Adam Rittenberg Oct 29, 2026, 03:47 PM ET

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College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.

Longtime college and pro football coach June Jones, who helped popularize the run-and-shoot offense, has died at 73.

The University of Hawai'i confirmed the death of Jones, who played quarterback for the Rainbow Warriors and later served as an assistant and head coach from 1999 to 2007.

Jones was the Atlanta Falcons ' coach from 1994 to 1996 and also led teams at SMU , the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the XFL's Houston Roughnecks. He was the Chargers ' interim coach for 10 games in 1998.

Jones turned down the chance to remain Chargers coach and returned to Hawai'i, where he became the school's all-time winningest coach with a 76-41 record.…