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Fred Jackson (American football coach)

Fred Jackson, American football player and coach

Born
June 9, 1950
Age in 2026
76
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1950

About Fred Jackson (American football coach)

Fred Jackson (born June 9, 1950) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant running backs coach for the University of Michigan. He has worked with Michigan Wolverines running backs for 28 years, from 2022 to the present and from 1992 to 2014. He was also the offensive coordinator in 1995 and 1996, assistant head coach from 1997 to 2002, and associate head coach from 2003 to 2007. Jackson was on Michigan's staff when the team won national championships in 1997 and 2023. Jackson played college football at Jackson State. He has also held coaching positions at Flint Southwestern High School from 1971 to 1979, University of Toledo from 1980 to 1982, University of Wisconsin from 1983 to 1986, United States Naval Academy in 1987, University of South Carolina in 1988, Purdue University in 1989 and 1990, Vanderbilt University in 1991, and Ypsilanti Community High School in 2016 and 2017. He led Southwestern to a 6–3 record in 1978 and continued as Flint Southwestern's head football coach, compiling a 5–4 record for the 1979 season. One source claimed that Jackson won all-conference honors in three seasons and that the team lost only three games in those three seasons. During his two years as head coach at Flint Southwestern, Jackson compiled an overall record of 11–7.

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Fred Jackson (American football coach) timeline

  1. He led Southwestern to a 6–3 record in 1978 and continued as Flint Southwestern's head football coach, compiling a 5–4 record for the 1979 season.
  2. Jackson was on Michigan's staff when the team won national championships in 1997 and 2023.

The world when Fred Jackson (American football coach) was born

Fred Jackson (American football coach) was born in 1950. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1950

  • #1 song"Goodnight, Irene" – The Weavers
  • Top movieAll About Eve
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentUSA beats England 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup
  • Top headlineKorean War begins as North Korea invades the South
  • Technology milestoneFirst credit card introduced (Diners Club)
  • Defining fadPoodle skirts
  • Notable inventionCredit card (Diners Club)
  • World population2.56 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population151.3M

1950 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Fred Jackson (American football coach)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19502026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,450$435,000
Average income$5,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population151.3M341 million

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