Ozark native Wilbur Jackson was the first African American football player to join the University of Alabama (UA) football program, accepting a scholarship in 1970. Jackson entered the National Football League in 1974 and played for the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins before retiring in 1982.
Wilbur Jackson
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Courtesy of the Paul W. Bryant Museum, University of Alabama
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