June Jones, Hawaii's winningest modern coach, dies at 73

June Jones, who coached the University of Hawaii to 76 victories across nine seasons from 1999 through 2007, has died at age 73, according to multiple sources. He is the winningest coach in the modern era of Hawaii football. Jones resigned from Southern Methodist University in 2014 after joining that program in 2008.

At Hawaii, Jones led the program to six bowl games and posted three seasons with 10 or more wins. The 2007 team went 12-0 in the regular season and reached the Allstate Sugar Bowl. His 1999 squad finished 9-4, shared the Western Athletic Conference title, and completed what the school records describe as the largest turnaround in NCAA history that year; he was named National Coach of the Year. His teams won WAC titles in 1999 and 2007.

The run-and-shoot offense Jones ran produced quarterbacks including Colt Brennan, a Heisman Trophy finalist. Hawaii lists five All-Americans, 52 all-conference selections and 16 NFL draft picks on his watch. Jones played quarterback at Hawaii in 1973 and 1974, returned to the school as a graduate assistant in 1983, and later spent three years coaching in the NFL.

After leaving SMU, Jones agreed in 2016 to become offensive coordinator at Kapolei High School. He most recently held the same role with the Seattle Sea Dragons.