Jackson was originally signed by the Cubs in 1957 as an amateur free agent. That season, he played for the class-C Magic Valley Cowboys, batting .310 with 15 home runs. The following season, he was moved up to the class-A Pueblo Dodgers, and made his major league debut in July. He played 24 games for the Cubs, with just 6 hits in 35 at-bats, including his first and only major league home run off Ray Semproch of the Philadelphia Phillies on August 3, 1958.\n', '

In 1959, Jackson spent most of the season back in the minors, most of it with the class-A Lancaster Red Roses. He did play in 6 games for the Cubs that September, but had just four at-bats. During the offseason, he was traded with two other players to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Frank Thomas. Jackson wound up spending just one season in the Cincinnati organization before being acquired by the independent Toronto Maple Leafs. After one season with Maple Leafs, he was picked up by the Milwaukee Braves. He lasted just a single season with the Braves, and spent 1963 with the Washington Senators organization.\n', '

After the 1963 season, he was drafted by the Orioles. He started the season with them, but played just four of the team\'s first 23 games. He spent the rest of 1964 and all of 1965 with the Rochester Red Wings, the Orioles\' top minor league club.\n', '

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