Gordon Jones:  

Played football, baseball, Track for 4 years. I couldn't dribble and walk at the same time but could shoot so stayed away from basketball other that being a manager 2 years. Played saxophone in the band from Freshman year through Junior year. I was in Chorus my senior year. Trouble usually found me (and several friends) involved and usually caught. My favorite teachers were: Mr. Swanson (he was intimidating, though), Mr. Landis (always got A's from him), Mr. Baine, Coach Bean, Coach Randleman, and Coach Cook. Went to Grand View College in Des Moines and coached football when they started it in 2007 thru 2014 with offensive line. Also attended Centerville CC until entering the US Army in March, 1967. Became a paratrooper in August '67 and was assigned to the 101st Airborne ":Screaming Eagles". Deployed with them to Vietnam in December, '67, was wounded twice and came home in December, '68. Infantry was no fun at all!! One more in year in the Army at Ft. Bragg, NC with the 82nd Airborne before returning to school at CCC then to Northeast Missouri State University graduating in 1973. I had married Sharon Self in Dec, 1971. Taught history and elementary PE at Hillsboro, MO 15 miles south of St. Louis and coached a defense in football that was rated in the top in St. Louis area. (great kids and a great head coach) . in 1980 I got my first head coaching job and history teaching at Van Buren Comm. School in Keosauqua, IA. They had lost 22 games in a row. The third year there we won 7 and lost 2.. 1985 we moved to Boonville, MO which was a big mistake. Sharon had a great job at the University of Missouri Hospital leading their Lab. I joined her in 1987 working in the Extension office in the Center for Independant Study heading their high school correspondence courses. 1990 saw us move back to Iowa to P...Expand for more