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- ↑ Staff. "These Nittany Lions Get His Vote; Kenny Jackson Says The Coach And Offense Look Better Than They Did In The National Title Year Of 1982.", The Philadelphia Inquirer , October 11, 1994. Accessed March 20, 2011. "Jackson, from South River, NJ, was State's first all-America receiver and remains the university's career leader in receiving yards (2006) and touchdowns (25)."
- ↑ "Nittany Lion Football All-Americans". The Pennsylvania State University Department of Athletic Communications. Retrieved 2008-03-31.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Kenny Jackson College Stats".
- ↑ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ↑ Staff. "Kenny's Korner", Orlando Sentinel , October 3, 1988. Accessed January 21, 2018. "The Philadelphia Eagle who thought he wanted to run a corner deli in Camden, N.J., is back on the team. Eagles spokesman Jim Gallagher confirmed Saturday that former wide receiver Kenny Jackson has signed a 1-year contract with the team. He retired after the 1987 season to run a deli called Kenny's Korner."
- ↑ "Former Nittany Lion Standout Brady Joins Big Ten Network Pre-Game Show". Penn State Department of Sports Information. 2009-09-10.
- ↑ "On the Rail Dan Steinberg loses his shirt at the Preakness". The Washington Post . 2007-05-20. pp. E12. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ↑ "Former Penn State football players on USO tour to Middle East". The Pennsylvania State University Department of Public Information. 2008-03-31. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
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