What you remember
about the past
matters. The
memories you give
to the youth in your
community are
important.
happened on the football field
on Friday night, stayed on
the football field,” said Coach
Jones. “We might get mad and
disagree with things on Friday
night, but when the game was
over, it was over. Buck was the
best defensive coach I ever
played against.”
Even though sports had
been a big part of his high
school years, he chose not to
play college sports. He said,
“I decided I'd rather come
home on weekends to see
Betty, so that’s what I did.”
Coach Jones graduated with a
degree in Health and Physical
Education in 1959, and Ms.
Betty graduated the following
year with an education degree
in English.
REMEMBERING
MATTERS...
Jacky and Betty Jones were
married in 1960 at the
First Baptist Church in Lyons.
Right out of college, Coach
Jones served six months of
active duty in the National
Guard. “Truthfully,” he said,
“I would probably have stayed
in the Guard, but summer
training camp in the National
Guard was right when we went
to football camp every year.”
Their first year of teaching
was in Sylvester, Georgia.
The following year, positions
became available at Lyons
High School, and they moved
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