FAYETTEVILLE — Harry Jones, a standout on the Razorbacks’ national championship team of 1964 and the first University of Arkansas athlete to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, has passed away.
Jones, 71, died of a heart attack Sunday morning, a source close to the family said.
The offensive backs coach on the University of Pittsburgh’s 1976 national championship team, Jones was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.
Jones was one of two sophomore starters along with lineman Loyd Phillips on Arkansas’ dominating defense in 1964, which ended the regular season with five consecutive shutouts.