Tony B. Jackson (November 7, 1942 – October 28, 2005) was an American professional

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player. Jackson was born in the borough of

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. A standout player under coach

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at St. John's University from 1958 to 1961, Jackson was six feet, four inches tall and played two seasons in the American Basketball League and two seasons in the

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. Jackson scored 53 points (including 12 three-point baskets) while playing for the

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of the ABL on March 14, 1962. He died of cancer in 2005 in Brooklyn.

Jackson,

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, and Roger Brown were indicted in the 1962 NCAA basketball

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scandals involving

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and banned from the NBA for life by then-NBA commissioner Walter Kennedy. Jackson participated in the 1968 ABA All-Star Game and holds the ABA record for free throws in a single game with 24.

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