Phillip Alonzo Jones
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 25, 1895 Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 1968 (aged 72) Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1915 | Maine |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919 | Abraham Lincoln School |
| 1920 | McAllister School for Boys |
| 1921 | Mansfield |
| 1922–1928 | Rockland HS (ME) |
| 1929–1949 | Maine (Asst.) |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1922 | Mansfield |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–1 (college football) 7–3 (college basketball) |
Phillip Alonzo Jones (August 25, 1895 – January 16, 1968) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania in 1921.[1] Jones was also the head basketball coach at Mansfield during the 1921–22 season.[2]
Early life
[edit]Jones was born in Bangor, Maine on August 25, 1895. He attended Bangor High School and the Dean Academy in Franklin, Massachusetts.[3] He played two seasons of football at Dean and was team captain his senior year. He played football at the University of Maine and was an all-state fullback in 1915. He transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, then spent two years overseas as a member of the 103rd Infantry Regiment during World War I. After the war, he continued his education in England.[4]
Coaching
[edit]From 1917 to 1919, Jones was the athletic director of the 103rd Infantry Regiment. He then worked as a coach and physical instructor at the Abraham Lincoln School. He held the same position at the McAllister School in Concord, Massachusetts during the 1920–21 school year. In 1921, he became a coach and physical director at Mansfield Normal School.[5] He left after one year to take the same position at Rockland High School in Rockland, Maine. which was closer to a boy's camp he owned and operated. In 1929, Jones became the freshman football coach at Maine.[6] He remained a part of the school's coaching staff through the 1949 season.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Outside of football, Jones owned and operated the Hatchet Mountain Camp for Boys in Hope, Maine.[4] He died on January 16, 1968 in Pompano Beach, Florida.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "MANSFIELD FOOTBALL ARCHIVED SEASONS". Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ "MANSFIELD MEN'S BASKETBALL ARCHIVED SEASONS". Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ "Who's Who in American Sports". National Biographical Society, Inc. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Phil Jones Is Given Contract As Maine Coach". The Lewiston Daily Sun. April 23, 1930. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "The Faculty". The Mansfield Normal Quarterly: 6. February 1922. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "Hall, Jones, Kenyon". Rockland Courier Gazette. September 14, 1929. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "JV's Easy Win Closes Season". The Maine Campus. November 10, 1949. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "Phillip A. Jones". The Bangor Daily News. January 17, 1968.
- 1895 births
- 1968 deaths
- Basketball coaches from Maine
- Coaches of American football from Maine
- High school football coaches in Maine
- Maine Black Bears football coaches
- Maine Black Bears football players
- Mansfield Mounties football coaches
- Mansfield Mountaineers men's basketball coaches
- Players of American football from Maine
- Sportspeople from Bangor, Maine
- United States Army personnel of World War I