Later Life and Awards
From 1948 to 1985, Jones was a sports reporter for Welsh newspaper, the Sunday Express, dealing mainly with rugby and athletics.
In the 1960 Queen's Birthday Honours he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), "For services to Welsh Rugby Football".
Jones has also been honoured by the sporting and journalist communities. In 1954 he was the inaugural winner of the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year and was also chosen as the first rugby union inductee into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame, ahead of more well known players such as Gareth Edwards or J.P.R. Williams.
He died in 2006, at the age of 84.
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