Leroy Jackson
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| Date of birth: | December 8, 1939 |
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| Place of birth: | Chicago Heights, Illinois |
Career information | |
| Position(s): | Running back |
| College: | Western Illinois |
| AFL Draft: |
1962 / Round: 2 / Pick: 14 (by the Boston Patriots) |
| NFL Draft: |
1962 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11 (by the Cleveland Browns) |
Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1962-1963 | Washington Redskins |
Career stats | |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
Leroy Jackson (born December 8, 1939 in Chicago Heights, Illinois) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Western Illinois University and is a member of the school's athletic Hall of Fame.
On Dec. 8, 1962, his 23rd birthday, Jackson caught an 85-yard touchdown pass for the Redskins from quarterback Norm Snead in a 34-21 loss to the Baltimore Colts. He had been a first-round NFL draft pick of the Cleveland Browns, the 11th player selected in the 1962 draft.
Jackson was the Illinois state champion in the 100 yard dash three years in a row for Bloom High School from 1956-58.
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