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Tom Jackson

Thomas Louie Jackson (twitter: @TomJackson57)

Position: LB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 220 lbs.

Born: April 4, 1951 in Cleveland, OH
College: Louisville   (school history)
Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 4th round (88th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 91 (239th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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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
1973 22 DEN lb 56 8 4 2
1974 23 DEN llb/RLB 57 13 12 1 39 0 39 0 6
1975 24 DEN LLB 57 14 14 2 0 0 0 0 7
1976 25 DEN rlb/ROLB 57 14 14 7 136 1 46 0 0 1 2 0 0 14
1977*+ 26 DEN ROLB 57 13 13 4 95 1 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 17
1978* 27 DEN ROLB 57 16 16 3 28 1 28 0 13
1979* 28 DEN ROLB 57 13 13 1 34 0 34 0 0 0 2 70 0 10
1980 29 DEN ROLB 57 16 16 7
1981 30 DEN ROLB 57 16 16 0 0 1 0 0 9
1982 31 DEN ROLB 57 9 9 1.0 1 8 0 8 0 7
1983 32 DEN ROLB 57 15 15 5.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 34 0 8
1984 33 DEN ROLB 57 16 16 6.0 0 0 1 0 0 10
1985 34 DEN rolb 57 12 5 3
1986 35 DEN ROLB 57 16 14 0.5 5
Career 191 177 13.0 20 340 3 73 0 0 2 8 104 0 118

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1983 32 DEN ROLB 57 15 15 1 2 0 2 2.0 2
Career 191 177 1 2 0 2 2.0 2

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1976 25 DEN rlb/ROLB 57 14 14 1 1 6
1977*+ 26 DEN ROLB 57 13 13 1 1 6
1978* 27 DEN ROLB 57 16 16 1 1 6
Career 191 177 3 3 18

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Bob Schmitz, Floyd Rice, Keith Mitchell, Jim Martin, Mike Johnson, Monte Coleman, Tim Cofield, Dick Campbell, Donnie Spragan, Whitney Paul
4 Keith Mitchell, Mike Johnson, Dave Robinson*, Walt Michaels, Al Atkinson, Cato June, Joe Fortunato, Doug Buffone, Keena Turner, Ron Porter
5 Dave Robinson*, Lofa Tatupu, Pat Swilling, Lee Roy Caffey, Cornelius Bennett, Greg Lloyd, Keith Bulluck, Jerry Robinson, Joey Porter, Jim Lynch
6 Dave Robinson*, Terrell Suggs, Joey Porter, LaVar Arrington, George Webster, Tim Harris, Cornelius Bennett, Mike Stratton, Jim Lynch, Sam Mills
7 Terrell Suggs, Dave Robinson*, Joey Porter, Mike Stratton, Phil Villapiano, Walt Michaels, Jim Lynch, Chad Brown, Tim Harris, Cornelius Bennett
8 Mike Stratton, Dave Robinson*, Joey Porter, Jim Lynch, Walt Michaels, Terrell Suggs, Chad Brown, Phil Villapiano, Chris Hanburger*, Cornelius Bennett
9 Joey Porter, Seth Joyner, Jim Lynch, Chad Brown, Joe Fortunato, Phil Villapiano, Cornelius Bennett, Al Wilson, Rickey Jackson*, Dave Robinson*
10 Joe Fortunato, Seth Joyner, Chad Brown, Jim Lynch, Ken Norton, Dave Robinson*, Cornelius Bennett, Jeff Siemon, Roy Winston, Mike Stratton
11 Seth Joyner, Chad Brown, Lee Roy Jordan, Ken Norton, Roy Winston, Hardy Nickerson, Jim Lynch, John Reger, Donnie Edwards, Cornelius Bennett
12 Cornelius Bennett, Roy Winston, Lee Roy Jordan, Ken Norton, Clay Matthews, Joe Fortunato, Hardy Nickerson, Wayne H. Walker, Mo Lewis, Dave Wilcox*
13 Cornelius Bennett, Clay Matthews, Ken Norton, Wayne H. Walker, Roy Winston, Andy Russell, Joe Fortunato, Seth Joyner, Mo Lewis, Chad Brown
14 Clay Matthews, Cornelius Bennett, Andy Russell, Ken Norton, Mo Lewis, Wayne H. Walker, Roy Winston, Hardy Nickerson, Jack Reynolds, Larry Grantham
Career Jack Reynolds, Andy Russell, Cornelius Bennett, Ken Norton, Mo Lewis, Roy Winston, Larry Grantham, Seth Joyner, Wayne H. Walker, Chad Brown

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1977
1978
1979

First-Team All-Pro
1977

Approximate Value
1977 NFL 17 (8)

Non-Offensive TDs
1976 NFL 1 (8)
1977 NFL 1 (8)
1978 NFL 1 (6)

Games Started
Career 177 (170)

Fumble Return Yds
1979 NFL 70 (5)
Career 104 (112)

Interceptions
1976 NFL 7 (6)

Intercept. Ret. Yds
1976 NFL 136 (6)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1976 NFL 1 (6)
1977 NFL 1 (1)
1978 NFL 1 (4)
Career 3 (117)

Long Intercep. Return
1977 NFL 73 (6)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19771st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19771st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19771st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19771st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19771st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19771st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19782nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19782nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19792nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19841st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19842nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI