Rickey Jackson, Saints' first Hall of Famer, has brain surgery
Rickey Jackson, the first person to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame whose NFL career was spent primarily with the New Orleans Saints, underwent brain surgery on Wednesday.
Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson was the first to bring attention to Jackson’s surgery, then Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune confirmed Jackson had brain surgery in New Orleans on Wednesday. Former Saints trainer Dean Kleinschmidt told Duncan about Jackson’s surgery but did not provide further details. Jackson turned 60 years old in March.
Dickerson sent out his well wishes to the fellow Hall of Famer.
Respectfully requesting prayers for my good friend @ProFootballHOF Ricky Jackson of the @Saints. He’s having brain surgery this morning. Ricky will overcome this adversity and prevail. We declare this victory in God’s name 🙏🙏 Blessings my brother!
— Eric Dickerson (@EricDickerson) November 28, 2018
Jackson was a member of one of the best linebacking corps in NFL history, the “Dome Patrol” in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The unit of Pat Swilling, Sam Mills, Vaughan Johnson and Jackson each made the 1992 Pro Bowl, a remarkable feat for four teammates all playing the same position.
That was one of six Pro Bowls for Jackson. Jackson spent the last two years of his career with the San Francisco 49ers, and was a starter for the 1994 Super Bowl championship 49ers team.
According to Duncan, Jackson also underwent surgery for prostate cancer in 2015.
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