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William Jones is a native of Brooklyn, New York. He was a standout Cross Country runner at Bushwick High School before bringing his talents to KSU in 1968.
While in high school, he went undefeated in 19 straight cross country meets during his three year career. This earned him as a top high school athlete in the January 15, 1968 issue of Sports Illustrated.
William was a two sport athlete at KSU under Hall of Fame Coach, Kenneth Gib-son. He ran cross country and was a member of the Track & Field team. During his running career, he won the only Cross Country meet ever held at Kentucky State University. In 1970 he earned All-American Honors as a member of the One Mile Relay team. He also has the second fastest time in KSU history in the 880 Yards Run with a time of 1:51.30.
He earned a total of eight athletic letters in cross country (4) and track & field (4) in each of his four years at KSU. He was a teammate of KSU Hall of Famer and Supreme Court Justice of Oklahoma, Judge Tommy Colbert.
After graduation, William returned home to Brooklyn to become a preschool teacher. He then moved to Louisville, Kentucky to take a position with the De-partment for Employment Service where he worked for 27 years before his retire-ment.
William was residing in Louisville, Kentucky before his untimely death in March of 2019. He had three sons, Michael, Mark and William Jr.
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