Jones to join Wall of Fame

Friday, February 21, 2014

The Nevada Tigers are to host nearby rival El Dorado Springs Friday night, in the annual Courtarming Game, in the William E. Wynn Gymnasium, at Nevada High School.

In addition to the queen coronation, Bill Jones, Class of 1977 at NHS, will be inducted in the school's Wall of Fame. Jones competed in football, basketball and track during his high school career and maybe best remembered for kicking a last-second field goal in the 1975 Class 3 football semifinals to push the Tigers into the state championship game. Jones' stellar numbers as a member of the Nevada Tigers football squad led to him being named to the All-Southwest Conference and All-District teams in 1977.

He once held the Tiger basketball team's single-game scoring record of 47 points, which he scored in a game against Carl Junction during the 1976-77 season and finished second in the discus competition at the Missouri State Track meet in 1977. He was a member of the All-Southwest Conference team in 1976 and 1977, as well as a 1977 All-District selection in basketball, but his most prestigious honor came when he was named a High School All-American for track in 1977.

Jones also excelled in the classroom and was a fixture on the honor roll, as well as being a member of the National Honor Society.

A reception that will be open to the public is planned for 5:30 p.m., Friday, in the Nevada High School Commons. Jones' induction ceremony is scheduled to take place at halftime of the Tigers varsity game.

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