Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. (March 17, 1902 - December 18, 1971), born in Atlanta, Georgia, was one of the greatest golfers to compete on a national and international level. He participated only as an amateur, primarily on a part-time basis, and chose to retire from competition at age 28.
Explaining his decision to retire, Jones said, "It [championships] is something like a cage. First you are expected to get into it and then you are expected to stay there. But of course, nobody can stay there."
He is most famous for "The Impregnable Quadrilateral", a descriptive phrase coined by sidekick, writer, travel companion and all around 'right-hand' man O.B. Keeler. This consists of his victory over all four majors in a single calender year [The 1930 Grand Slam]. To this day, he is the only golfer to have ever done so.
For the currently active professional basketball player named Bobby Jones, see Bobby Jones (Washington Huskies).
Robert Clyde "Bobby" Jones (born December 18 1951, in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Dr. Bobby Jones (born September 18, 1939) is a famous Gospel music leader and singer from Nashville, Tennessee.
Bobby Ray Jones, Jr. (born January 9 1984, in Compton, California) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Miami Heat. He is a 6'7", 215 pound small forward who is mostly known for his defense, though he is a respectable shooter as well. After playing collegiately at the University of Washington, he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft and shortly thereafter traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Philadelphia's 2007 second-round draft pick and cash considerations. sign_jones_080312.html" target="_blank">HEAT Sign Bobby Jones to a 10-Day Contract On September 10, 2007, Jones was traded along with _Steven Hunter to the Denver Nuggets for Reggie Evans and the draft rights of Ricky Sanchez. He was waived by the Nuggets on January 7, 2008 after averaging 3.3 points and 1.4 rebounds in 23 games off the bench. jones_10_day_contract-080110.html" target="_blank">Grizzlies sign Bobby Jones to 10-day contract, January 10, 2008 He signed with the _Memphis Grizzlies on January 10. On February 26, he was signed to a ten-day contract with the Houston Rockets. On March 12, he signed another ten-day contract, this time with the Miami Heat , his fourth different team this season.
As a senior at UW, he averaged 10.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game. Jones finished his career at UW as the 20th all-time leading scorer in school history with 1,226 points.
Bobby Jones (October 30, 1928, Louisville, Kentucky - March 6, 1980, Munich) was an American jazz saxophonist.
Jones played drums as a child and started on clarinet at age 8; his father encouraged him to explore jazz. He studied with Simeon Bellison, Joe Allard, Charlie Parker, and George Russell. He played with Ray McKinley from 1949 into the mid-1950s, and then with Hal McIntyre before rejoining McKinley later in the decade.
During a stint in the Army he met Nat and Cannonball Adderley as well as Junior Mance; after his discharge he played country music and rock & roll as a studio musician, and did time with Boots Randolph and Glenn Miller (1950) before returning again with McKinley from 1959 to 1963. He played briefly with Woody Herman and Jack Teagarden in 1963, and after Teagarden's death he retired to Lousiville and started a local jazz council there in addition to teaching at Kentucky State College. In 1969 he moved to New York City and played with Charles Mingus from 1970 to 1972, touring Europe and Japan with him. He also recorded sessions under his own name in 1972 and 1974.
Late in his life he moved to Germany, where he ceased performing due to emphysema. He died there in 1980.
