Jim Pons

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Jim Pons (born 14 March 1943 in Santa Monica, California, United States) was a bass guitarist and singer for several 1960s rock bands, including The Leaves, The Turtles, and The Mothers of Invention.

In 1973 Pons left the music industry to become the Film and Video Director for the New York Jets football club. He held this position until his retirement in 2000.

Pons and his family moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 2005, where he does game day video for the Jacksonville Jaguars and plays upright bass in a bluegrass gospel band called Deep Creek.