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Tarvaris Jackson

タバリス・ジャクソン　/　たばりす・じゃくそん

American american football player

April 21, 1983 – April 12, 2020　・　Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Alabama
American football player

My Take

Tarvaris Jackson deserves a respectful, unhurried look. A Montgomery, Alabama kid out of Sidney Lanier High, he climbed through Arkansas and Alabama State before the Vikings spent a second-round pick on him in 2006. Quarterback in the NFL is one of the most punishing jobs in sports, and at 188 cm he kept showing up for it. He was never the flashiest star, more the dependable competitor who seized his chances. Losing him in 2020 at just 36 was genuinely sad. To me his story is less about gaudy stats and more about the grit it took to reach the top from where he started.

Overview

Tarvaris D'Andre Jackson (April 21, 1983 – April 12, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Jackson played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Alabama State Hornets. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Tarvaris Jackson
Name (Japanese): タバリス・ジャクソン
Reading: たばりす・じゃくそん
Born: April 21, 1983 – April 12, 2020
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Boar
Origin: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 188 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: American football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Sidney Lanier High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%90%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

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