Jack Jacobs
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| Date of birth | August 7, 1919 |
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| Place of birth | Holdenville, Oklahoma |
| Date of death | January 12, 1974 (aged 54) |
| Place of death | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) |
Quarterback Halfback |
| College | Oklahoma |
| NFL draft | 1942 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12 |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1963 | Edmonton Eskimos (Backfield Coach) |
| As player | |
| 1942–1945 | Cleveland Rams |
| 1946 | Washington Redskins |
| 1947–1949 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1950–1954 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU) |
| Honors | CFL All Star - 1950, 51, 52 |
| Career stats | |
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"Indian" Jack Jacobs (August 7, 1919 – January 12, 1974) was an American and Canadian football player in the National Football League and Western Interprovincial Football Union. He was a charter member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963.
Jacobs was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma, and played high school football at Muskogee High School. He was popularly known as "Indian Jack" because he was a Creek man, at a time when the use of such terminology was not seen as offensive.
Jacobs played college football at the University of Oklahoma. Considered a phenomenal all-round player and starting quarterback, Jack averaged 47.84 yards per kick in 1940 (which remains an OU record) with a career average of 42.10. He holds the record for passing percentage in a game completing 8 out of 8 passes (1.000)(OU v. Kansas 1941). Jacobs accumulated the most offense yardage in 1940/1941 (junior & senior years). As a defensive back, Jacobs is tied with seven other players for the record number of interceptions in a game (3)(1941 OU v. Marquette).
Jacobs was drafted in the second round of the 1942 NFL Draft. He played quarterback, defensive back, tailback, halfback, punter in the National Football League with the Cleveland Rams (1942–1945), the Washington Redskins (1946) and the Green Bay Packers (1947–1949) and led the league in punting in 1947.
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