Rickey Jackson Rickey Anderson Jackson ( born March 20 , 1958 in Pahokee , Florida ) is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints ( 1981 – 1993 ) and the San Francisco 49ers ( 1994 – 1995 ) . In 1997 , Jackson was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame . Jackson won a Super Bowl ring with the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX one year before retiring . On February 7 , 2010 , Jackson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame . Early years . Jackson ' s first name was originally spelled " Ricky " ; he says he changed it himself in high school . Jackson played football and basketball at Pahokee High School in Pahokee , Florida . He made 188 tackles and caught 21 passes for eight touchdowns as a tight end . In 2007 he was named to the Florida High School Athletic Association ' s All - Century Team , consisting of the top 33 players in the 100 - year history of high school football in Florida . Jackson ' s nickname , " City Champ " , came from his days at Pahokee ; he has variously said that he chose the name himself or was given it because of his performance on the field . College career . Jackson was known as " the other end " at the University of Pittsburgh due to Hugh Green ' s presence on the team . Although overshadowed by Green , as a junior in 1979 Jackson was a second - team All - Big East selection and named an honorable mention All - American by the Associated Press and " The Sporting News " . As a senior in 1980 , he was a second - team All - America selection and a first - team All - Big East selection . Pitt ' s defense was ranked number one nationally in 1980 . Jackson ended his college career with 290 tackles , 166 of them unassisted . He also finished with 21 sacks , four passes defended and three interceptions . As a freshman he totaled 15 tackles and two interceptions , one returned for a touchdown . As a sophomore he made 27 tackles ( 21 unassisted ) and five sacks . In 1979 he had 111 tackles ( 47 unassisted ) and four sacks and recovered two fumbles . In 1980 he led the team with 137 tackles ( 87 solo ) , had 12 sacks , broke up four passes , recovered four fumbles and intercepted a pass . Following the game against Army in 1980 , in which Jackson recorded 12 tackles , three sacks , a forced fumble , an interception , and a blocked punt , he was named the " Sports Illustrated " Player of the Week . That same year , during the game against Penn State , he was chosen the ABC / Chevrolet Player - of - the - Game . Jackson made 14 tackles in the Pittsburgh Gator Bowl win and played in the Senior Bowl , where he was a team captain . He was the MVP of the East - West Shrine Game . Professional career . Drafted in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft ( 53rd overall ) from Pitt , Jackson was a member of the first draft in New Orleans under head coach Bum Phillips . Jackson played in all 16 games his rookie season and was named to the NFL All - Rookie team . In 1983 he was first - team All - NFC , the first of seven seasons in which he ' d receive post - season honors in the NFL , including being selected six times for the Pro Bowl ( in 1983 , 1984 , 1985 , 1986 , 1992 , and 1993 ) . Jackson was a four - time first - team All - Pro and a two - time second - team All - Pro selection . He was a member of the Saints ' famed " Dome Patrol " , a four - man linebacking corps named by the NFL Network as the best in NFL history . In his 13 seasons as a Saint , Jackson missed only two games , a result of an automobile accident in 1989 . He played the remainder of the 1989 season with his jaw wired and wearing a special helmet , still managing to accumulate 7 - 1 / 2 sacks during the year . In 1994 , Jackson joined the 49ers . He won his only Super Bowl with the 49ers that year . He retired from the NFL following the 1995 season . Jackson recorded 10 or more sacks in six different seasons and led the NFL in fumble recoveries in 1990 and 1991 . He finished his career with 136 ( eight unofficial in 1981 ) sacks and eight interceptions , which he returned for 68 yards . In his first year as a finalist in 2010 , Jackson was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame , one day before the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV . His bust , sculpted by Scott Myers , was unveiled at the Enshrinement Ceremony on August 7 , 2010 . He is the first member of the Hall of Fame to be inducted primarily for his contributions as a Saint . Records . On his retirement following the 1995 season , Jackson held the following NFL records . At the end of the 1993 season , his final season with New Orleans , Jackson held the following Saints records . References .