Source: Liverpool_Echo
Everton FC pays its farewells to the great T.E. Jones
T E Jones of Everton 300[LNB]T.E. JONES, the great Everton defender of the 50s and 60s who, it was reported, 'exuded dignity and decency', has died at the age of 80 after a long battle with illness.[LNB]Thomas Edwin Jones became known by Evertonians as T.E. to distinguish him from his illustrious predecessor, T.G. Jones.[LNB]And while he didn't possess quite the same style as the Welsh international Thomas Gwynfor - few did - he was converted to centre-half to replace his legendary namesake and reigned unchallenged at Goodison for more than a decade.[LNB]Jones made 411 appearances for the Blues and replaced Peter Farrell as captain in 1957.[LNB] He was also an ice cool penalty taker, but most of all was revered for his sportsmanship.[LNB]A fierce tackler and dominant in the air, he often excelled in clashes with the lion rampant of his day, Bolton's Nat Lofthouse.[LNB]It was not until Brian Labone's emergence that Jones found his place under threat, but even then he reverted to left-back before a shattered knee cap in a reserve match against Burnley in 1962 forced him to retire.[LNB]He gained youth honours for England, played for an England XI against the British Army and captained an FA side on tour to Ghana and Nigeria in the summer of 1958.
