Honor Jackson

Honor Jackson
No. 29, 20, 22
Position:	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Tamalpais (CA)
College:	Pacific
NFL draft:	1971 / Round: 9 / Pick: 233
Career history
	Dallas Cowboys (1971)*; New England Patriots (1972–1973); New York Giants (1973–1974);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	All- PCAA (1970);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	34
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Honor W. Jackson (born November 21, 1948) is a former

1971 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of the Pacific

.

Early years

Jackson attended

division I schools, because of grades, he opted to go to College of Marin where he was converted to wide receiver

.

In 1969, he transferred to the

All-PCAA honors. He finished his college career with 74 receptions for 1,236 yards and 8 touchdowns.^[2]

In 2005, he was inducted into the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Jackson was selected by the

1971 NFL Draft, who had a strong team that was coming off a Super Bowl V appearance and would eventually win Super Bowl VI. It was decided to switch Jackson to defensive back

, in order for him to have a better chance to make the roster, even though he had never played the position before.

During the

1972 NFL Draft

.

Within a week, because of problems with the Patriots organization and head coach

1972 NFL Draft, which the Cowboys eventually used to select Robert Newhouse and Mike Keller.^[5]^[6]

New England Patriots

Jackson was tried first at

safety after the Patriots claimed Randy Vataha off waivers, who was a college teammate of starting quarterback Jim Plunkett

.

He ended up starting at

strong safety in 1972, leading the team in pass interceptions with four. His best performance came against the Miami Dolphins on December 3, when he registered two interceptions and knocked Mercury Morris out of game during the Dolphins' perfect season. The next year, he played in nine games mostly as a reserve, before being cut on November 10.^[7]

New York Giants

Jackson signed as a free agent with the New York Giants in 1973. He was released on September 12, 1974, before being brought back to the team.^[8] That same year he was placed on the injured reserve list with a nerve injury in his right leg. He could never recover physically and decided to retire from professional football at the age of 27.

Personal life

He worked as a manager for Longs Drugs and also became president of the Northern California chapter of the NFL Alumni Association.

References

^ "Pacific Is Favored To Trip Fresno". Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ "Honor Jackson". archive.patriots.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
^ "The 2005-06 Inductees of the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ "Oilers trade Levias for two big linemen". Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ "Cowboys' Thomas Is Traded To Patriots". Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ "Duane Thomas Goes Back To Cowboys". Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ "Patriots Place Jackson On Waivers". Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ "Transactions". Retrieved July 15, 2017.

External links

[1] "Pacific Is Favored To Trip Fresno". Retrieved July 15, 2017.

[2] "Honor Jackson". archive.patriots.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2016.

[3] "The 2005-06 Inductees of the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2017.

[4] "Oilers trade Levias for two big linemen". Retrieved July 15, 2017.

[5] "Cowboys' Thomas Is Traded To Patriots". Retrieved July 15, 2017.

[6] "Duane Thomas Goes Back To Cowboys". Retrieved July 15, 2017.

[7] "Patriots Place Jackson On Waivers". Retrieved July 15, 2017.

[8] "Transactions". Retrieved July 15, 2017.

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