Jackson graduated from Roosevelt High in Fresno, California, where he earned All-Metro League honors.
[3] Following his 1980 senior season, during which he carried 287 times for 1,424 rushing yards and 12 scores, Jackson was selected for AFCA Kodak All-American accolades, making a list merging both NCAA Division II and NAIA Division I schools at the time.
[5] Wearing number 21, Jackson played in 11 games as a rookie for the Giants, including three starts.
After being released by the Giants in September 1982,[6] Jackson went on to play three seasons in the USFL, first for the Oakland Invaders from 1983 to 1984 and then for the Portland Breakers in 1985.
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