Edward Jackson (American football)

Edward L. Jackson
Biographical details
Bornc. 1907
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materSpringfield
Penn State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1935Delaware State
1937–1944Johnson C. Smith
1945–1952Howard
1953–1955Delaware State
Basketball
c. 1940Johnson C. Smith
?–1956Delaware State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1945–1953Howard
1956–1968Tuskegee
Head coaching record
Overall130–53–10 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 MAAA (1934–1935)

Edward L. Jackson (c. 1907 – ?) was an American football and basketball coach and administrator for several historically black colleges and universities in the Eastern United States. He served as the head football coach at Delaware State University, Johnson C. Smith University and Howard University, altering his tenures among the three schools over the course of 23 years.[1] Not once during his football coaching career did a team of his finish with a sub-.500 record. Jackson also coached basketball at Johnson C. Smith and Delaware State.[2]

Jackson received Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. He earned a doctorate from the School of Physical Education at Pennsylvania State University in 1955.[3] Jackson went to the Tuskegee Institute in 1956, serving as physical education director until 1968 and then as vice president of academic affairs.[4][5] In 1970, he was recognized by the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation with a Presidential Citation.[6]

  1. ^ "Eddie Jackson Named Delaware State Coach". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. August 7, 1953. p. 6. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Hail Return of Louis Watson As Football Coach at Howard". California Eagle. Los Angeles, California. June 7, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "E. L Jackson Wins His Ph.D." The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. February 2, 1955. p. 22. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "New Physical Education Director Take Post At Tuskegee Institute". The Tuskegee Herald. Tuskegee, Alabama. July 10, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Ed Jackson Named Veep At Skegee". The Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. August 31, 1968. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Presidential Citation". The Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. May 30, 1970. p. 7. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.