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E-Club Hall of Fame Member Jay Jones Passes Away

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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University E-Club Hall of Famer Dr. Jay H. Jones passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, at the age of 59. Jones, who was inducted into the E-Club Letterwinners Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992, was an outstanding swimmer for Eastern from 1979-83.

Son of longtime EMU Men's Swimming Head Coach Mike Jones, Jones was a four-time Mid-American Conference swimming champion in the 200-yard butterfly. He also won a MAC individual title in the 200-yard individual medley and at one time he was in the top 10 fastest swimmers in the United States for the 200 meter butterfly.