Born: October 3, 1944
Hometown: Tupelo, MS
Year Induction: 2000
Deceased : March 2, 2019
Okolona High School (1958-1961)
University of Chattanooga (1962-1965)
Delta State University (1966)
Cleveland Browns (1967-1972)
New York Giants (1972-1979)
Cleveland Browns (1979)
In 1970, in the first ABC Monday Night Football game ever aired, Jack sacked Jets quarterback Joe Namath. Jack insists it was nothing personal, but at the time said, “I waited a long, long time for that.”
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