John “Jack” Paul Jones - 1938
He has been a distinguished lawyer and journalist from Memphis, Tennessee, for over 50 years
His family founded The Daily News in Memphis. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, and the University of Virginia law school. Jones is the namesake of the John Paul Jones Arena, a 15,000-seat special events center on the UVA campus. Home to UVA basketball, the arena is simply known as “the Jack.”
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