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Ernie Jackson

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Personal information

Born:

April 11, 1950 (age 74)
Hopkins, South Carolina, U.S.

Height:

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Weight:

173 lb (78 kg)

Career information

High school:

Lower Richland (Hopkins)

College:

NFL draft:

1972 / round: 7 / pick: 164

Career history

Career highlights and awards

Consensus All-American (1971)
ACC Player of the Year (1971)
First-team All-ACC (1971)

Career NFL statistics

Interceptions:	15
Fumble recoveries:	8
Defensive TDs:	1

Player stats at PFR

Earnest Jackson (born April 11, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils.