Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones | |
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.jpg) Jones in 1970 | |
| Born | August 6, 1905 Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 1982 (aged 76) Ruston, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation(s) | President and baseball coach, Grambling State University |
| Coaching career | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1936–1977 | Grambling State Tigers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 816–218 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 6 Midwest Athletic League 5 SWAC | |
| Awards | |
| NAIA Coach of the Year Award (1967) | |
| College Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2011 | |
Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Sr. (August 6, 1905 – April 9, 1982), known as Prez Jones,[1] was an American educator and administrator. He served as the second president of Grambling State University, a historically black university in Grambling, Louisiana, from 1936 until 1977. He also coached the Grambling State Tigers baseball team, and was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.