CFLer Jamacia Jackson, 26
Posted: Monday, April 14th, 2008 9:59 pmThere is heartache and pain for Sumter and the South Carolina athletic community. Both are in mourning tonight after the sudden, and, to this point, unexplainable death of football player Jamacia Jackson.
Jackson first grabbed the spotlight at Sumter High School when he was one of the top players in the state, playing in the 1999 Shrine Bowl. Jackson would move on to USC, playing safety and special teams for coach Lou Holtz from 2001-2204. Jamacia Jackson was about to enter his second season in the Canadian Football League where he continued to pursue his pro football dreams.
Monday morning the 26 year-old was found dead at his girlfriend’s home, he had presumably died in his sleep. How he died remains a mystery. …
This past January Jamacia Jackson signed on with the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger Cats. …
Jamacia Jackson is the second Palmetto State football player to pass away in the last few weeks. Newberry College offensive lineman Heath Benedict died last month. He was found dead on a couch in his Florida home. … Read full obituary
