Michael Jackson (linebacker)

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Michael Jackson
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1957-07-15) July 15, 1957 (age 66)
Pasco, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Pasco (WA)
College: Washington
NFL draft: 1979  / Round: 3 / Pick: 57
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Michael Anthony Jackson (born July 15, 1957) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for eight seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).

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Early life

Born and raised in Pasco, Washington, Jackson is a 1975 graduate of Pasco High School, and has enjoyed greater success and accumulated more career achievements than any other Bulldog. A three-year/three-sport letterman, he was the team captain in both football and baseball while garnering All-State honors and receiving the Denning Award for Outstanding Athlete by the Pasco Jaycees as a senior. [1]

At the University of Washington in Seattle, [2] Jackson earned four varsity letters and was named to the UW All-Centennial team. He was also selected as the Inland Empire Amateur Athlete of the Year in 1977, a season in which he helped lead the Huskies to the Rose Bowl. The eyes of the nation were on him during that game as he made a vital end zone interception in the final two minutes that helped seal Washington's victory over favored Michigan. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Jackson holds several defensive school records for the Huskies, including single season (210) and career (569) tackles. Among the several honors he received for UW include Sports Illustrated Player of the Week (11-12-77), Husky team captain (1978), All-Pac-8 & Pac-10 (1977–78) and several All-American selections.

NFL career

Jackson was selected by the Seahawks in the third round of the 1979 NFL Draft, 57th overall, where he began an eight-year career as a starting linebacker. One of the team’s all-time defensive greats, he led the Seahawks in tackles for a number of seasons and is among the career leaders in that category. He also earned 21 game balls for his outstanding play and has received numerous other awards including team MVP, Most Improved Player and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Sports Star of the Year.

After football

Jackson is active off the field with charities including the March of Dimes, Special Olympics, and the United Way. He has had 14 movie and television roles and was voted into the Pasco High School Hall of Fame in 1996. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Jackson, Michael (September 8, 1999). "Special to The Seattle Times". Seattle Times.
  2. ↑ Baker, Tony (November 8, 1978). "Beating the odds". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 4B.
  3. ↑ Missildine, Harry (January 3, 1978). "Jackson rescues Washington". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 19.
  4. ↑ "Huskies go from rags to roses". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1978. p. 1C.
  5. ↑ Dodds, Tracy (January 3, 1978). "Bo's rare gamble backfires in Rose Bowl". Milwaukee Journal. p. 8, part 2.
  6. ↑ Rockne, Dick (September 17, 1990). "Greatest UW Moment: Jackson's '78 Rose Bowl Play". Seattle Times.
  7. ↑ "Jackson Bad As He Wants To Be -- Acting Gives Ex-Hawk Chance To Be Unruly". Seattle Times. Associated Press. May 31, 1992.
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