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Michael Jackson (wide receiver)

Michael Jackson, American football player and politician (died 2017)

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Born
April 12, 1969
Died
May 12, 2017
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1969

About Michael Jackson (wide receiver)

Michael Dywane Jackson Dyson was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1991 to 1998. He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Jackson was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 1991 NFL draft. He played in the NFL for the Browns and the Baltimore Ravens. Jackson signed a one-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks to play the 1999 season, but was cut at the end of the preseason. Between the first two games of the 1993 regular season, he briefly changed his last name to his father's surname Dyson before reverting to Jackson which was his mother's maiden name. Michael Dywane Jackson Dyson (April 12, 1969 – May 12, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1991 to 1998.

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Michael Jackson (wide receiver) timeline

  1. Michael Dywane Jackson Dyson (April 12, 1969 – May 12, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1991 to 1998.
  2. Jackson was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 1991 NFL draft.
  3. Between the first two games of the 1993 regular season, he briefly changed his last name to his father's surname Dyson before reverting to Jackson which was his mother's maiden name.
  4. Jackson signed a one-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks to play the 1999 season, but was cut at the end of the preseason.

The world when Michael Jackson (wide receiver) was born

Michael Jackson (wide receiver) was born in 1969. 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 1969

  • #1 song"Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
  • Top movieMidnight Cowboy
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookThe Godfather – Mario Puzo

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNew York Mets "Miracle Mets" win the World Series
  • Top headlineNeil Armstrong walks on the Moon: "One small step for man"
  • Technology milestoneApollo 11 — first humans walk on the Moon
  • Defining fadWoodstock festival
  • Notable inventionARPANET (precursor to the internet)
  • World population3.63 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population202.7M

1969 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Michael Jackson (wide receiver)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19692026
Gas$0.35$3.45/gal
Average home$16,400$435,000
Average income$10,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population202.7M341 million

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