Cliff Jackson (Canadian football)

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Cliff Jackson
Born:c. 1937 (age 8586)
Career information
Position(s) HB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
College North Carolina Central
NFL draft 1959 / Round: 30 / Pick: 356
Drafted by Chicago Bears [1]
Career history
As player
1959 1960 Edmonton Eskimos

Cliff Jackson (born c. 1937) is a former Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He played college football at the North Carolina Central University. [2] Jackson was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the last round of the 1959 NFL Draft, but did not play in the league. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1959 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Cliff Jackson". justsportsstats.com.