Edgar C. Jones

Edgar Charles Jones (December 29, 1903 – October 27, 1980) was an American football and basketball player, college athletic director and banker.

[3] Memorably, he scored all of the Gators' points in a 16 to 6, second-half comeback victory in the rain over the Alabama Crimson Tide in 1923.

[10] From 1927 to 1930, Jones was employed by the Atlantic National Bank of Jacksonville as publicity director and statistician.

[12] While serving as athletic director, he agreed to reimburse bus fare for sports broadcaster Red Barber to give a 15-minute talks on WJAX before Florida football games.

Barber later wrote that his arrangement with Jones was the first "fee" he ever received for broadcasting on a commercial station.

[13] In May 1936, Jones left the University of Florida to accept a position as executive vice president with Miami Federal Savings and Loan.

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Edgar Jones punting.