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DeWitt Jones

DeWitt Jones

American football player and coach

Not to be confused with the American photographer Dewitt Jones.

DeWitt Jones (born c. 1943) is a former American football coach. He was the 11th head football coach at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, serving two seasons, from 1977 to 1978, and compiling a record of 18–4–1[1] His coaching record at Abilene Christian was 18–4–1.[2] In 1977, his team won the NAIA Division I National Football Championship. Jones was named the NAIA Division I National Coach of the Year.

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Jones won a high school state championship in 1973 at Troup High School in Troup, Texas. He is one of two coaches in Texas who has won a state championship on the high school level and a national championship at the college level. In 2005, Jones was inducted into the Abilene Christian Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

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    2008 Wildcat Football (media guide) Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ACU Record Book
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    Abilene Christian University coaching records Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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    "Kittley leads Hall of Fame class". Abilene Christian University. December 11, 2004. Retrieved May 10, 2018. He and Eugene Toole are the only player/coach combination to ever win a National and State High School championship as a Coach / Player combination.
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