Jackie Flowers

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Jackie Flowers
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1958-03-04) March 4, 1958 (age 66)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: William M. Raines (Jacksonville)
College: Florida State
NFL draft: 1980  / round: 9 / pick: 246
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Jackie Flowers (born March 4, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Arizona Wranglers, Chicago Blitz, Pittsburgh Maulers and Orlando Renegades. He also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.

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Early life

Flowers was a standout wide receiver at William M. Raines High School, graduating in 1976. He accepted a football scholarship from Florida State University where he was a four-year letterman.

In 1978, he made 43 catches for 757 yards (led the team) and 7 touchdowns, earning honorable-mention All-American honors.

In his senior year, he caught 37 passes for 622 yards (led the team), 7 touchdowns, a 2-point conversion reception and was named second-team All-American. [1] Against Memphis State University, he had 9 receptions for 117 yards and one touchdown.

He finished his college career as the school's fifth-leading receiver with 102 receptions for 1,730 yards (17-yards per catch) and 15 touchdowns. [2]

College statistics

Legend
Led Independents
Independent record
Led the NCAA
NCAA Record
BoldCareer high
College receiving & rushing statistics* [3]
SeasonSchoolGamesRecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTD
TeamReceivingRushing
1976 Florida State 11916017.81000.00
1977 Florida State 111319114.70133.00
1978 Florida State 114375717.67000.00
1979 Florida State 113762216.87000.00
Career Florida State 441021,73017.015133.00

* Includes bowl games.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Flowers was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the ninth round (246th overall) of the 1980 NFL draft, after dropping because he lacked speed and was seen as a possession receiver. On August 25, he was waived in pre-season after the Cowboys decided to keep only 3 wide receivers on the roster. [4]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In December 1980, he was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [5] In 1981, he was placed on the injured reserve list with a knee injury, [6] before being released the next year.

Arizona Wranglers

In 1983, Flowers jumped to the Arizona Wranglers of the United States Football League after being out of football for a year, registering 63 receptions for 869 yards and 11 touchdowns, including the longest reception (98 yards) in league history. [7] At the end of the season, Wranglers owner Jim Joseph did an unprecedented swap of franchises with Chicago Blitz owner Ted Diethrich. Diethrich sold the Blitz to James Hoffman, then bought the Wranglers from Joseph. Hoffman and Diethrich then engineered a swap of assets in which Allen, the Blitz coaching staff and most of its players moved to Phoenix while most of the Wranglers roster moved to Chicago.

Chicago Blitz

In 1984, he played for the Chicago Blitz with head coach Marv Levy. On March 19, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Maulers in exchange for a draft choice. [8]

Pittsburgh Maulers

In 1984, Flowers was one of the league's best wide receivers with the Pittsburgh Maulers, leading the team with 46 catches for 881 yards and 8 touchdowns. [9] The next year owner Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. folded the team, after the USFL announced that they would be switching to a fall schedule in 1986. [10]

Orlando Renegades

In 1985, he signed with the Orlando Renegades for what would become the final season of USFL operations, registering 30 catches for 373 yards and 5 touchdowns.

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References

  1. ↑ Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (August 2009). USA Today College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010. Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN   978-1-60239-677-7.
  2. ↑ "Colston is prepared for opportunity" . Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jackie Flowers college statistics". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Johnson, Flowers axed; Saints check out Reaves" . Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Shifting Into Football Gear" . Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bucs Trim Roster" . Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Flowers' Record Reception Gives Wranglers Win" . Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ Cook, Ron (March 27, 1984). "After weeding out receivers, Maulers cultivating Flowers". Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  9. ↑ "I shed some tears will be the Maulers' epilogue" . Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Maulers' brief history was made up mostly of mistakes" . Retrieved January 13, 2023.
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