Jackie Fellows Explained

Jackie Fellows
Position:Halfback
Birth Date:8 January 1922
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Death Place:Jerome, Idaho, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:165
College:Fresno State
Draftyear:1944
Draftround:6
Draftpick:50
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Jack Byron "Jackie" Fellows (January 8, 1922 – July 24, 1993) was an American football player. He played college football for Los Angeles City College, was selected to the Little All-American team and led the team to the national junior college football championship. He transferred to California State University, Fresno and played for the Fresno State Bulldogs football team.[1] During the 1942 college football season, Fellows led Fresno State to a 9-1 record, rushed for 599 yards and completed 82 of 195 passes for 1,314 yards.[2] He also broke Davey O'Brien's single-season record by throwing 23 touchdown passes.[2] [3] He was selected by both Look magazine and Maxwell Stiles as a first-team halfback on the 1942 College Football All-America Team.[4] After graduating from college, Fellows was draft in the sixth round of the 1944 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, but did not play in the National Football League (NFL). In 1947, Fellows played for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[5] In 1984, Fellows was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Fellows stars as Fresno unbeaten. Corsair. October 21, 1942.
  2. News: Fresno State Secret. James Mark Purcell. College Football Historical Society Newsletter.
  3. News: Jackie Fellows Hangs Up Pass Record as Fresno Whips Loyola. Eugene Register-Guard. November 30, 1942.
  4. Book: ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. 1187. ESPN Books. 2005. 1401337031.
  5. Web site: Just Sports Stats. 1947 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster. September 18, 2015.
  6. Web site: Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame Home. Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame Home. February 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731195939/https://www.fresnoahof.org/current-past-inductees. July 31, 2017. dead.