Wilbur Jackson
Wilbur Jackson (born November 19, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL), He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 1974 NFL draft. He played five seasons for San Francisco, and then three years with the Washington Redskins.
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||
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| Born: | November 19, 1951 Ozark, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Carroll (Ozark) | ||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Jackson was the first black player to be offered a football scholarship at the University of Alabama and was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.[1][2] He owns the Alabama school record for yards per carry (7.2) for his career (1,529 yards on 212 attempts) from 1971 to 1973. Against Virginia Tech in 1973 he rushed for 138 yards on 5 carries, an average of 27.6 yards per carry.[3]
During the Super Bowl XVII highlight film, Jackson can be seen pulling up lame with a hamstring injury after attempting 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.
NFL career statistics
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| Won the Super Bowl | |
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1974 | SFO | 14 | 13 | 174 | 705 | 4.1 | 64 | 0 | 23 | 190 | 8.3 | 31 | 2 |
| 1975 | SFO | 14 | 2 | 78 | 303 | 3.9 | 44 | 0 | 17 | 128 | 7.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1976 | SFO | 14 | 14 | 200 | 792 | 4.0 | 24 | 1 | 33 | 324 | 9.8 | 32 | 1 |
| 1977 | SFO | 14 | 14 | 179 | 780 | 4.4 | 80 | 7 | 22 | 169 | 7.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 1979 | SFO | 16 | 14 | 114 | 375 | 3.3 | 16 | 2 | 53 | 422 | 8.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1980 | WAS | 16 | 14 | 176 | 708 | 4.0 | 55 | 3 | 27 | 279 | 10.3 | 27 | 1 |
| 1981 | WAS | 5 | 2 | 46 | 183 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | WAS | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 94 | 73 | 971 | 3,852 | 4.0 | 80 | 13 | 183 | 1,572 | 8.6 | 34 | 4 | ||
See also
- Alabama Crimson Tide football yearly statistical leaders
References
- Marshall, Phillip (July 23, 2006). "Jackson made history as first black Tide football player". The Gadsden Times. p. C7. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- "Five Tide stars inducted into ASHOF". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 1, 2006. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- "2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book" (PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2012. p. 12. Retrieved October 21, 2013.