Photo courtesy of UCLA
South San Francisco High grad Greg Jones (43) was a three-time All-Pac 8 player for UCLA in the late 1960s.
By John Murphy
The other day I wrote about my first experience watching high school football, as a pre-teen in the Bay Area.
My dad taught at South San Francisco High School, a powerhouse in the 1960s. The Warriors were led by running back Greg Jones. Jones was a three-time All-Pac-8 player at UCLA who later played for the Buffalo Bills.
Bruce Grantham passed along my blog to Jones who was nice enough to send me a message via social media.
The former South City star not only complimented my dad but said the Bell Game (South City vs. El Camino) was big because some of the El Camino players had previously attended South City.
“The Bell Game became a great crosstown rivalry,” Jones said.
Jones said he attended a South City game here and there after graduation. I recall meeting him at a Terra Nova game in the 1970s.
The former star said he eased off attending Warrior games when the program plummeted but that he noticed South City doing better in recent years, highlighted by a section championship in 2023.
“I had the fortune over the last couple years to go to a couple of games,” Jones said. “The reason – to watch a couple of grandsons of one of my best friends from South City back in the ‘60s!”
Added Jones, “I enjoyed your article. South City was such a great place to grow up in, with some wonderful memories.”
That message made my day after covering a ho-hum SoCal game in the rain on Thursday night. Some 60 years after he starred for South City, Greg Jones continues to impress.
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