Former Hawai’i head coach June Jones was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Honolulu on Friday night, according to Stephen Tsai of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Jones was released after posting a $500 bail.
“I was speeding, and got stopped,” Jones said, via Tsai. “I was coming from eating dinner. That’s all I need to say right now.”
Jones, 70, played four seasons as a quarterback in the NFL and one in the CFL before entering coaching. He bounced around as an offensive assistant in college and the NFL, then became the Falcons‘ head coach from 1994 to ’96, cpmpiling a 19-29 record. He also served as interim head coach of the Chargers in ’98 after the firing of Kevin Gilbride. In 1999, the Rainbow Warriors hired him as their head coach, and Jones would lead them to a 76-41 record with four bowl wins in nine seasons.
