1. Jack Jacobs, nicknamed "Indian Jack", was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League and Western Interprovincial Football Union.
20 Facts About Jack Jacobs
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Jack Jacobs was a charter member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, inducted in 1963.
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Jack Jacobs was popularly known as "Indian Jack" because he was a citizen of the Muscogee Nation.
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Jack Jacobs was selected in the second round of the 1942 NFL draft.
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Jack Jacobs played quarterback, defensive back, tailback, halfback, punter in the National Football League with the Cleveland Rams in 1942 and 1945, the Washington Redskins in 1946 and the Green Bay Packers from 1947 to 1949.
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Jack Jacobs then joined the Western Interprovincial Football Union as a quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, for whom he won the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy in 1952.
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Jack Jacobs's exciting passing game drew thousands of fans to Blue Bombers games, instigating the need for the city to build a larger stadium, Winnipeg Stadium.
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Jack Jacobs was the first player to throw for more than 30 touchdowns with 33.
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The next season Jack Jacobs threw 34 touchdowns and amassed 2,586 yards.
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Winnipeg Stadium, built in 1953, was nicknamed "The House That Jack Built" because of Jacobs' contribution to the success of the team.
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Jack Jacobs was twice a Grey Cup finalist, was named the all-western quarterback twice, and was one of the original inductees to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in June 1963.
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Jack Jacobs was inducted into the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977, the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004.
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Jack Jacobs asked for his outright release from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in February 1956.
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In 1957, Jack Jacobs added the role of general manager to his duties with the London Lords.
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Jack Jacobs suited up for the Toledo Tornadoes and saw action primarily as a punter although he did see some action at quarterback as well.
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Jack Jacobs put on the pads for one final game on July 18,1966, dressing for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in an exhibition game.
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In 1955, Jack Jacobs was a scout for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and later, was a coach for the London Lords of the Ontario Rugby Football Union for two seasons.
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Jack Jacobs worked as an assistant coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes and the Edmonton Eskimos.
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Jack Jacobs was an actor who played a professional football player in the 1948 movie, Triple Threat.
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Jack Jacobs died in 1974 in Greensboro, North Carolina from a sudden heart attack.