Perry Jackson

J. Parnel Jackson (August 31, 1903 – April 27, 1988) was a professional football player who spent three seasons in the National Football League with the Providence Steam Roller in 1928, 1929 and 1930. Jackson won an NFL championship in 1928 with Providence.

Right name, wrong player?

According to an article by the Professional Football Researchers Association, Jackson played for the Boston Bulldogs in 1929. However, he was listed as a player on the field named "Arnie Shockley". Jackson, a teammate of Arnie Shockley's from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, used Archie's invitation to try out for Boston. According to Jackson, he was disappointed when he didn't receive an invitation to try out for any professional team after playing college football. However, Arnie Shockley did receive an invitation to try out for the Bulldogs. Shockley decided not to go, and Jackson saw this as an opportunity to try out for a pro team. He went to the camp, assumed the name of his teammate Shockley, and made the team, playing that year under the alias "Arnold Shockley".