Cass Jackson

Cass Jackson
Playing career
1962–1963San Jose State
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1972San Jose State (assistant)
1973–1975Oberlin
1976–1977Morris Brown
1978–1980Southern
Head coaching record
Overall37–37–2

Cass Jackson is a former American football coach and player. Hired in 1973 to become the head football coach at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, he became one of the first African-American head football coaches at a predominantly white college.[1] Jackson later served as the head coach at Morris Brown College from 1976 to 1977 and at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1978 to 1980.[2] He played college football at San Jose State University, where he was a running back on the 1962 and 1963 teams.[3]

  1. ^ Kaplan, Maxine (May 7, 2004). "Athletics employed radical". Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "New Coach for Southern U." New York Times. January 7, 1978. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Cass Jackson". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.