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Fred Jonas is a former
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coach. He served as head football coach at Texas A&I University—now known as
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—from 1977 to 1978, compiling a record of 14–6–1. Jonas was an assistant at Texas A&I for ten seasons under head coach Gil Steinke, during which time the
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won five NAIA Football National Championships. Jonas played
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at
Hardin–Simmons University Hardin–Simmons University (HSU) is a private Baptist university in Abilene, Texas, United States. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. History Hardin–Simmons University was founded as Abilene Baptist College in 189 ...
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. He began his coaching career as an assistant at
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from 1958 to 1960 and
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from 1961 to 1965. Jonas spent one year, in 1966, as the head football coach at
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in Corpus Christi before he was hired at Texas A&I in 1967. He resigned after two season at head coach at Texas A&I to enter private business in the
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area.


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