Russ Jackson
| No. 12 | |
| Date of birth | July 28, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | QB |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| University | McMaster |
| CFL draft | 1958 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 |
| Drafted by | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1975–1976 | Toronto Argonauts (HC) |
| As player | |
| 1958–1969 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1966, 1968, 1969 |
| CFL East All-Star | 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 |
| Awards | |
| Honours |
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| Retired #s | Ottawa Rough Riders #12 |
| Career stats | |
Russell Stanley Jackson, OC (born July 28, 1936), is a former professional Canadian football player. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. He is a member of the Order of Canada, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and has been described as the best Canadian-born quarterback to play in the CFL. In 2006, Jackson was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#8) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN, the highest-ranked Canadian-born player on the list.
After a stellar college career as both a basketball and football player, Jackson graduated from McMaster University in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. He was the McMaster nominee for a Rhodes Scholarship, but did not pursue an interview for the scholarship, deciding instead to sign with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League, who drafted him in the first round of the 1958 CFL draft.
Originally signed as a defensive back, Jackson quarterbacked the Rough Riders to three Grey Cup victories (48th, 56th, and 57th Grey Cups).
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