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The late Dwight Jones was a three sport athlete lettering in basketball, baseball and golf from 1947 to 1950.
He began his journey as a coach at Gurdon in 1950. In the fall of 1951, he accepted an assistant football coaching position at Nashville.
Jones served as head coach at Nashville from 1954 to 1966 where he compiled a 101-44-3 record in 13 seasons, with the Scrappers winning nine or more games nine times.
In 1955, Nashville finished the year with a 10-0-1 record and ranked No. 1 in Class A and No. 6 overall in the state.
Jones was named Arkansas Coach of the Year in 1962 after leading his team to a 10-1 record.
Over 30 of Jones’ players went on to play football at Henderson. In 1967, Jones took over as Superintendent of the Nashville School District. He served in that capacity until 1978. From 1978 to 1988 he worked for the state of Arkansas, before becoming the owner of the National Insurance Agency.
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