Wilbur Jackson

**Wilbur Jackson**
Career information
Date of birth:	(1951-11-19) November 19, 1951 (age 68)
Place of birth:	Ozark, Alabama
Position(s):	Running back

College:	Alabama
NFL Draft:	1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Organizations
As player:
1974-1979 1980-1982	San Francisco 49ers Washington Redskins
Playing stats at NFL.com

Wilbur Jackson (born November 19, 1951 in Ozark, Alabama) is a former American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round of the 1974 NFL Draft out of University of Alabama by the 49ers. He played five seasons for San Francisco, and then three years with the Washington Redskins.

Jackson was the first African-American offered a football scholarship at the University of Alabama and was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. He still holds the Alabama school record for yards per carry (7.2) for his career (1,529 yards on 212 attempts) from 1971-73.

During the Super Bowl XVII highlight film, Jackson can be seen pulling up lame with a hamstring injury in a futile attempt to stop Fulton Walker of the Miami Dolphins from returning a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, the first such score in Super Bowl history.

v · d · e1973 Alabama Crimson Tide football—UPI national champions

Buddy Brown Sylvester Croom Mike DuBose Wilbur Jackson Woodrow Lowe Wayne Rhodes Mike Riley Mike Washington Head coach: Bear Bryant Assistant coaches: Ken Donahue Pat Dye Danny Ford Curley Hallman John Mitchell Bud Moore Mal Moore Bill Oliver Jimmy Sharpe

v · d · e1974 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Ed Jones Bo Matthews John Hicks Waymond Bryant John Dutton Carl Barzilauskas J. V. Cain Ed O'Neil Wilbur Jackson Bill Sandifer John Cappelletti Barty Smith Rick Middleton Randy Gradishar Don Goode Woody Green Fred McNeill Reuben Gant Henry Lawrence Dave Gallagher Lynn Swann Charley Young Bill Kollar Roger Carr Steve Riley Donald Reese

Draft years 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

v · d · eSan Francisco 49ers first-round draft picks

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Washington Redskins Super Bowl XVII Champions

Persondata
Name	Jackson, Wilbur
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	November 19, 1951
Place of birth	Ozark, Alabama
Date of death
Place of death

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