Sports: John Glyn Jackson, 1987, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: October 21, 1987 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Jackson Named to "N" Hall of Fame

Six former Demon athletes were inducted recently into the NSU Graduate "N"
Club Hall of Fame, marking the highest athletic honor bestowed upon any former
Demon.  Included among the list of honorees was Winnfield's Johnny Jackson.

Jackson was a track and football performer for the Demons in the late 1940s,
enrolling at Northwestern State after completing service in the U. S. Navy in
the fall of 1946.

As a running back, he was selected to the first team All-Gulf States
Conference Team in 1947 and competed in the 100 and 200 meter dashes along
with the 440 and 880 relay teams.  He was a member of the 1947 track foursome
that won the Southwestern team track title.

Jackson explained that, in order to be eligible for the Hall of Fame, nominees
must be members of the "N" Club, having participated and lettered in one or
more varsity sports at NSU.  "A committee nominates athletes from past lists,"
he noted, "and then the members vote on the nominees."

Jackson had been nominated once before but this was his first time to be
selected.

The top honor for any NSU athlete is induction into the Graduate "N" Hall of
Fame which is located in the front foyer of Prather Coliseum, where 85 former
Demon and Lady Demon athletes are enshrined.  This year's ceremonies were held
Saturday, October 3, during the NSU-NLU football contest.