D. N. Devine Jones
Former IABF secretary Brigader DN Devine Jones (1928-2010)
- Born
- 15 August 1928
- Died
- 11 July 2010, Pune
- Sport
- association football
- Occupation
- association football player, boxer
Desmond Neville Devine-Jones (15 August 1928 – 11 July 2010) was a Brigadier in the Army Physical Training Corps (APTC) of the Indian Army. He was part of the 1951 Indian Men's Football team at the 1951 Asian Games which won the gold medal in Delhi.
Devine-Jones was also the boxing coach for the Indian Olympic team for the 1972 Munich Olympics, as well as the country's flag bearer. He was elected secretary of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation in 1976 and then reelected in 1980. He was an AIBA qualified Referee and Judge and officiated many international boxing championships. He was also elected as an executive committee member of AIBA in 1986.
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