Jack Byron "Jackie" Fellows (January 8, 1922 – July 24, 1993) was an American football player. He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

for Los Angeles City College, was selected to the Little All-American team and led the team to the national junior college football championship. He transferred to California State University, Fresno and played for the

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team. During the 1942 college football season, Fellows led Fresno State to a 9-1 record, rushed for 599 yards and completed 82 of 195 passes for 1,314 yards. He also broke Davey O'Brien's single-season record by throwing 23 touchdown passes. He was selected by both ''Look'' magazine and Maxwell Stiles as a first-team halfback on the 1942 College Football All-America Team. After graduating from college, Fellows was draft in the sixth round of the

1944 NFL Draft The 1944 National Football League Draft was held on April 19, 1944, at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Boston Yanks selected quarterback Angelo Bertelli. Player selections Round ...

by the Washington Redskins, but did not play in the National Football League (NFL). In 1947, Fellows played for the

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of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In 1984, Fellows was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame.

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