On Friday in Atlanta, former PennLive columnist David Jones accepted the Football Writers Association of America’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Jones accepted the honor during a ceremony held in advance of Monday night’s College Football Playoff championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Jones spent 33 seasons on the PSU football beat until retiring from PennLive in May of last year.
He still writes with a certain flair.On January 17, he praised the CFP’s current 12-team system in a guest column.
In 1989, Jones started contributing to The Patriot-News. For 34 seasons, he also covered Penn State men’s basketball.
The following accolades are part of Jones’ illustrious career:
In 2017, Jones was the President of the FWAA.
Since its inception in 2013, he has been the 13th recipient of the FWAA award. Sid Hartman, Minnepolis Star-Tribune (2020); Shelly Poe, Auburn University (2021); Donald Hunt, Philadelphia Tribune (2022); Randy Peterson, Des Moines Register (2023); Art Spander, San Francisco Examiner (2013); Bill Little, University of Texas (2014); Irv Moss, Denver Post (2015); Buddy Davis, Ruston Daily Leader (2016); Mike Finn, ACC (2017); Dave Plati, University of Colorado (2018); Paul Hoolahan, Sugar Bowl, and Wright Waters, College Bowl Association (2019); and Buddy Davis, ACC (2017).
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