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| William "Red" Jackson |
Affectionately known as “Red,” William Jackson excelled in football, basketball and baseball while at Parker-Gray High School. As quarterback at North Carolina A&T, he led the Aggies to a Black National Championship. “Red” played baseball in the Negro League and football in the Canadian Professional League. He coached at a number of historically black colleges and universities, retiring from Benedict College in South Carolina. He was one of three Alexandrians to be selected for induction into the Black College Football All-American Team in 1949 and 1950.
Lloyd, Ellis, and Jackson, all from Parker-Gray, were all three on the First Team, Black College All-American in 1949.
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