Hall of Fame Inductees, by Year : Rex Jones – Chadron

Contributor. Rex Jones retired in 2002 after a 50-year career in Nebraska athletics that saw him rise from the playing fields to the board room. Jones played quarterback on an undefeated Chadron High School football team of 1954, played for an undefeated Chadron State football team in 1958 and coached an undefeated Rushville football team in 1966 before embarking on a 27-year career as an Associate Director of the Nebraska School Activities Association. A rules maven, he served on the national football rules committee for 25 years, the national wrestling rules committee for 12 years and the national track rules committee for four years, frequently serving as a presenter at national rules interpreters meetings.