Jerry Jacobs |
Full Name: Jerry John Jacobs Born: September 25, 1934, South Bend, Ind. Died: June 19, 2006, Atlantis, Fla. Seminole Relations: Father of Greg Jacobs |
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FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1952 24 G 6-0 185 Fr * South Bend, IN 1953 24 LG 6-0 195 So * South Bend, IN 1954 24 LG 6-0 208 Jr * South Bend, IN 1955 61 G 6-1 200 Sr * South Bend, IN |
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Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 52-53 T 6-0 185 Fr South Bend, IN 53-54 T 6-0 185 So * South Bend, IN 54-55 T 6-0 205 Jr * South Bend, IN 55-56 T 6-0 205 Sr * South Bend, IN |
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Jerry John Jacobs Obituary. Published by The Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, Fla. on Jun 22, 2006, page 22. Jerry J. Jacobs, 71 years old, of West Palm Beach, Fla., died on Monday, June 19, 2006, in the Jay Robert Lauer Hospice Unit at JFK Medical enCenter, Atlantis, Fla. Mr. Jacobs was a teacher and coach, at Forest Hill High School, for 30 years, having served as its Athletic Dire3ctor from 1967 until his retirement in 1991. He was inducted into the Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame in 1997, and was a longtime member of the West Palm Beach Country Club. Mr. Jacobs graduated from Florida State University, Class of 1956, where he played football under Coach Tom Nugent, earned seven varsity letters in track and football, and was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Mr. Jacobs was also a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in Japan, during the late 1950's, ten began his teaching career at Manatee High School, in Bradenton, Fla. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Snyder Jacobs, of West Palm
Beach, Fla.; two sons, Greg Jacobs, of Tampa, Fla., and Scott Jacobs and
his wife Mary, of West Palm Beach, Fla.; four grandchildren: Christopher,
Theresa, Scottie, and Jennifer. Additional survivors include his sister,
Joyce Reed and her husband Bill, of Merritt Island, Fla.; sister-in-law,
Elaine Haines and her husband Alan, of Bradenton, Fla.; a brother-in-law,
C.F. Snyder and his wife Mary Jane, of Sterling, Va.; and several
nieces. |
FSU Statistics |
Football |
Season Statistics Defense | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | | Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts ---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- 1952 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 1953 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 3- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 1954 11 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 1- 15- 1 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6 1955 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 2- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 ---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Tot 41 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 6- 0- 0 | 2- 15- 1 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6 |
Offense/Kick and Punt Returns | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp ---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- 1952 10 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 1953 10 | 1 2 2.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 1954 11 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 15 1955 10 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 ---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Tot 41 | 1 2 2.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 17 |
Football |
Game Participation | Starts 1952 | GP Off Def ----------------------------|-------------- Sep 27 Louisiana Tech | 1 RG RT Oct 4 Louisville | 1 RG RT Oct 10 Virginia Military | 1 RG RT Oct 25 North Carolina State | 1 RG RT Nov 1 Stetson | 1 RG RT Nov 8 Mississippi Southern | 1 RG RT Nov 15 Furman | 1 RG RT Nov 22 Georgia Tech | 1 RG RT Nov 29 Wofford College | 1 RG RT Dec 6 Tampa | 1 RG RT ----------------------------|-------------- Tot | 10 10 10 | Starts 1953 | GP Off Def ----------------------------|-------------- Sep 25 Miami | 1 LG LG Oct 3 Louisville | 1 LG LG Oct 10 Abilene Christian | 1 LG LG Oct 17 Louisiana Tech | 1 LG LG Oct 31 Virginia Military | 1 LG LG Nov 7 Mississippi Southern | 1 LG LG Nov 14 Furman | 1 LG LG Nov 21 Stetson | 1 LG LG Nov 28 North Carolina State | 1 LG LG Dec 5 Tampa | 1 LG LG ----------------------------|-------------- Tot | 10 10 10 | Starts 1954 | GP Off Def ----------------------------|-------------- Sep 18 Georgia | 1 LG LG Sep 25 Abilene Christian | 1 LG LG Oct 2 Louisville | 1 LG LG Oct 9 Villanova | 1 LG LG Oct 16 North Carolina State | 1 LG LG Oct 23 Auburn | 1 LG LG Oct 30 Virginia Military | 1 LG LG Nov 13 Furman | 1 LG LG Nov 20 Stetson | 1 LG LG Nov 27 Mississippi Southern | 1 LG LG Dec 4 Tampa | 1 Jan 1 Texas Western | 1 LG LG ----------------------------|-------------- Tot | 12 11 11 | Starts 1955 | GP Off Def ----------------------------|-------------- Sep 17 North Carolina State | 1 LG LG Sep 30 Miami | 1 LG LG Oct 8 Virginia Tech | 1 Oct 15 Georgia | 1 LG LG Oct 22 Georgia Tech | 1 LG LG Nov 5 Villanova | 1 LG LG Nov 11 Furman | 1 LG LG Nov 19 Citadel | 1 LG LG Nov 25 Mississippi Southern | 1 LG LG Dec 3 Tampa | 1 LG LG ----------------------------|-------------- Tot | 10 9 9 ----------------------------|-------------- Career Tot | 42 40 40 |
Football |
Game Statistics | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | | 1953 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Nov 7 Mississippi Southern | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 7- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Nov 28 North Carolina State | 6 3 9 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 3- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Tot | 6 3 9 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 3- 0- 0 | 1- 7- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | | 1954 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Oct 23 Auburn | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Nov 20 Stetson | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 20- 1 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6 ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 1- 20- 1 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6 | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | | 1955 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Sep 30 Miami | 5 2 7 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Oct 8 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 Nov 25 Mississippi Southern | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 ----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|---- Tot | 5 2 7 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 2- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all 1953 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Nov 7 Mississippi Southern | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | Nov 28 North Carolina State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all 1954 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Oct 23 Auburn | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | Nov 20 Stetson | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all 1955 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Sep 30 Miami | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | Oct 8 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | Nov 25 Mississippi Southern | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | ----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----- Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 |
Track & Field |
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points Comment ---------- ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ----- ------------------ ------ --------------- 1954 Season 04/24/1954 Georgia Shot Put 4 1 05/01/1954 Loyola-New Orleans Shot Put 2 3 05/08/1954 Miami Shot Put 3 1 05/15/1954 Mississippi Southern Shot Put 1 46- 3.25 14.10m 5 1955 Season 04/05/1955 Mercer Shot Put 1 45- 0 13.72m 5 04/16/1955 Florida AAU Shot Put 2 3 04/23/1955 Georgia Tech Shot Put 4 1 04/30/1955 Loyola-New Orleans Shot Put 1 47- 0.75 14.34m 5 05/07/1955 Miami Shot Put 3 1 05/14/1955 Mississippi Southern Shot Put 1 45- 2 13.77m 5 1956 Season 03/28/1956 Mississippi Southern Shot Put 1 45- 4.25 13.82m 5 04/07/1956 Davidson College Shot Put 1 45- 9.38 13.95m 5 04/14/1956 Florida Shot Put 2 45- 3 13.79m 3 04/28/1956 Loyola-New Orleans Shot Put 1 46- 2.50 14.08m 5 04/28/1956 Loyola-New Orleans Discus 2 3 05/05/1956 Florida AAU Shot Put 2 45- 7.38 13.90m 3 05/08/1956 Miami Shot Put 1 45- 4.50 13.83m 5 05/08/1956 Miami Discus 3 1 |