Charles Robert Jackson (March 3, 1936 - May 15, 2021) was a former
American football defensive back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...
who played one season with the
Chicago Cardinals of the
National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cardinals in the 13th round of the
1958 NFL Draft
The 1958 National Football League draft had its first four rounds held on December 2, 1957, and its final twenty-six rounds on January 28, 1958. Both sessions were held at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia.
This was the 12th and final year in ...
. He played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at
Southern Methodist University and attended
Paris High School in
Paris, Texas. Jackson was also a member of the
Dallas Texans of the
American Football League
The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL), and became the American Football Conference. ...
(AFL).
He was the older brother of former Dallas Texans and
Kansas City Chiefs running back/wide receiver,
Frank Jackson.
References
External links
Just Sports Stats
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Living people
1936 births
Players of American football from Texas
American football defensive backs
SMU Mustangs football players
Chicago Cardinals players
Dallas Texans (AFL) players
Sportspeople from Paris, Texas