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Rose Bowl Hall of Fame

Howard Jones

Howard Jones

  • Induction
    1989
  • Sport(s)
    USC
1930, 1932, 1933, 1939 and 1940 Rose Bowl Games
1989 Inductee


From 1930 to 1940, Jones led USC to the Rose Bowl Game five times, winning all five games by a combined 95 points. Three of those wins (1932, 1933 and 1939) capped national-championship seasons for USC. 

Jones’ overall record at USC was an incredible 121–36–13 from 1925 to 1940. Along with being an inaugural member of the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, Jones was a charter member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. Jones died in 1941.
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