Frank Jackson (American football)
Date of birth | April 14, 1939 |
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Place of birth | Paris, Texas, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Wide receiver, halfback |
US college | SMU |
AFL draft | 1961 / Round: 19 / Pick: 6 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1961–1965 | AFL Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs |
1966–1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins |
Career highlights and awards | |
AFL All-Star | 1965 |
Honors | AFL Champion, 1962 |
Records | 4 TD receptions, game |
Frank Hardin Jackson (born April 14, 1939) is a former American football wide receiver.
Jackson was born in 1939 in Paris, Texas, and attended Paris High School.[1] He received varsity letters in high school in basketball, baseball, football, and track. He earned all-state honors in football. He received more than 15 offers to play college football, including offers from Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and Texas A&M.[2]
Jackson played college football at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1957 to 1960.[1]
Jackson played professional football in the
Dallas Texans from 1961 to 1962. He appeared in 28 games for the Texans, tallying 1,247 return yards, 637 rushing yards, 348 receiving yards, and nine touchdowns.[1]
In 1963, the Texans became the
American Football League All-Star in 1965. He played on the Texans' 1962 AFL Championship team, winning the longest pro football game ever played up to that time in the AFL Championship game against the two-time defending AFL Champion Houston Oilers
.
He was the younger brother of former Chicago Cardinals defensive back, Charlie Jackson.
References
- ^ a b c "Frank Jackson". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.