Wilbur Jackson

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Wilbur Jackson
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1951-11-19) November 19, 1951 (age 72)
Ozark, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Carroll (Ozark)
College: Alabama
NFL draft: 1974  / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:971
Rushing yards:3,852
Rushing TDs:13
Player stats at PFR

Wilbur Jackson (born November 19, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL), He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 1974 NFL draft. He played five seasons for San Francisco, and then three years with the Washington Redskins.

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Jackson was the first black player to be offered a football scholarship at the University of Alabama and was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. [1] [2] He owns the Alabama school record for yards per carry (7.2) for his career (1,529 yards on 212 attempts) from 1971 to 1973. Against Virginia Tech in 1973 he rushed for 138 yards on 5 carries, an average of 27.6 yards per carry. [3]

During the Super Bowl XVII highlight film, Jackson can be seen pulling up lame with a hamstring injury after attempting to stop Fulton Walker of the Miami Dolphins from returning a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, the first such score in Super Bowl history.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1974 SFO 14131747054.1640231908.3312
1975 SFO 142783033.9440171287.5200
1976 SFO 14142007924.0241333249.8321
1977 SFO 14141797804.4807221697.7240
1979 SFO 16141143753.3162534228.0340
1980 WAS 16141767084.05532727910.3271
1981 WAS 52461834.01407517.3160
1982 WAS 10461.520199.090
94739713,8524.080131831,5728.6344

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1982 WAS 408273.470000.000
408273.470000.000

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References

  1. Marshall, Phillip (July 23, 2006). "Jackson made history as first black Tide football player". The Gadsden Times. p. C7. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  2. "Five Tide stars inducted into ASHOF". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 1, 2006. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  3. "2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book" (PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2012. p. 12. Retrieved October 21, 2013.