Wallace Clayton "Wah Wah" Jones was an American professional basketball player.
13 Facts About Wallace Jones
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Wallace Jones played in the National Basketball Association from 1949 to 1952 with the Indianapolis Olympians.
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Wallace Jones attended Harlan High School, where he set a national scoring record in basketball and led his school to a state championship.
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Wallace Jones led the Wildcats to two NCAA Championships, in 1948 and 1949.
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Wallace Jones was a member of the 1948 Olympic Gold medal-winning team with Adolph Rupp's "Fabulous Five" and the Phillips 66ers.
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Wallace Jones holds the unique distinction of being an All-American under both legends, Adolph Rupp and Bear Bryant when both coached at Kentucky.
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Wallace Jones is the only player to have his number retired in both football and basketball at Kentucky.
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At the University of Kentucky, Wallace Jones was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
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Wallace Jones was selected in the seventh round of the 1949 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears, but did not play in the league.
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In 1953, Wallace Jones was elected the sheriff of Fayette County, Kentucky.
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In 1956, Wallace Jones was the Republican nominee for Kentucky's 6th congressional district seat in the United States House of Representatives.
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In 1978, Wallace Jones started a charter bus company called "Blue Grass Tours" that is contracted to the UK Athletics department.
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Wallace Jones died in Lexington on July 27,2014, at the age of 88.