UConn Mourns Coach Tom Jackson

[Milo65]

Rest in Peace Coach

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[LoyalFanCT]

He was a wonderful coach and person. Rest in peace.

 

[uchusky32]

RIP Coach Jackson! Thank you for are your words of wisdom!

 

[Windham4th]

Sad news

 

[Waquoit]

Now that was a FB coach that received zero support from his AD. RIP Tom.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[uconnbill]

Sad day on the loss of the coach who was a good coach and better man. May he RIP

 

[huskymedic]

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Very sad news.

When he was hired there were ambitions of actually doing football correctly in Storrs. Unfortunately the school's administration and top politicians in the state wanted nothing like that and cut the legs off any chance to upgrade football.

He was a good man, may he rest in peace.

 

[uchusky32]

Very sad news.

When he was hired there were ambitions of actually doing football correctly in Storrs. Unfortunately the school's administration and top politicians in the state wanted nothing like that and cut the legs off any chance to upgrade football.

He was a good man, may he rest in peace.

This is absolutely correct.

 

[Hoophound]

Great coach, good man and UConn icon. He could have been so much more if enabled.

 

[ktuck911]

Rest easy Coach.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

This is absolutely correct.

Nadzak constantly complained about the lack of support before him too. RIP Coach.

 

[Waquoit]

Nadzak constantly complained about the lack of support before him too. RIP Coach.

We had an AD who prided himself on returning money to the general fund.

 

[Dove]

May he Rest in Peace.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Beat out Bill Belichick as head coach

 

[Coach J]

Sad news he was a good man, I was not aware that he was sick. Oddly I was just telling someone a story about him on Friday. RIP Coach

 

[Duncan Idaho]

We had an AD who prided himself on returning money to the general fund.

Todd Turner would also say that the university leadership had no long-term vision for the football program. He turned down a UMass offer when they asked him to sustain their football program. Again, Coach Jackson did a great job. IIRC, Troy Ashley's brother played for PSU. Paterno thought Troy was too small to play there and through Jackson's connections he ended up here and became just a tackling machine at LB.

 

[Dove]

Beat out Bill Belichick as head coach

Seriously?

 

[huskymedic]

Seriously?

Seriously.

Flashback: Did we know this? Bill Belichick applied for UConn job in the 80's?