Bill Jones
Having grown up in Irving, Bill Jones has deep roots in Dallas-Fort Worth.
A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, he has spent his entire sportscasting career in the state of Texas, working in Lubbock, San Antonio, and Dallas-Fort Worth.
He spent eight years at KXAS-TV from 1990-97 before becoming the television play-by-play broadcaster for the Texas Rangers baseball club for five years.
Since then, Bill has worked for the Dallas Cowboys, doing pre-season television play-by-play on CBS 11 as well as hosting a variety of weekly television programs including Cowboys Huddle on CBS 11.
Bill also has worked for Fox Sports Net and ESPN doing play-by-play of a wide variety of college sports including Big 12 football, basketball, baseball, swimming and diving, gymnastics, track and field and wrestling.
Bill and his wife, Stacy, live in Southlake and have three daughters, Jennifer, Jessica and Jordan. And, as of Christmas 2007 are the proud owners of two beagle puppies, Beau and Romo.
Dallas’ Kimball High School Wins 4A Championship
Torrey Henry capped a frenzied last minute rally with back-to- back three-point shots in the final 29 seconds of the game as the Dallas Kimball Knights secured back-to-back Class 4A state basketball championships with a 78-75 win over Houston Yates in Austin on Saturday afternoon.
Argyle Boys Win First State Hoops Title
For the first time in school history, the Argyle Eagles won the Class 3A boys basketball state championship in Austin on Saturday with a 44-33 win over Corpus Christi Miller.
Duncanville Cruises To 7th Girls State Crown
Duncanville used a suffocating full court press to build an insurmountable 24-3 1st quarter lead as the Pantherettes cruised to their 7th girls basketball state championship __-__ over Spring Dekaney on Saturday night in Austin.
Marcus, North Crowley Square Off Friday Night
Defending Class 5A state champion Flower Mound Marcus, led by McDonald’s All-American Marcus Smart, faces its toughest challenge yet in the UIL state playoffs when it squares off against 6th-ranked North Crowley tonight at 6 p.m. in the state’s marquee matchup as regional tournaments tip off across Texas.
Combine Observations: Edge Rushers
The Cowboys are clearly in need of defensive pressure players, whether in free agency or the draft. As of now, it appears there will be slim pickings among edge rushers when free agency opens on March 13.
All-American Leads DeSoto To Regionals
All-American Matt Jones, a junior who has committed to play college basketball at Duke University, scored 29 points Tuesday night to lead 8th-ranked DeSoto to a 64-55 regional quarterfinal win over 19th-ranked Richardson Berkner.
North Crowley Advances To 5th Straight Regional
The North Crowley Panthers advanced to their fifth straight high school basketball regional with a 64-33 conquest of Arlington Bowie on Monday night.
NFL Combine Observations: Quarterbacks
The events of Sunday at the combine pretty much take Dallas out of the running for the best QB prospect in this draft not named Luck or Griffin.
Boys High School Basketball Regional Quarterfinals Set
The third round of the UIL boys high school basketball playoffs tips off this week with a Monday night showdown in Arlington.
6 North Texas High Schools In State Girl’s Hoops Playoffs
Six North Texas high schools, which all share rich girls basketball traditions, will once field teams in the UIL girls basketball state tournament in Austin this week.
MacArthur Meets Duncanville For State Trip
Top-ranked Irving MacArthur meets 3rd-ranked Duncanville in the girls high school basketball Class 5A Region I championship game on Saturday afternoon. At stake is a trip to the UIL State Tournament in Austin next week.
Bill Jones’ Cowboys Mock Draft 2012
You heard it here first, on February 23rd. With the 14th pick of the 2012 National Football League Draft, the Dallas Cowboys select…
