About Weldon Jackson
Weldon Jackson was an American american football player.
Weldon Francis Jackson (born July 20, 1937) was an American football fullback for the BYU Cougars from 1956 to 1958. As a senior in 1958, he set a BYU record with a 93-yard touchdown run against Fresno State. For the full 1958 season, he led the Skyline Conference, and ranked seventh nationally, with 698 rushing yards. He also tallied 605 rushing yards in 1957 and 146 yards in 1956. He ended his collegiate career as BYU's career rushing leader with 1,449 yards, a record that was broken in 1962 by Eldon Fortie. He also competed for BYU's track team, winning a conference championship in the broad jump.
College statistics
+ 1956 BYU 10 531462.87430 1957 BYU101386054.4493 1958 BYU101016986.93296 Career BYU 30 292 1449 5.0 14819
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