New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- HONOLULU - Timmy Chang inherited more than a passing offense from June Jones. He inherited the belief that a quarterback from Hawai'i could carry the islands onto college football's biggest stage. On Thursday, the player who became the Rainbow Warriors' head coach mourned the mentor who had kept guiding him long after his playing career ended.

Jones, who transformed Hawai'i football with his run-and-shoot offense and led the program to its only Sugar Bowl appearance, died October 29 in Oregon, the University of Hawai'i announced. He was 73. The university's tribute did not disclose a cause of death.

His nine seasons as head coach produced a school-record 76 victories, two conference titles and a moment in 2007 when...