Johnnie Jackson
Inducted 2013
Hometown: Harlingen
High School: Harlingen High School
College: University of Houston
Professional Sports: San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers
Best Known for: Football
Jackson was one of the best athletes to come out of Harlingen High School and the Rio Grande Valley.
In football, Jackson played in the secondary, quarterback and some running back, establishing incredible versatility and showing that he had the physical skills to play at the next level. He was named to the Rio Grande Valley Freedom Newspapers' All-Millennium high school football team in the secondary.
A 1984 Harlingen Cardinal graduate, Jackson was an amazing baseball player in the youth leagues and was an integral part of the Cardinal baseball team. He also participated in basketball and competed on the track and field team.
He accepted a football scholarship to the University of Houston. Among his accomplishments at Houston, Jackson once returned three interceptions for touchdowns against the University of Texas, an NCAA record that many never be surpassed.
He was a fifth-round draft pick by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1989 draft and started for San Francisco when they beat Denver (55-10) in the Super Bowl that season. Jackson played for the 49ers between 1989-92, and also spent part of the 1992 season with the Green Bay Packers. He made three interceptions and played in 55 NFL games.
