Russ Jackson
Russ Jackson
Born: July 28, 1936
Hamilton, ON
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: McMaster
Career: 1958-1969
Coaching record
Russ Jackson played from 1958 to 1969 during his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders. Jackson threw for 24,593 yards in his career, completing 1,356 of 2,530 passes with 185 touchdowns and 124 interceptions. He also ran for 5,045 yards in 738 attempts with 54 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 112 | 61 | 54.5 | 858 | 7.7 | 3 | 2.7 | 6 | 5.4 | 69 | 66.0 |
| 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 89 | 45 | 50.6 | 1009 | 11.3 | 7 | 7.9 | 7 | 7.9 | 59 | 84.9 |
| 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 52 | 20 | 38.5 | 322 | 6.2 | 2 | 3.8 | 3 | 5.8 | 68 | 48.7 |
| 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 117 | 59 | 50.4 | 1048 | 9.0 | 8 | 6.8 | 7 | 6.0 | 61 | 79.3 |
| 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 157 | 78 | 49.7 | 1427 | 9.1 | 10 | 6.4 | 13 | 8.3 | 63 | 68.1 |
| 1963 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 259 | 152 | 58.7 | 2910 | 11.2 | 19 | 7.3 | 8 | 3.1 | 73 | 109.4 |
| 1964 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 230 | 116 | 50.4 | 2156 | 9.4 | 18 | 7.8 | 15 | 6.5 | 107 | 82.1 |
| 1965 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 252 | 130 | 51.6 | 2303 | 9.1 | 18 | 7.1 | 13 | 5.2 | 77 | 85.5 |
| 1966 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 276 | 142 | 51.4 | 2400 | 8.7 | 17 | 6.2 | 15 | 5.4 | 69 | 79.1 |
| 1967 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 323 | 189 | 58.5 | 3332 | 10.3 | 25 | 7.7 | 9 | 2.8 | 94 | 108.0 |
| 1968 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 305 | 171 | 56.1 | 3187 | 10.4 | 25 | 8.2 | 16 | 5.2 | 65 | 97.8 |
| 1969 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 358 | 193 | 53.9 | 3641 | 10.2 | 33 | 9.2 | 12 | 3.4 | 82 | 106.1 |
| Totals | 2530 | 1356 | 53.6 | 24593 | 9.7 | 185 | 7.3 | 124 | 4.9 | 107 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 66 | 357 | 5.4 | 51 | 5 |
| 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 69 | 385 | 5.6 | 30 | 3 |
| 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 52 | 381 | 7.3 | 25 | 6 |
| 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 67 | 472 | 7.0 | 24 | 6 |
| 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 71 | 512 | 7.2 | 26 | 8 |
| 1963 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 64 | 384 | 6.0 | 42 | 5 |
| 1964 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 81 | 588 | 7.3 | 33 | 3 |
| 1965 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 24 | 129 | 5.4 | 26 | 2 |
| 1966 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 65 | 396 | 6.1 | 26 | 3 |
| 1967 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 61 | 329 | 5.4 | 23 | 4 |
| 1968 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 54 | 534 | 9.9 | 73 | 6 |
| 1969 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 64 | 578 | 9.0 | 49 | 3 |
| Totals | 738 | 5045 | 6.8 | 73 | 54 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 30 | 1 |
| 1965 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 32 | 0 |
| 1969 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 32 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 |
| Totals | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 |
Punt Returns:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1963 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1964 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1965 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1966 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1967 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1968 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1969 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 11 |
| 1960 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | 2 |
| 1961 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 7 |
| 1962 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 9 |
| 1963 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 14 |
| 1964 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 14 |
| 1966 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 14 |
Awards
1959 - CFL Most Outstanding Canadian
1963 - CFL Most Outstanding Player
1963 - CFL Most Outstanding Canadian
1966 - CFL Most Outstanding Player
1966 - CFL Most Outstanding Canadian
1969 - CFL Most Outstanding Player
1969 - CFL Most Outstanding Canadian
1969 - CFL Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
Honors
1962 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1963 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1966 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1966 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1967 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1968 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1968 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1969 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1969 - CFL CFL East All-Star
