Arrington Jones III (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional football running back who played one season with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the 49ers in the fifth round of the 1981 NFL draft after playing college football at Winston-Salem State University.
Jones attended John Marshall High School in Richmond, Virginia.[1]
Jones played for the Winston-Salem State Rams of Winston-Salem State University from 1978 to 1981.[2]
Jones was selected by the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL with the 122nd pick in the 1981 NFL draft. He fumbled two kickoff returns in the opening game of the 1981 season at Detroit. He was released after that game and never played another NFL game.[1][3]
Jones signed with the Denver Broncos on February 12, 1982.[3] He was released on July 21, 1982, after failing a physical.[3]
On November 3, 1982, Jones was signed by the USFL's Washington Federals for the 1983 USFL season.[3] He was released by the Federals on February 22, 1983.[4]
Jones signed with the 49ers again on April 1, 1983.[3] He was later released on August 10, 1983.[3]
Jones signed with the Indianapolis Colts on May, 25, 1984, but was later released.[3]
Jones served as special teams coordinator for the Virginia State Trojans of Virginia State University from to 1986 to 1990. He was also assistant head coach and offensive coordinator from 1990 to 2000. The Trojans won the CIAA Championship in 1995.[5]
He was offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for the Winston-Salem State Rams from 2001 to 2003. The Rams appeared in the CIAA Championship Game in 2001.[5]
Jones served as head coach and offensive coordinator for the Virginia Union Panthers of Virginia Union University from 2004 to 2007, accruing a 21–21 record.[5][6][7][8] He led the Panthers to a 9–1 regular season record in 2007, winning the CIAA Eastern Division Championship. The Panthers also earned a berth in the 2007 Pioneer Bowl, losing to the Tuskegee Golden Tigers. He was named the 2007 CIAA Coach of the Year. Jones resigned in March 2008, citing personal reasons.[6]
Jones was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach of the Delaware State Hornets of Delaware State University from 2011 to 2014.[9][10]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Union Panthers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2004–2007) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Virginia Union | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–4th (Eastern) | |||||
| 2005 | Virginia Union | 3–7 | 2–5 | 5th (Eastern) | |||||
| 2006 | Virginia Union | 7–3 | 5–2 | 2nd (Eastern) | |||||
| 2007 | Virginia Union | 9–3 | 7–1 | 1st (Eastern) | L Pioneer | ||||
| Virginia Union: | 21–21 | 16–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–21 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
