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Tight End | |
Personal information | |
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Date of birth: | April 19, 1965|
Place of birth: Little Rock, Arkansas | |
High School: Parkview High School Little Rock, Arkansas | |
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 258 lb (117 kg) |
Career information | |
College: Oklahoma | |
NFL Draft: 1988 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | |
Debuted in 1988 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
Last played in 1996 for the Green Bay Packers | |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Receptions | 441 |
Receiving Yards | 5,283 |
Touchdowns | 49 |
Stats at NFL.com | |
Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
College Football Hall of Fame |
Keith Jerome Jackson (born April 19, 1965) is a former professional American football tight end who played for the Philadelphia Eagles (1988-1991), Miami Dolphins (1992-1994), and Green Bay Packers (1995-1996).
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Early years
Jackson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He attended Parkview High School in Little Rock.
College career
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 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.[1] 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 Primetime ESPN anchor Chris Berman would make reference to his famous name by imitating the voice of sports broadcaster Keith Jackson.
After football
Jackson is currently a color commentator on radio broadcasts for the Arkansas Razorbacks. His son, 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 ABC sportscaster of the same name.
References
- ↑ "Eagles Media Guide - Desean Jackson". Philadelphia Eagles. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/eagles_files/html/jackson_d_1.html. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
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Preceded by Lisa L. Ice Jon L. Louis Cheryl Miller John Moffet Dub W. Myers Megan L. Neyer |
Todays Top VI Award Class of 1988 Regina K. Cavanaugh Charles D. Cecil Keith J. Jackson Gordon C. Lockbaum Mary T. Meagher David Robinson |
Succeeded by Dylann Duncan Suzanne T. McConnell Betsy Mitchell Anthony P. Phillips Thomas K. Schlesinger Mark M. Stepnoski |
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