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Rickey Jackson Enters Hall of Fame

Rickey Jackson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday night and became the first New Orleans Saints player to receive a bust in Canton. Jackson thanked his presenter, Saints owner Tom Benson, for keeping the team in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and called on the NFL to avoid any labor...

Newest Pro Football Hall of Fame Class Can Learn Lesson From Alan Page

CANTON, Ohio -- It took a while, but we finally got there. Somebody, anybody in this newest Pro Football Hall of Fame class needed to control the stage and jolt listeners everywhere and dominate the moment like they used to dominate in games and talk not only about what this honor meant but also about what they were going...

Rickey Jackson's Hall Induction Part of Personal Renaissance

Super Bowl XLIV weekend changed Rickey Jackson's life. On Saturday before the game, he was named a member of the 2010 Hall of Fame class. On the following day, his adored New Orleans Saints became champions.No convincing Jackson that combination was coincidence."It was all God's doing," Jackson said. "The city had been in...

Seven New Members Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Dick LeBeau, Floyd Little and John Randle were selected Saturday as the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2010. Smith and Rice were shoo-ins who, according to sources on the Hall of Fame Selection Committee, were barely even discussed during...

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Building Bridges by Breaking Bread in Afghanistan

The war in Iraq is over, as signified by the casing of the U.S. forces flag in Baghdad.

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05/13/12 Tourney raises $400K for kids, education and arts Source: The Sun Herald - Biloxi MS Players included former Saints linebacker Rickey Jackson, who said he is a big fan of the game and was playing golf when he got the call that he was being inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jolly McCarty's widow, Evelyn McCarty, said she is touched by all the people who come together year after year to help carry on her husband's philanthropic legacy.
04/24/12 Jeff Hostetler, Karl Mecklenburg, and Dome Patrol... Source: The Big Lead The news out of New Orleans continues to roll in.
04/02/12 Building Bridges by Breaking Bread in Afghanistan Source: The Huffington Post The war in Iraq is over, as signified by the casing of the U.S. forces flag in Baghdad.

Background on Rickey Jackson

Rickey Anderson Jackson (born March 20, 1958 in Pahokee, Florida) is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints (1981–1993) and the San Francisco 49ers (1994–1995).

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