Richard Jones was drafted by a Major League organization but does not have any statistics listed below. He played his high school baseball for the W. P. Davidson High School Warriors in Mobile, Alabama. He played College Baseball for the Valparaiso University Beacons. He was drafted in the 23rd round (549th overall) of the 1969 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Seattle Pilots but did not sign. He was also drafted in the 23rd round of the 1965 Draft by the Washington Senators but did not sign.