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ENROLLED Regular Session, 2010 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 76 BY REPRESENTATIVE AUSTIN BADON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend former New Orleans Saints linebacker Rickey Jackson upon being elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. WHEREAS, born on March 20, 1958, Rickey Jackson played football and basketball at Pahokee High School in Pahokee, Florida, and went on to play football at the college level at the University of Pittsburgh; and WHEREAS, Mr. Jackson was selected by the New Orleans Saints as a linebacker in the second round of the 1981 National Football League Draft; and WHEREAS, Mr. Jackson made an immediate impact as a rookie with the New Orleans Saints as a leading tackler, and he led his team with a franchise rookie record of eight sacks in a single season; and WHEREAS, during the 1983 season, Mr. Jackson established himself as an elite pass rusher in the National Football League, as he recorded twelve sacks that year and earned his first NFL Pro Bowl appearance; and WHEREAS, the 1983 season also marked the first of six double-digit sack totals recorded by Mr. Jackson throughout his illustrious professional football career; and WHEREAS, Mr. Jackson was named to the NFL Pro Bowl six times throughout his career, and he was named first-team All-Pro in 1986, 1987, 1992, and 1993; and WHEREAS, from 1981 to 1993, Mr. Jackson was instrumental to the success of the New Orleans Saints, and he helped the team register its first winning season and its first playoff appearance in franchise history in 1987 and its first division title in 1991; and WHEREAS, the New Orleans Saints never finished below the .500 mark during Mr.
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