James Jones

James Jones was an All-American in football in 1962 and 1963 as a fullback for Arkansas City Junior College. He also earned All-Jayhawk Conference honors as a fullback the same two years. At the time of his induction, Jones was a safety officer and trainer for Allied Signal Federal manufacture and Technologies’ Kansas City division. He has served on Kansas City, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo., Anti-Drug Abuse committees, was a 13-year member of the United Way of Greater Kansas City’s Steering Committee, and made a United Way television commercial. He was a long-time deputy sheriff and served as captain over a federal juvenile drug abuse unit.