Inductees

Bill Jones was a trainer for the Kansas City Kings, later the Sacramento Kings, from 1973 to 1993. Before working with the Kings, he had been a trainer with the Kansas City Royals.

Nicknamed “Jonesy” he is remembered as being kind and generous, serving the players as a doctor, mentor, and friend. He is especially known for seeing the team through the difficult period when the decision was made to move from Missouri to California. He often stepped up when times were rough, serving as head coach in a pinch, and paying bills, sometimes out of his pocket so his players could eat and have a place to stay for the night when on the road.

His job was often thankless, but he performed a variety of essential duties that kept the Kings on the road and functioning. Jones was in charge of booking flights, finding hotels, arranging for buses, handling luggage, securing practice facilities, taking care of equipment, and anything else that no one else wanted to do.