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* Consensus [[All-American]] ([[1986 College Football All-America Team|1986]])
* Consensus [[All-American]] ([[1986 College Football All-America Team|1986]])
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* [[Today's Top VIII Award|NCAA Top VI Award]] (1988)<ref name=Silver>{{cite press release|url=http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Latest+News/2012/November/NCAA+announces+Silver+Anniversary+Award+winners |title=NCAA announces Silver Anniversary Award winners |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] |date=November 8, 2012 |accessdate=January 3, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Super Bowl XXXI]] champion
* [[Super Bowl XXXI]] champion
* [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1989 Pro Bowl|1988]], [[1990 Pro Bowl|1989]], [[1991 Pro Bowl|1990]], [[1993 Pro Bowl|1992]], [[1994 Pro Bowl|1993]], [[1997 Pro Bowl|1996]])
* [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1989 Pro Bowl|1988]], [[1990 Pro Bowl|1989]], [[1991 Pro Bowl|1990]], [[1993 Pro Bowl|1992]], [[1994 Pro Bowl|1993]], [[1997 Pro Bowl|1996]])
'''Keith Jerome Jackson''' (born April 19, 1965) is a former professional [[American football]] [[tight end]] who played for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ([[1988 NFL season|1988]]-[[1991 NFL season|1991]]), [[Miami Dolphins]] ([[1992 NFL season|1992]]-[[1994 NFL season|1994]]), and [[Green Bay Packers]] ([[1995 NFL season|1995]]-[[1996 NFL season|1996]]).
'''Keith Jerome Jackson''' (born April 19, 1965) is a former professional [[American football]] [[tight end]] who played for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ([[1988 NFL season|1988]]-[[1991 NFL season|1991]]), [[Miami Dolphins]] ([[1992 NFL season|1992]]-[[1994 NFL season|1994]]), and [[Green Bay Packers]] ([[1995 NFL season|1995]]-[[1996 NFL season|1996]]).
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==Early years==
==Early years==
Jackson was born in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]. He attended [[Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School|Parkview High School]] in Little Rock.
Jackson was born in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]. He attended [[Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School|Parkview High School]] in Little Rock.
==College career==
==College career==
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Jackson played for the [[University of Oklahoma]] from 1984 to 1987, where he was nicknamed "Boomer Sooner". He assisted the [[Oklahoma Sooners|Sooners]] to a 42-5-1 record in his four seasons and a [[NCAA Division I-A national football championship|national championship]] in 1985. He caught a total of 62 passes for 1,407 yards, at an average of 23.7 yards per catch, and was a [[College Football All-America Team]] selection in 1986 and 1987. In the 1986 [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]], the national championship, Jackson caught a 71-yard pass from [[Jamelle Holieway]] for a touchdown, which would be the first of two touchdowns in the Sooners' victory over [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]. Jackson was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 2001. He was later voted Offensive Player of the Century at OU. He is also a member of [[Omega Psi Phi]].
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Jackson played for the [[University of Oklahoma]] from 1984 to 1987, where he was nicknamed "Boomer Sooner". He assisted the [[Oklahoma Sooners|Sooners]] to a 42-5-1 record in his four seasons and a [[NCAA Division I-A national football championship|national championship]] in 1985. He caught a total of 62 passes for 1,407 yards, at an average of 23.7 yards per catch, and was a [[College Football All-America Team]] selection in 1986 and 1987. In the 1986 [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]], the national championship, Jackson caught a 71-yard pass from [[Jamelle Holieway]] for a touchdown, which would be the first of his two touchdowns in the Sooners' victory over [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]. Jackson was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 2001. He was later voted Offensive Player of the Century at OU. He is also a member of [[Omega Psi Phi]].
==Professional career==
==Professional career==
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==After football==
==After football==
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Jackson is currently a [[color commentator]] on radio broadcasts for the [[Arkansas Razorbacks]]. His son, [[Keith Jackson (defensive tackle)|Keith Jackson, Jr.]], played defensive line at Arkansas and was selected by the [[St. Louis Rams]] in the [[2007 NFL Draft]]. Jackson is not related to the [[Keith Jackson|ABC sportscaster of the same name]].
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Jackson is currently a [[color commentator]] on radio broadcasts for the [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas Razorbacks]]. His son, [[Keith Jackson (defensive tackle)|Keith Jackson, Jr.]], played defensive line at Arkansas and was selected by the [[St. Louis Rams]] in the [[2007 NFL Draft]]. Jackson is not related to the [[Keith Jackson|ABC sportscaster of the same name]].
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In November 2012, Jackson was named as a 2013 recipient of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA)|Silver Anniversary Award]], presented each year to six distinguished former college student-athletes on the 25th anniversary of the completion of their college sports careers.<ref name=Silver/>
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==References==
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Jackson played for the University of Oklahoma from 1984 to 1987, where he was nicknamed "Boomer Sooner". He assisted the Sooners to a 42-5-1 record in his four seasons and a national championship in 1985. He caught a total of 62 passes for 1,407 yards, at an average of 23.7 yards per catch, and was a College Football All-America Team selection in 1986 and 1987. In the 1986 Orange Bowl, the national championship, Jackson caught a 71-yard pass from Jamelle Holieway for a touchdown, which would be the first of his two touchdowns in the Sooners' victory over Penn State. Jackson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. He was later voted Offensive Player of the Century at OU. He is also a member of Omega Psi Phi.
Professional career
After being drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988, Jackson recorded 81 receptions for 869 yards, and 6 touchdowns in his first season, along with seven catches for 142 yards in the Eagles' only playoff game that year, and won the NFC Rookie of the Year award. The Eagles team record of 869 receiving yards in Jackson's rookie season was broken by DeSean Jackson in 2008, who also became the first rookie since Keith Jackson to lead the team in receptions.[2] The two are not related.
In his nine seasons, Jackson made the Pro Bowl six times (1988–1990, 1992–1993, 1996). In his final season, Jackson made 40 receptions for 505 yards and a career-high 10 touchdowns, assisting the Green Bay Packers to a 13-3 record and a win in Super Bowl XXXI.
Jackson finished his career with 441 receptions for 5,283 yards and 49 touchdowns.
During his career every time he had a highlight on NFL PrimetimeESPN anchor Chris Berman would make reference to his famous name by imitating the voice of sports broadcaster Keith Jackson.
In November 2012, Jackson was named as a 2013 recipient of the NCAASilver Anniversary Award, presented each year to six distinguished former college student-athletes on the 25th anniversary of the completion of their college sports careers.[1]
