Hall of Fame
Ted Jackson joins the Fairmont State Athletics Hall of Fame after leading the Falcons football program in rushing in three seasons (1970,1971, 1972). Jackson currently ranks 11th all-time in school history for career rushing with 2,076 yards and was a member of the WVIAC Championship team in 1969. Jackson was a two-year letterman on Fairmont State's track team also.
Jackson in his career carried the ball 461 times which is 10th all-time in program history and rushed for a career-high 763 yards in 1971. He also had 669 rushing yards in 1970 and 629 yards in 1972. In his career, Jackson averaged 4.50 yards per carry throughout his four years at Fairmont State.
After Fairmont State, Jackson was signed as a National Football League (NFL) free agent in 1973 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He signed as a free agent to the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 1974.
