Background
Jackson, Keith Jerome was born on April 19, 1965 in Little Rock.
Jackson, Keith Jerome was born on April 19, 1965 in Little Rock.
He attended Little Rock Parkview High School and garnered All-State team honors on offense (tight end) and defense (safety).
He was named to the 1983 PARADE All-American Team. In 2011, PARADE named Jackson to the Top PARADE All-America High School Football Players of All Time. Jackson played for the University of Oklahoma from 1984 to 1987, where he was nicknamed "Boomer Sooner".
He assisted the Sooners to a 42-5-1 record in his four seasons and a national championship in 1985.
He caught a total of 62 passes for 1,407 yards, at an average of 23.7 yards per catch, and was a College Football All-America Team selection in 1986 and 1987. In the 1986 Orange Bowl, the national championship, Jackson caught a 71-yard pass from Jamelle Holieway for a touchdown, which would be the first of his team"s two touchdowns in the Sooners" victory over Penn State.
Jackson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. He was later voted Offensive Player of the Century at OU.
The Eagles team record of 869 receiving yards in Jackson"s rookie season was broken by DeSean Jackson in 2008, who also became the first rookie since Keith Jackson to lead the team in receptions.
The two are not related.
In his nine seasons, Jackson made the Pro Bowl six times (1988–1990, 1992–1993, 1996). Jackson finished his career with 441 receptions for 5,283 yards and 49 touchdowns. During his career every time he had a highlight on NFL Primetime Entertainment and Sports Programming Network anchor Chris Berman would make reference to his famous name by imitating the voice of sports broadcaster Keith Jackson.
Jackson is currently a color commentator on radio broadcasts for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Jackson is not related to the American Broadcasting Company sportscaster of the same name. In November 2012, Jackson was named as a 2013 recipient of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Silver Anniversary Award, presented each year to six distinguished former college student-athletes on the 25th anniversary of the completion of their college sports careers.
He is also a member of Omega Psi Phi.