M. Roy "Slab"[1] Jackson (February 12, 1876 – January 22, 1944) was an early professional football player who played for the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club. He also served as the team's captain and coach in 1898–1900.[2] Jackson, a fullback, scored 14 touchdowns, often on short plunges after teammates J. A. Gammons or Dave Fultz had put the ball close to the end zone. In 1898, Jackson played for Duquesne against the Western Pennsylvania All-Stars in the first pro football all-star game. During the game, he would score two of the Duquesnes touchdowns.
Roy, an avid foxhunter, also kept pleasure horses and was responsible for bringing the Penn--Marydel foxhound, to America. Jackson's son, also named Roy, would go on to own the famous race horse, Barbaro.
^"Slab Jackson Dies, Was DC & AC Star". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. January 27, 1944. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Line-Up of the D.C. & A.C. Team". The Pittsburg Post. September 23, 1900. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
Pittsburgh Panther History Database
PFRA Research. "Stars Over All-Stars" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. pp. 1–5. (PDF) from the original on 2010-11-26.
PFRA Research. "Repeat Performance" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. pp. 1–2. (PDF) from the original on 2010-09-29.
University of Pennsylvania. General Alumni Society (1901). The Alumni register of the University of Pennsylvania, Vol. 6.
Feldman, Kathryn Levy (2006). "Something about Barbaro". The Pennsylvania Gazette (July/August). University of Pennsylvania: 1–4.
January 01, 1970
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