In 1970, Jones, along with Mark Wheeler and Ira Hammon, quit the UW football team, holding a press conference denouncing racial discrimination on the part of the coaching staff, led by head coach Jim Owens.[3] In 1971, Don Smith, an African-American, was appointed UW assistant athletic director. Smith asked Jones to return to the UW, and Jones became an All-American in 1972.[4]
^"2016 Media Guide"(PDF). GoHuskies.com. University of Washington Athletics. p. 162. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.