Alfred Jackson (wide receiver, born 1955)
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | August 3, 1955 Cameron, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Caldwell (TX) | ||||||||
| College | Texas | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1978: 7th round, 167th overall pick | ||||||||
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Alfred Jackson (born August 3, 1955), is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for seven seasons with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 to 1984.[1] He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.[2]
NFL career statistics
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|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1978 | ATL | 15 | 0 | 26 | 526 | 20.2 | 71 | 2 |
| 1979 | ATL | 12 | 0 | 11 | 156 | 14.2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATL | 16 | 0 | 22 | 403 | 18.3 | 54 | 7 |
| 1981 | ATL | 16 | 0 | 37 | 604 | 16.3 | 49 | 6 |
| 1982 | ATL | 9 | 9 | 26 | 361 | 13.9 | 40 | 1 |
| 1983 | ATL | 4 | 4 | 13 | 220 | 16.9 | 54 | 3 |
| 1984 | ATL | 16 | 15 | 52 | 731 | 14.1 | 50 | 2 |
| 88 | 28 | 187 | 3,001 | 16.0 | 71 | 21 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1978 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "The Lone Ranger". The State. August 4, 1982. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Alfred Jackson". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Texas
- People from Cameron, Texas
- American football wide receivers
- Caldwell High School (Caldwell, Texas) alumni
- Texas Longhorns football players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- People from Caldwell, Texas
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football wide receiver, 1950s birth stubs