Jackie Wallace

Jackie Wallace
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Wallace in 1977
No. 25, 20
Position:Cornerback,
Return specialist
Personal information
Born: (1951-03-13) March 13, 1951 (age 73)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Augustine (New Orleans, Louisiana)
College:Arizona
NFL draft:1973 / round: 2 / pick: 34
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:70
Starts:34
Punt returns:83
Punt return yards:852
Interceptions:11
Player stats at PFR

Jackie Wallace (born March 13, 1951) is a former American college and professional football cornerback. He played college football at the University of Arizona from 1970 through 1972 and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Colts, and Los Angeles Rams from 1974 through 1979, taking part in two Super Bowls with the Vikings and Rams.

Since the end of his NFL career, Wallace has periodically struggled with substance abuse and experienced bouts of homelessness. In 2014, he joined a class-action concussion lawsuit against the NFL. His whereabouts were unknown until November 2019 when NOLA did another article about him.