He was drafted by the Packers in 1959 in the 7th round, but was released by the Packers. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as a defensive back for the 1960 season, a season that was the Eagles' first title championship since 1949. After one season with the Bears, he retired, having played 21 games. He also served as a kick returner, with one return for five yards.
Life after footballedit
After retirement, he worked for Shell Oil for 10 years and also worked for WKSJ radio for 23 years, retiring in 2006. He was also active in the Red Elephant Club, NFL Players Association and Mardi Gras Society. He was elected to the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
He died at the age of 73 after multiple years of battling Alzheimer's Disease.
bobby, jackson, defensive, back, other, people, with, same, name, bobby, jackson, disambiguation, bobby, gerald, jackson, january, 1936, october, 2009, professional, american, football, player, played, defensive, back, seasons, philadelphia, eagles, chicago, b. For other people with the same name see Bobby Jackson disambiguation Bobby Gerald Jackson January 10 1936 October 12 2009 was a professional American football player who played defensive back for two seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears 1 Bobby JacksonNo 28 20Born 1936 01 10 January 10 1936Geneva Alabama U S Died October 12 2009 aged 73 Career informationPosition s Defensive backCollegeUniversity of AlabamaHigh schoolMurphy Mobile Alabama NFL draft1959 Round 7 Pick 73Drafted byGreen Bay PackersCareer historyAs player1960Philadelphia Eagles1961Chicago BearsCareer highlights and awardsNFL champion 1960 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Life after football 3 See also 4 ReferencesPlaying career editHe was the first starting quarterback for Bear Bryant at Alabama In his senior season he played in the Blue Gray Classic in Montgomery the Senior Bowl in Mobile and the College All Star Game 2 He was drafted by the Packers in 1959 in the 7th round but was released by the Packers He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as a defensive back for the 1960 season a season that was the Eagles first title championship since 1949 After one season with the Bears he retired having played 21 games He also served as a kick returner with one return for five yards Life after football editAfter retirement he worked for Shell Oil for 10 years and also worked for WKSJ radio for 23 years retiring in 2006 He was also active in the Red Elephant Club NFL Players Association and Mardi Gras Society He was elected to the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 He died at the age of 73 after multiple years of battling Alzheimer s Disease See also editAlabama Crimson Tide football yearly statistical leadersReferences edit Bobby Jackson Stats Pro Football Reference com Former Tide QB Bobby Jackson dead at 73 October 14 2009 nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football defensive back born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football quarterback born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bobby Jackson defensive back amp oldid 1218512377, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
