Robert Jackson (linebacker)
American football player (born 1954)
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Robert Lee Jackson (born August 7, 1954), nicknamed "Stonewall",[1] is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) . He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, then played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons between 1977 and 1982.
Houston, Texas, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | August 7, 1954 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Houston (TX) M. B. Smiley | ||||||||
| College | Texas A&M | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1977: 1st round, 17th overall pick | ||||||||
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Football career
Jackson attended Texas A&M University and was a consensus College Football All-America Team linebacker and a Lombardi Award finalist for the Aggies in 1976. He was a first-round selection of the Cleveland Browns in the 1977 NFL draft.[2][3]
Jackson missed his entire rookie season after a preseason knee injury.[4] He suffered another knee injury in the 1978 preseason, but he still appeared in 14 games that season.[5][6] He was a regular starter for Cleveland in 1980 and 1981, starting 14 games in each season.[6] In 1981, Cincinnati head coach Forrest Gregg referred to Jackson as the dirtiest player in the NFL.[1]
In April 1982, Jackson was traded to the Denver Broncos, but he was waived before the regular season. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons that September.[1] Jackson's career concluded that year with five appearances for the Falcons.[6]
