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In a long obituary published in ''[[The New York Times]],'' Jones was described as having been "known throughout America as 'Buffalo Jones', famous cowboy and big game hunter and friend of the late former President Theodore Roosevelt. He and Roosevelt died less than ten months apart in 1919.<ref>''[[The New York Times,'' October 2, 1919.</ref> There is no mention in ''The Times'' that Jones was "the first, great, and highly original preserver-user of North America’s wildlife."<ref name=aprofile/>
In a long obituary published in ''[[The New York Times]],'' Jones was described as having been "known throughout America as 'Buffalo Jones', famous cowboy and big game hunter and friend of the late former President Theodore Roosevelt. He and Roosevelt died less than ten months apart in 1919.<ref>''[[The New York Times,'' October 2, 1919.</ref> There is no mention in ''The Times'' that Jones was "the first, great, and highly original preserver-user of North America’s wildlife."<ref name=aprofile/>
In 1959, Jones was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the [[National Cowboy Hall of Fame]] in [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]. On July 4, 1979, a permanent exhibit in the Finney County Historical Museum in Garden City was dedicated to Jones' memory.<ref name=skyways/> There is a statue of Jones at the Finney County Courthouse, and the Buffalo Jones Elementary School in Garden City bears his name.
In 1959, Jones was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the [[National Cowboy Hall of Fame]] in [[Oklahoma City]]. On July 4, 1979, a permanent exhibit in the Finney County Historical Museum in Garden City was dedicated to Jones' memory.<ref name=skyways/> There is a statue of Jones at the Finney County Courthouse, and the Buffalo Jones Elementary School in Garden City bears his name.
The film ''Buffalo Rider'' fictionalizes his life, depicting him as a loner named Jake Jones who rides a tamed buffalo.
The film ''Buffalo Rider'' fictionalizes his life, depicting him as a loner named Jake Jones who rides a tamed buffalo.