[4] Upon completion of his training, he quit his job and began working for NWA Mid-Atlantic under the name "Roosevelt Jones" in a tag team with his partner and kayfabe cousin Rufus R.

[6] Gordman and Goliath regained the championship, but SD and Tom Jones won the belts back from them on November 18, 1977.

Jones would continue to wrestle in the WWF (WWWF) as a mid-card babyface who would give the heels a hard time but end up losing.

Despite mainly being used as a preliminary talent in the 1980s WWF, Jones garnered further recognition when LJN created two action figures of him for their Wrestling Superstars toy line.

[4] Jones last match was in New York City at Madison Square Garden on October 19, 1990, losing by pinfall against Iron Mike Sharpe.

[15] After retiring from wrestling, Jones lost a considerable amount of weight and took a job at the New York Daily News.

[1] Following his death, his wife recalled "On Wednesday, he was laughing and singing and all of that… He went to feed the dogs, and when he came back, he called my name.