&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Howard_Jones,_c1936.jpg) Jones, c. 1936 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 23, 1885 Excello, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 27, 1941 (aged 55) Toluca Lake, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1905–1907 | Yale |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1908 | Syracuse |
| 1909 | Yale |
| 1910 | Ohio State |
| 1913 | Yale |
| 1916–1923 | Iowa |
| 1924 | Duke |
| 1925–1940 | USC |
| Baseball | |
| 1919 | Iowa |
| 1923–1924 | Duke |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1917–1924 | Iowa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 194–64–21 (football) 41–14 (baseball) |
| Bowls | 6–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 6 national (1909, 1921, 1928, 1931–1932, 1939) 2 Big Ten (1921–1922) 7 PCC (1927–1929, 1931–1932, 1938–1939) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1951 (profile) | |
Howard Harding Jones (August 23, 1885 – July 27, 1941) was an American football player and coach who served as the head coach at Syracuse University (1908), Yale University (1909, 1913), Ohio State University (1910), the University of Iowa (1916–1923), Duke University (1924) and the University of Southern California (1925–1940), compiling a career record of 194–64–21. His 1909 Yale team, 1921 Iowa team, and four of his USC teams (1928, 1931, 1932, 1939) won national championships. Jones coached USC in five Rose Bowls, winning all of them. Before coaching, Jones played football at Yale (1905–1907), where he played on three national title-winning teams. He was a member of the inaugural class of inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1951; his younger brother, Tad, joined him as a member in 1958.