Frank Jackson (American football)

Frank Jackson
Date of birth	April 14, 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth	Levelland, Texas
Career information
Position(s)	Wide receiver, halfback
US college	SMU
AFL draft	1961 / Round: 19 / Pick: 6
Career history
As player
1961–1962	AFL Dallas Texans
1963–1965	AFL Kansas City Chiefs
1966–1967	AFL Miami Dolphins
Career highlights and awards
AFL All-Star	1965
Honors	AFL Champion, 1962
Records	4 TD receptions, game

Frank Hardin Jackson (born April 14, 1939) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Southern Methodist University (SMU) and professionally with the American Football League's Dallas Texans, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Miami Dolphins. As a halfback, he scored four touchdowns (two rushing, two receiving) for the Texans in a 49–21 victory over the Denver Broncos in 1961. As a wide receiver, in 1964 he caught four touchdown passes from Len Dawson in a 49–6 Chiefs defeat of the San Diego Chargers. That tied the pro football record at the time. He was an American Football League All-Star in 1965. He played on the Texans' 1962 AFL Championship team, winning the longest pro football game ever played up to that time in the AFL Championship game against the two-time defending AFL Champion Houston Oilers.

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