Honor Jackson

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Honor Jackson
No. 29, 20, 22
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1948-11-21) November 21, 1948 (age 75)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Tamalpais (CA)
College: Pacific
NFL draft: 1971  / Round: 9 / Pick: 233
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:34
Player stats at PFR

Honor W. Jackson (born November 21, 1948) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots and New York Giants. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the ninth round of the 1971 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of the Pacific.

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Early years

Jackson attended Tamalpais High School where he played defensive end. Although he received interest from division I schools, because of grades, he opted to go to College of Marin where he was converted to wide receiver.

In 1969, he transferred to the University of the Pacific, lettering in football and track. [1] As a senior, he registered 55 receptions for 931 yards, 5 touchdowns, ranked 12th in the nation in receiving average (16.9 yards) and earned All-PCAA honors. He finished his college career with 74 receptions for 1,236 yards and 8 touchdowns. [2]

In 2005, he was inducted into the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame. [3]

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Jackson was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the ninth round (233rd overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft, who had a strong team that was coming off a Super Bowl V appearance and would eventually win Super Bowl VI. It was decided to switch Jackson to defensive back, in order for him to have a better chance to make the roster, even though he had never played the position before.

During the 1971 offseason, because Duane Thomas was going through a contract dispute (he requested that his 3-year contract be rewritten) and refused to report to training camp, the Cowboys decided to trade him to the New England Patriots. Although Jackson was waived on July 26, [4] he was included as part of the transaction alongside Halvor Hagen, in exchange for Carl Garrett and the Patriots number one draft choice in the 1972 NFL Draft.

Within a week, because of problems with the Patriots organization and head coach John Mazur, in an unprecedented move, the NFL commissioner voided part of the trade, sending Thomas and Garrett back to their original teams. The Patriots kept Hagen and Jackson, in exchange for a second and third round draft choices in the 1972 NFL Draft, which the Cowboys eventually used to select Robert Newhouse and Mike Keller. [5] [6]

New England Patriots

Jackson was tried first at wide receiver, before being moved to safety after the Patriots claimed Randy Vataha off waivers, who was a college teammate of starting quarterback Jim Plunkett.

He ended up starting at strong safety in 1972, leading the team in pass interceptions with four. His best performance came against the Miami Dolphins on December 3, when he registered two interceptions and knocked Mercury Morris out of game during the Dolphins' perfect season. The next year, he played in nine games mostly as a reserve, before being cut on November 10. [7]

New York Giants

Jackson signed as a free agent with the New York Giants in 1973. He was released on September 12, 1974, before being brought back to the team. [8] That same year he was placed on the injured reserve list with a nerve injury in his right leg. He could never recover physically and decided to retire from professional football at the age of 27.

Personal life

He worked as a manager for Longs Drugs and also became president of the Northern California chapter of the NFL Alumni Association.

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References

  1. ↑ "Pacific Is Favored To Trip Fresno" . Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Honor Jackson". archive.patriots.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ "The 2005-06 Inductees of the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Oilers trade Levias for two big linemen" . Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cowboys' Thomas Is Traded To Patriots" . Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Duane Thomas Goes Back To Cowboys" . Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Patriots Place Jackson On Waivers" . Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved July 15, 2017.
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