Legendary football coach Rusty Jones announced his retirement on Tuesday. Jones served as the director of sports performance for the Colts over the past 6 seasons. He spent 9 seasons as the strength and conditioning coordinator for the Chicago Bears after spending 20 seasons with the Buffalo Bills. In 2016, he received the NFL strength and conditioning Lifetime Achievement award.
Jones is an innovator in the strength and conditioning field. As early as the late 1980s, he was working on individualized workouts and diet regimens, as well as focused on hydration monitoring. These are all common practices today.