2024 SIAC Hall of Fame Inductee | Jacoby Jones | Lane College

[Music] the way I play the game is just like growing up as a kid throwing the ball up to yourself when your outside you know what I'm saying kids don't go outside no more go outside kid you know what I'm saying I used to go outside by myself throw the ball up to myself you know what I'm saying dud like oh five four throw it throw it up and go get it go outside just that's that's the way I played the game so it I didn't look at it like I just was playing at L College I had father figures those coaches was father figures I had Darren Hayes then I had Johnny Co all right they both taught me B Darren Hayes was he was strict Johnny Cole let me play the game he taught me the game but they both taught me the game of football would help me taught me how to be an adult that was the biggest thing talking me about be a grown man to be drafted from Lane and people said you would never be drafted from Lane it's big man like I watched my mama faint my whole family we did the bus stop in the middle of the street no bull we in we in the middle of the street doing a buff stop my mama fainted for Fain college that lets you know you can go anywhere you want when I was on dance with the stars it was an experience um Karina was my my partner and we'll do our thing in 30 minutes I've been to learn to dance for 30 minutes and I be like all right but she be want to keep going and going I'm like Karina all right I used to make her mad on purpose so she can kick me out so I won a championship and park B went 10 and0 Junior High championship in football and basketball High School only the team that W the indoor and outdoor and state track college basketball championship Lane NFL Super Bowl only thing I'm missing it's been a champion as a coach that's the only thing I missed I have out of hit every Mar the SI is so deep and we talking about every sport so for me to get that this opportunity be right here it's a humble moment man [Music]