Glen Jackson (born April 5, 1954 in
Vancouver,
British Columbia) is a former star linebacker for the
BC Lions.
High school & College career
After playing at
Notre Dame Regional Secondary School
Notre Dame Regional Secondary is a Mixed-sex education, co-ed Catholic school, Catholic Secondary school, under the administration of Catholic Independent Schools Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA) school board inn Canada. The school participates in sp ...
, he went on to play university football at
Simon Fraser University.
Canadian Football League career
Jackson would play 12 years with the
BC Lions, from 1976 to 1987, including 192 games, and two
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...
s (
1983
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Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...
and
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
) and one championship (in 1985.) He was a Western All Star six times.
He selected to the Lions 50th anniversary All Time Team and is a member of the BC Lions Wall of Fame.
Post-playing career
Retired from
Holy Cross Regional High School in
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surr ...
.
[http://www.holycross.bc.ca/staff/ Holy Cross Regional High School website - staff]
References
1954 births
Living people
BC Lions players
Canadian football linebackers
Players of Canadian football from British Columbia
Simon Fraser Clan football players
Simon Fraser University alumni
Canadian football people from Vancouver
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