Hall of Fame
Ronnie Adams was an offensive lineman on the football team and was a member of the Bobcat track & field team.
He was a conference champion in the shot put in track where he represented Jones in the NJCAA Track and Field championships.
Adams credits former Jones head coach and Hall of Famer Parker Dykes, along with assistant coaches Eddie Pierce and Mike Beagle and athletic trainer Joey Davis for the impact and role they played in his life. He also fondly remembers his Bobcat teammates, especially his “brothers in the trenches.”
Adams said did not believe anyone at Jones knew him by his real name – they only knew him as Cajun.
After leaving Jones, Adams returned home to Louisiana and played for the University of Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (then the University of Southwestern Louisiana). He was a two-year letter winner in football and was the strongest bench presser on the team. He received the Cajun Iron Award.
Adams received the Medal of Heroism from the Sons of the American Revolution for rescuing people during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The Violet, Louisiana, native is currently the star of the television show “Swamp People” on The History Channel. Adams is in his sixth season with the show, which is shown in over 150 different countries.
Adams donates time and resources to the Special Olympics, Autism Awareness and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
