Lawrence Jones

Bio

Lawrence "Biff" Jones graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1917, served in France as a Lieutenant of field artillery and returned to West Point in 1926 as head football coach, succeeding John McEwan. His four-year record there was an impressive 30-8-2. His 1926 and 1927 teams lost but one game each, his 1928 Cadets had two defeats. In 1927, Jones did Army a great service when he brought Earl "Red" Blaik back to West Point as an assistant coach. Blaik worked for three years under Jones and would return years later to lift the Cadets to their highest success. However, Jones moved on and enjoyed further success at Louisiana State, Oklahoma and Nebraska. He would win titles in the Southern and Big Six conferences. Jones established himself as a serious, sound, hard-working coach with a gift for organization. During his tenure at Nebraska he produced a Rose Bowl team. In 1937, Jones retired from the Army as a Major, but returned as a Colonel in 1942, and served as graduate manager at the Academy until June, 1948.