Jackie Slater
- Los Angeles Rams (1976-1994)
- St. Louis Rams (1995 )
- 7 × Pro Bowl (1983, 1985-1990 )
- 7 × All-Pro selection (1983, 1985-1990 ) 1 2 team
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (2001)
- Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (2003)
- Jackson State Athletic Hall of Fame (2001)
- Bart Starr Award ( 1995)
- Locked back number at the Rams
- NFC Champion (1979 )
- St. Louis Football Ring of Fame
Jackie Ray Slater ( born May 27, 1954 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA) is an American former American football player and coach. He played as an offensive tackle in the National Football League ( NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams and the St. Louis Rams.
Playing career
College career
Jackie Slater is the oldest of five brothers and was already active in high school as a football player, basketball player and athlete. In 1972 he received a scholarship from Jackson State University, where he played along with running back Walter Payton and linebacker Robert Brazile for the Jackson State Tigers Football at the position of an offensive tackle. In the years 1973 to 1975, he was elected to the national team of South Western Athletic Conference. In 1975 was the year for the All-American, in the following year he played in the College All- Star Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Professional career
Slater was drafted in 1976 by the Los Angeles Rams in the third round to 86th place. In the first three years he came only as a substitute for use. It was only in 1979, he was able to secure a regular place as offensive tackle in the trained by Ray Malavasi team. This year he celebrated his greatest success. The Rams were able to win in the regular season nine of 16 games and met in the play -offs first to the Dallas Cowboys, who could be defeated by 21:19. With the win, the Rams were able to move against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game. The 9-0 victory over the Buccaneers led to collect the Rams in Super Bowl XIV, where they met the supervised Chuck Noll Pittsburgh Steelers, who were able to push through with 31:19 against the team from Los Angeles.
Along with Slater, the offensive line of the Rams became one of the best in the entire NFL. 1983 was part of this team to only 23 bag. This was the lowest figure in the league. The rookie running back Eric Dickerson was achieved with a gain of space of 1808 yards also a Jahresbestleistung. Although Slater could accrue only in the first seven games for the Rams because of a Kinieverletzung, Dickerson should surpass 2105 yards this performance in the following year yet.
The Rams were able to qualify in the next few years repeated for the Play Offs. A title win the team to Jackie Slater, however, was no longer possible. Before the 1995 season, the franchise moved to St. Louis. After just one game in the 1995 season Slater ended his career at the age of 41 years. His 20 years ' reckonable game in a franchise are a team and NFL record today.
Coaching career
Jackie Slater worked after his playing career as an assistant coach with the Rams and was engaged in 2006 as an assistant to head coach Art Shell of the Oakland Raiders. He was responsible for the offensive line and was released a year later due to lack of success together with Shell again. He then took a position as assistant coach at Azusa Pacific University.
Honors
Slater played in seven Pro Bowl, the final game of the best players of the season. He was seven times elected to the All-Pro and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, and in the Jackson State Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1995 he was awarded the Bart Starr Award. The Rams have his shirt number blocked, he also is on the St. Louis ring of fame in the Edward Jones Dome, home to the Rams, honored.