Terry Jackson (running back)
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Position: | Gainesville (FL) P.K. Yonge | ||||||||||||
College: | Florida | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1999 / Round: 5 / Pick: 157 | ||||||||||||
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Terrance Bernard Jackson (born January 10, 1976) is an American former college and professional
Early years
Jackson was born in
College career
Jackson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1995 to 1998.[5] Despite his versatility and demonstrated athleticism in high school, he was not highly rated by the recruiting services and he received one of the last scholarships offered by the Gators.[4] Jackson, like his older brother, Willie Jackson, Jr., and his father, Willie Jackson, Sr., before him, wore football jersey number "22" for the Gators.[4] The Gators coaching staff redshirted him when he was a true freshman in 1994, and he converted from strong safety to tailback to help meet the needs of the team in 1995, and memorably ran for 138 yards and three touchdowns against the Kentucky Wildcats.[4] During Jackson's four seasons as a letterman, the Gators won Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships in 1995 and 1996, and the Bowl Alliance national championship in 1996. As a senior in 1998, Jackson was a team captain and a second-team Academic All-American.[5]
Jackson was also as an SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree all four years, and was the recipient of an NCAA post-graduate scholarship.[5] He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1998.
Professional career
The San Francisco 49ers selected Jackson in the fifth round (157th pick overall) of the
Personal
Jackson won the 2000
In March 2008, the Florida Gators' head football coach Urban Meyer announced that Jackson had been hired to serve as the Director of Player and Community Relations for the Gators football staff.[8]
See also
- Florida Gators football, 1990–99
- History of the San Francisco 49ers
- List of Florida Gators in the NFL Draft
- List of University of Florida alumni
References
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Terry Jackson. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ^ Noel Nash, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois, pp. 59–61 (1998).
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Terry Jackson. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Robbie Andreu, "Jackson legacy grows at UF," The Gainesville Sun (September 15, 1995).
- ^ a b c 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 19, 93, 100, 125, 138–140, 148, 182 (2011). Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Terry Jackson. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ^ "Terry Jackson Added to Florida Football Staff," GatorZone.com (March 31, 2008). Retrieved July 1, 2010.
Bibliography
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
- Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
- McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
- Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196-X.