Alabama A&M football great Onree Jackson passes away
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Alabama A&M football legend Onree Jackson has died.
Jackson — who graduated from A&M in the 1960s — was the first Black quarterback from a predominantly Black college to be drafted onto a professional football team.
He was drafted to the then-Boston Patriots in 1967, according to Alabama A&M’s website.
Jackson died last Thursday at the age of 78.
His funeral arrangements have not been announced.
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