Harold Jackson had two great seasons in Philadelphia, leading the league in receiving yards in 1969 and 1973. It is too bad that Jackson was the only one playing well for those dreadful Eagles teams.
This isn’t to say that Jackson didn’t have good campaigns at other times in his career. He became a Ram and was part of a very good squad there. Ironically, he went from being hidden on a bad team to being overshadowed on a fairly good one, even despite finishing second in MVP voting in his first year there (1973). Jackson was a Red Zone Specialist and a serious threat throughout his career.
Harold Jackson’s career numbers are quite good (10,372 Yards and 76 Touchdowns), especially considering that he tallied most of his numbers at a time when Wide Receivers were not setting the NFL on fire. However, since he wasn’t selected to the 1970s All-Decade team, it is hard to see how he can make the Hall, especially since other great wideouts from the ’70s are still out.
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