Milt Jackson

Milton Jackson (October 16, 1943 – August 23, 2005) was an American football coach for 26 seasons. He had different coaching positions for the California Golden Bears, Oregon Ducks, UCLA Bruins, San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Oilers, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, and Baltimore Ravens. Also, he was selected by the 49ers in the seventh round, but did not play for them. Instead, he played for the San Jose Apaches and Sacramento Capitols.

Early life Jackson was born on October 16, 1943. He attended Grant Union High School in Sacramento, California

College career Jackson played college football at the University of Tulsa.

Professional playing career San Francisco 49ers Jackson was drafted in the seventh round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft with the 170th overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers. He did not play for them.

San Jose Apaches In 1967, Jackson played for the San Jose Apaches. He played punt returner and cornerback. On defense he had 5 interceptions for 82 yards and a touchdown. On punt returns he had 17 returns for 144 yards.

In 1969, he played receiver and cornerback. He had 10 catches for 112 yards on offense, and 4 interceptions for 22 yards on defense. The Capitols lost in the Pacific Division Playoff to the Las Vegas Cowboys. 1969 was his last season.

Coaching career California Golden Bears In 1975, Jackson got his first coaching job. He became the Linebackers coach for the California Golden Bears. He would spend 1975 to 1976 at California. The Golden Bears were named Pacific-8 Conference Champions that season. Two of the Linebackers that he coached were drafted in the NFL after the 1976 season. (Jeff Barnes and Phil Heck)

Oregon Ducks In 1977, he was the defensive backfield coach for the Oregon Ducks. In 1980 the 49ers recorded a 6–10 record.

Jackson was the wide receivers coach again in 1981, as the 49ers finished with a 13–3 record. In the conference championship, against the Dallas Cowboys, wide receiver Dwight Clark made a game-winning catch in the back of the end zone to get the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl. The play would be known as The Catch. The 49ers would then go on to win the Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Buffalo Bills After the 1982 season with the 49ers, he was named the wide receivers coach of the Buffalo Bills. They finished with a 8–8 record in 1983. He would coach them from 1983 to 1984 before going to the Philadelphia Eagles. Philadelphia Eagles He became the Philadelphia Eagles running backs coach in 1985. The Oilers had a 7–9 record in 1986.

His last season as the Oilers receivers coach was in 1988. Atlanta Falcons In 1994, he became receivers coach of the Atlanta Falcons. Two receivers he coached had 1000-yard seasons, Terrance Mathis and Andre Rison.

In 1995, with the Falcons, they recorded a 9–7 record but missed the playoffs. Three receivers he coached had 1000-yard seasons in 1995.

In 1996, he became the assistant head coach for the Falcons. He only coached one season with the Giants.

Seattle Seahawks He coached the Seattle Seahawks wide receivers in 1998. It was 20 seasons after Jackson had won Super Bowl XVI. He retired following the season

Later life He died on August 23, 2005, from a heart attack. He was 61 at the time of his death.