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Rich Jackson

Richard Samuel Jackson

Position: DE-LB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 255 lbs.
Born: July 22, 1941 in New Orleans, LA
College: Southern

Career AV: 47 (1570th overall since 1950)

3-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

32 87 87

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1966 25 OAK 32 5 0 1
1967 26 DEN RDE 87 14 0 1 5
1968*+ 27 DEN RDE 87 14 14 10
1969*+ 28 DEN LDE 87 14 14 0 1 0 0 10
1970*+ 29 DEN LDE 87 14 14 14
1971 30 DEN LDE 87 7 7 0 1 0 0 4
1972 31 2TM LDE/ 14 3 8
DEN 87 4 3 2
CLE LDE 87 10 0 6
Career 82 52 0 2 0 0 1 52

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1967 26 DEN RDE 87 14 0 1 2
Career 82 52 1 2

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1968
1969
1970

First-Team All-Pro

1968
1969
1970

Safeties

1967 AFL 1 (1/18)

Career 1 (69)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1968Sporting News: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-AFL
1969Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-AFL
 Hall of Fame: 2nd Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-AFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-AFL
1970Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1971Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.