On Saturday, Jan. 23, the 90th annual East/West Shrine Game will be held at Tropicana Field, where some of college football’s best players will gather for a game that can greatly impact their NFL Draft stock.
June Jones, the West head coach, played for Atlanta from 1977 to 1981, served as offensive coordinator/assistant head coach from 1991 to 1993 and was the head coach from 1994-1996. Jones played 17 games as the Falcons’ quarterback and, as OC/assistant HC in 1991, helped lead the team to a 10-6 record and playoff berth.
Chris Miller, West’s QB coach, won 34 games with the Falcons in seven seasons.