BACK TO SCHOOL
Chris Jones could be headed back to school.
In a Facebook post from his personal account, the 4-time Grey Cup champion coach announced he’s thrown his hat into the ring to be the head football coach at his alma matter South Pittsburgh High School in Tennessee.
Resume is in! I have officially applied for the Head Football Coaching position at my Alma mater in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. In my mind I have spent 30 years preparing for this opportunity. If I’m fortunate enough to be chosen, we will hit the ground running! Go Pirates!
Jones could be the beneficiary of great timing. Longtime Pirates head coach Vic Grider announced his retirement last Monday. Grider spent 30 years at South Pitt as a teacher, assistant principal, athletic director and football coach.
Given the fact Jones is alum and most recently finished up a 2-year stint as an assistant coach with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, you’d have to think his resume will go to the top of the pile.
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To all the Merle Haggard fans – he had a great song about the early 1980s recession called, “Are The Good Times Really Over.” The lyric, “when the country was still strong/and a man could still work…..still would”. All you guys who ran out to cash and party on CERB and still sit on E.I when employers call you back or there are job ads running and you don’t apply……m.e.n work. Good for Chris Jones. That is a man. ….Merle’s other line in that song, “back when a girl could still cook/…..still would.” Life will swing back fellas. The universe… Read more »