Biographical details | |
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Born | Camden, Alabama, U.S. | July 18, 1870
Died | October 11, 1951 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | (aged 81)
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University (AB) Vanderbilt University Law School (LLB) |
Playing career | |
1890–1892 | Vanderbilt |
Position(s) | Fullback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1890–1892 | Vanderbilt |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 8–5 |
Elliott Hamilton Jones (July 18, 1870 – October 11, 1951) was an American football player and coach. He served as the first head football coach at Vanderbilt University. Jones played and coached with the Vanderbilt Commodores as team captain for three seasons from 1890 to 1892, compiling a record of 8–5. He went on to work as a lawyer, police commissioner and councilman in Kansas City, Missouri.