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In 1941, Jones hired the inexperienced Eddie Robinson as the football coach of the Grambling Tigers. Robinson amassed a still-standing Division I record for career wins—408—from 1941 tol 1997. Of Jones, Robinson said, "Boy, oh, boy, he was some kind of guy. There were many times I thought that if he hadn't come along to hire me, that I might have gotten caught on the streets in Baton Rouge. I thank God that Dr. Jones just grabbed me and took me. ... President Jones was my teacher, even when I did not realize it."<ref name=legend/> The Grambling campus is now the home of the Eddie Robinson Museum.

In 1941, Jones hired the inexperienced Eddie Robinson as the football coach of the Grambling Tigers. Robinson amassed a still-standing Division I record for career wins—408—from 1941 tol 1997. Of Jones, Robinson said, "Boy, oh, boy, he was some kind of guy. There were many times I thought that if he hadn't come along to hire me, that I might have gotten caught on the streets in Baton Rouge. I thank God that Dr. Jones just grabbed me and took me. ... President Jones was my teacher, even when I did not realize it."<ref name=legend/> The Grambling campus is now the home of the Eddie Robinson Museum.

Jones's last fifteen years as the Grambling president coincided with that of the Tech president [[F. Jay Taylor]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=f-jay-taylor&pid=151095320|title=Dr. F. Jay Taylor|publisher=''The Shreveport Times]],'' May 17, 2011|accessdate=May 17, 2011}}</ref> who in 1969 presented Jones with an honorary doctorate.<ref name=rwej/> Other area college presidents during Jones's latter tenure were [[Arnold R. Kilpatrick]] of [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://northwesternalumni.com/s/859/index.aspx?id=859&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=1141&ecid=1141&crid=0&calpgid=61&calcid=791|title=Home Named in Honor of Former NSU President|publisher=Northwesternalumni.com|accessdate=May 22, 2009}}</ref> and [[George T. Walker]] of the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana University, in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=george-thomas-walker&pid=152392279|title=George T. Walker|publisher=''The Monroe News Star''|accessdate=July 6, 2011}}</ref> Like Taylor, Walker, and Kilpatrick, Jones worked with governors and legislators to obtain vital funding for his institution.<ref name=rwej/>

Jones's last fifteen years as the Grambling president coincided with that of the Tech president [[F. Jay Taylor]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=f-jay-taylor&pid=151095320|title=Dr. F. Jay Taylor|publisher=''The Shreveport Times]],'' May 17, 2011|accessdate=May 17, 2011}}</ref> who in 1969 presented Jones with an honorary doctorate.<ref name=rwej/> Other area college presidents during Jones's latter tenure were [[Arnold Kilpatrick]] of [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://northwesternalumni.com/s/859/index.aspx?id=859&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=1141&ecid=1141&crid=0&calpgid=61&calcid=791|title=Home Named in Honor of Former NSU President|publisher=Northwesternalumni.com|accessdate=May 22, 2009}}</ref> and [[George T. Walker]] of the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana University, in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=george-thomas-walker&pid=152392279|title=George T. Walker|publisher=''The Monroe News Star''|accessdate=July 6, 2011}}</ref> Like Taylor, Walker, and Kilpatrick, Jones worked with governors and legislators to obtain vital funding for his institution.<ref name=rwej/>

==Death and legacy==

==Death and legacy==