Butch Jones
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- Year:
- 2019
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- Sport:
- Football
Butch Jones, who was born and raised in Okolona, played football at Itawamba Junior College under Coach Dudley Miller from 1966-68.
He earned the associate's degree from IJC and both the bachelor's and master's degrees from Mississippi State University. From 1985-87, Jones served as offensive coordinator for the Indians under Coach Mike Eaton.
The Indians were North Division champions in 1986. Jones's coaching career has encompassed all three levels, high school and both junior and senior college. His total record is 80-37-5. He was the head coach at New Hope, Columbus Caldwell and Itawamba Agricultural High School. Jones' honors include Parkway Conference champions for five years, when he was at New Hope; and Little 10 Conference runner-up champions in 1978 and south division champions in 1979 when he was at Columbus Caldwell.
Jones won coach of the year honors in 1971 and 1972, Lowndes County coach of the year 1974, and Little Ten Conference (South) Coach of the Year in 1979. Jones' collegiate coaching includes North Texas State University, where he coached wide receivers and tight ends, and graduate assistant at the University of Southern Mississippi. Jones played both football and baseball at Okolona High School. He has been a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Fulton since 1982. He and his wife, the former Patsy Callahan, have one son, Brian Tyler Jones, who is superintendent of Webster County School District.