Jumpin Jackie Jackson
Athlete
1940 –
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Who is Jumpin Jackie Jackson?
Jumpin Jackie Jackson is an American former professional basketball player. Jackson was one of the first streetball legends in the Rucker Playground Basketball Tournaments in New York City in the early 1960s. He went on to a 20 year career with the Harlem Globetrotters, earning his nickname by snatching a quarter from the top of a basketball backboard on a bet.
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