Randy Jackson (running back)
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born | November 13, 1948 Atlanta, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 21, 2010 (aged 61) Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Atlanta (Atlanta, Texas) | ||||||||
| College | Wichita State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1972: 4th round, 79th overall pick | ||||||||
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Randy Joe Jackson (November 13, 1948 – July 21, 2010) was an American professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Buffalo Bills, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Philadelphia Eagles, having played college football at Wichita State University. After retiring, he taught physical education and coached basketball at Robinson Middle School (Wichita, Kansas) for more than 30 years.
Randy Jackson was one of nine survivors of the Wichita State University football team plane crash.[1]
He died on July 21, 2010, at the age of 61 from pancreatic cancer.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Suellentrop, Paul (July 21, 2010). "WSU plane crash survivor Randy Jackson dies of cancer". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
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- 1948 births
- 2010 deaths
- People from Atlanta, Texas
- Players of American football from Texas
- American football running backs
- Wichita State Shockers football players
- Buffalo Bills players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Survivors of aviation accidents or incidents
- Deaths from cancer in Kansas
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer in the United States
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football running back, 1940s birth stubs