Jackson would play 12 years with the BC Lions, from 1976 to 1987, including 192 games, and two Grey Cups (1983 and 1985) and one championship (in 1985.) He was a Western All Star six times.
He selected to the Lions 50th anniversary All Time Team and is a member of the BC Lions Wall of Fame.
Both team coaches, Glen Jackson and Ifereimi Rawaqa, told media this week they were focused on seeing their teams play well and claim wins in their matches ... Jackson and his players know how important this weekend's result would be for the side.
Head coach Glen Jackson, a former international referee himself, was disappointed ... "If there's a chip-and-chase and the last defender sticks his shoulder out, if it's a penalty, it should be a yellow card," Jackson told the media after the game.
In the end the loss came via the highest margin Drua were defeated by - losing by 17 points in round five ... That was exactly what head coach Glen Jackson has been harping about in the past five weeks - not being able to finish off well ... Game progress.