Former Dale Coach to be inducted into Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame

  • Former Dale Coach Harold Jones poses with two trophies from his youth: Most Outstanding Athlete from Bacone Junior College in 1961 and Most Valuable Athlete from East Central State University in 1963-64. Also shown are his four-time state champion coach's ring and National High School Girls Basketball Coach of the Year ring. Coach Jones will be inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame on July 26. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
    Former Dale Coach Harold Jones poses with two trophies from his youth: Most Outstanding Athlete from Bacone Junior College in 1961 and Most Valuable Athlete from East Central State University in 1963-64. Also shown are his four-time state champion coach's ring and National High School Girls Basketball Coach of the Year ring. Coach Jones will be inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame on July 26. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
  • The Dale Lady Pirates Basketball Teams won the state championship four times under Coach Harold Jones - in 1978, 1980, 1982, and 1983. Since Jones retired from coaching, the Lady Pirates have won another four times - 1990, 1991, 2010 and 2023. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
    The Dale Lady Pirates Basketball Teams won the state championship four times under Coach Harold Jones - in 1978, 1980, 1982, and 1983. Since Jones retired from coaching, the Lady Pirates have won another four times - 1990, 1991, 2010 and 2023. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
  • Former Dale Coach Harold Jones points to one of two National Girls Basketball Coach of the Year Awards from 1983 in his office on June 4. Jones will be inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame on July 26. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
    Former Dale Coach Harold Jones points to one of two National Girls Basketball Coach of the Year Awards from 1983 in his office on June 4. Jones will be inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame on July 26. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

    On July 26 at 6:30 pm, former Dale Coach Harold Jones will be one of 13 people inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame during the OCA Coaches Clinic and All-State Week, held at the Southern Hills Marriott Hotel in Tulsa, according to an OCA press release.

    Jones was born on a cattle farm in Lindsay, and he and his three brothers played sports at Bradley High School. Jones played both basebal…