people with severe spinal cord injuries. In addition, Jones was a member of the Hostel, Welfare and Workshop Sub Committees of this association and a doner as well. Jones' first experiences as team doctor were at the National Titles in 1973, the 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, and the 1976 Toronto Paralympics. To ease the burden of financial difficulties for New South Wales wheelchair athletes competing at the 1976 Games, Doctor Jones raised $1400 towards his own expenses. Jones who was at the time Clinical Director of the Spinal Injuries unit, Prince Henry Hospital Sydney, organised and participated in a 'wheelathon' in the Sutherland Shire of Sydney and raised $400.00 towards the cost of sending Indigenous Australian Paralympian Ray Barrett (athlete) to the Stoke Mandeville Games in England. Appointed team doctor at the 1977 FESPIC Games, Parramatta NSW the first multi-diagnostic Games held in Australia, Jones was assigned to care for amputee athletes, who formed the Australian Amputee Sporting Association during the Games, as no such organization had previously existed. He was Team Leader and Medical Officer for the Australian Team at the 1980 Arnhem Games. Jones was a member of the Medical Committee for the 1989 FESPIC Games in Kobe, Japan. At his retirement function held on 8 November 2001 to celebrate 38 years of service, Stella Engel, Director of Rehabilitation and Spinal Medicine at Prince Henry hospital in her presentation speech said "Professor Jones was one of the pioneers of rehabilitation medicine in NSW. ..........he was one of the founding fathers of the College of Rehabilitation Medicine". In a 2013 interview, Australian comedian Adam Hills credited Jones for being able to walk on one leg. References Paralympics Australia officials Australian sports executives and administrators University of Sydney alumni Australian rehabilitation physicians Medical doctors from Sydney Year of birth missing (living people) Living people