Jackie Slater
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 27, 1954 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Jackson, Mississippi | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 277 lb (126 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Jackson State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1976 / Round: 3 / Pick: 86 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 259 |
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| Games started: | 211 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 4 |
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Jackie Ray Slater (born May 27, 1954) is a retired National Football League offensive tackle who played his entire 20-year career with the Rams organization, playing 19 seasons for the Rams in Los Angeles (1976–1994) and one season for the Rams in St. Louis in 1995.
A graduate of Jackson State University, he was a teammate of Walter Payton. Drafted in the third round of the 1976 NFL Draft, Slater seldom played his first few years before starting in 1979. Known as the most consistent member of one of the most potent offensive lines in NFL history, Slater was selected to seven Pro Bowls and broke a record for most seasons with one team. His jersey number was retired, and he was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
Slater is currently the offensive line coach at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California. His son, Matthew Slater, is currently an All-Pro special teams ace for the New England Patriots.
Slater was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He was the first member of his family to attend a desegregated school while growing up at Wingfield High School. He attended Jackson State University, where he played alongside Walter Payton, who personally recruited him to the university, for three years. Slater later credited Payton as the player who "taught him to compete in practice", seeing how Payton often played with an injured elbow. He was a letterman in football and was selected to the Southwestern Athletic Conference All-Star Game three times, and as a senior, he was a First-team All–Black America selection, and was named an All-American selection by the Pittsburgh Courier. After his senior season, he was invited to participate in the College All-Star Game.
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