Jesse Jones

Jesse Jones was born on November 13, 1936, in Big Sandy, Texas. He died on July 14, 2014. He was the son of Hattie Chalk and Truman Jones. He served from 1952 to 1973, having served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Jones served as the Southwest Judo Association Yudankashi's first vice president. Jones was also a President of the United States Judo Association. It was during this tenure that he brought the organization back from almost closing due to bankruptcy. He won the United States Judo Association's Coach of the Year Award in 2013. He served as a technical advisor during the US Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984 and Atlanta in 1996. Jones also earned the United States Judo Associations USJA Lifetime Achievement Award.

Personal life Jones married Joan Seidel and had two children, Andrea Lee and Nicole Suzanne. Jones earned his MBA from San Diego State.