–7 (college football)

Donald Maxstadt Jones (1920 or 1921 – January 11, 1985) was an American football, basketball, and golf coach. He was the head football coach for Hamilton College from 1949 to 1972 and from 1975 to 1978. He also coached Saint Andrew's School from 1980 until his death in 1985.

Playing career and military career

Jones was born in the early 1920s and grew up in Albany, New York. He graduated from The Albany Academy in 1939. He enrolled at Rutgers University and participated in football, basketball, and track.[1] In 1939, Jones played on the team's freshmen team before being a regular in the Rutger's backfield rotation for the next three seasons. He graduated in 1943.[1]

Following Jones's graduation, he served as a bombardier in the United States Navy.[1]

Coaching career

After returning from the war, Jones was hired as the junior varsity backfield coach for his alma mater, Rutgers. After one season, he transitioned to the 150-pound varsity team before moving once more in 1948 to be the freshmen coach.[1] In five games as freshmen coach, Jones's team outscored its opponents 118 to 19.[2]

In 1949, at 28 years old, Jones was hired as the head football coach for Hamilton College.[3][1] He succeeded Bud Svendsen.[1] He also worked as the junior varsity basketball coach and the golf coach.[1] He served as the head football coach until 1972.[4] He returned as the head football coach in 1975 and held the position for four more seasons before retiring in 1978.[5] In 28 total seasons as football coach, Jones led the team to an overall record of 97–102–7.[6] The team's best season during his tenure was in 1958, as they finished 6–0–1.[6]

Despite retiring less than a year prior, Jones returned to coaching as the head football coach for Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton, Florida.[7] He coached for five seasons before dying in 1985. He also served as the school's athletic director.[7]

Personal life

While coaching for Hamilton, Jones served as an associate professor of physical education.[1]

Jones died on January 11, 1985, in Florida.[7]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Hamilton Continentals (Independent) (1949–1961)
1949 Hamilton 2–5
1950 Hamilton 1–6
1951 Hamilton 3–4
1952 Hamilton 4–2–1
1953 Hamilton 2–4
1954 Hamilton 4–3
1955 Hamilton 5–2
1956 Hamilton 5–2
1957 Hamilton 5–2
1958 Hamilton 6–0–1
1959 Hamilton 2–5
1960 Hamilton 4–2–1
1961 Hamilton 4–3
Hamilton Continentals (NCAA College Division independent) (1962–1973)
1962 Hamilton 4–2–1
1963 Hamilton 7–1
1964 Hamilton 3–2–3
1965 Hamilton 5–3
1966 Hamilton 4–3
1967 Hamilton 6–1
1968 Hamilton 2–6
1969 Hamilton 3–5
1970 Hamilton 3–5
1971 Hamilton 1–7
1972 Hamilton 1–6
Hamilton Continentals (NCAA Division III independent) (1975–1978)
1975 Hamilton 4–4
1976 Hamilton 4–4
1977 Hamilton 2–6
1978 Hamilton 1–7
Hamilton: 97–102–7
Total: 97–102–7

[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Don Jones Named Head Grid Coach at Hamilton College". The Central New Jersey Home News. March 20, 1949. p. 19. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "Stress Studies, Athletes Told". The Daily Record. December 8, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "Hamilton Names Jones as Coach". Democrat and Chronicle. March 20, 1949. p. 59. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "Hamilton Coach Granted Leave". The Post-Standard. May 28, 1973. p. 36. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "Football coach named". Syracuse Herald-Journal. November 27, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Donald M. Jones". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c Borzi, Pat (January 17, 1985). "St. Andrew's mourns loss of Jones". The Miami Herald. p. 124. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
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