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) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1962–1963 | Washington Redskins |
| Career stats | |
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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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