Elton Jackson

Elton Stanley Jackson (Jack)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 150 lb.

• School University of Maryland, College Park
• High School Patterson Park High School

• Born ~1928 in Baltimore, MD USA

BR register page

Biographical Information

Elton Jackson was a minor league infielder and a college coach.

Jackson signed with the Philadelphia Athletics. He split 1947 between the Martinsville A's (5 for 26) and Red Springs Red Robins (.267 AVG, .333 SLG in 53 G). In 1948, he was with Martinsville (.131/?/.182 in 28 G) and the Moline A's/Kewanee A's (.202/?/.255 in 101 G). In 1949, he batted .232 and slugged .329 as a regular for Kewanee. In 1950, he played briefly for the Savannah Indians (his only A ball action) and hit .266/~.367/.319 for the Tarboro A's. In 1951, he hit .174/.320/.216 for the Salisbury A's, drawing 41 walks in 68 games, to end his pro career.

He served in the US Army during the Korean War then enrolled at the University of Maryland, College Park. He became assistant coach in 1955, while still a student, and was head coach from 1961-1990. He coached several future major leaguers there, including Ron Swoboda, Tom Bradley and Jim Norris.

Sources include 1951 Baseball Guide, Newspapers.com

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1961	University of Maryland	8-12	5-8
1962	University of Maryland	7-14	4-8
1963	University of Maryland	10-12	5-8
1964	University of Maryland	10-9	7-6
1965	University of Maryland	16-8	10-4	CWS District Tournaments
1966	University of Maryland	11-12	6-8
1967	University of Maryland	12-6	8-5
1968	University of Maryland	19-6-1	12-5-1
1969	University of Maryland	19-6	13-5
1970	University of Maryland	26-14	15-7	CWS District Tournaments
1971	University of Maryland	15-10	11-4	CWS District Tournaments
1972	University of Maryland	18-10	10-5
1973	University of Maryland	11-9-1	4-8	ACC
1974	University of Maryland	11-17-1	6-6	ACC
1975	University of Maryland	15-8	7-3	ACC
1976	University of Maryland	19-14-1	8-4	ACC
1977	University of Maryland	14-12-1	7-4-1	ACC
1978	University of Maryland	14-14-1	5-6	ACC
1979	University of Maryland	15-20-1	7-5
1980	University of Maryland	24-10	9-4	ACC
1981	University of Maryland	23-13	7-3	ACC
1982	University of Maryland	13-17	4-7	ACC
1983	University of Maryland	14-19-1	4-6-1	ACC
1984	University of Maryland	18-14-3	6-7	ACC
1985	University of Maryland	17-23	5-8	ACC
1986	University of Maryland	18-28-1	3-10	ACC
1987	University of Maryland	15-24-1	5-12	ACC
1988	University of Maryland	20-24	5-14	ACC
1989	University of Maryland	17-22	4-13	ACC
1990	University of Maryland	22-26-1	2-15	ACC