May 19, 2019 – Broderick “Ricky” Jones (TUAHOF Class 2013) passed away on May 18, 2019 in his hometown of Birmingham Alabama.
Jones starred at Tuskegee under legendary Coach Haywood Scissum
as a linebacker on the Golden Tigers Football squad (1973-1976). Jones played in the National Football League for seven years (1977-1984) before returning to Tuskegee as a coach.
Jones earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Tuskegee in 1989 and was inducted into the Tuskegee University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003.