BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS: 60 Days Out, Excitement is Building for Bobcat Football 2018!
7/1/2018 12:45:00 PM | Football
Charles Jackson is a one-time Bobcat star that not many know about
July 1: Bobcats by the Numbers takes a look at current and past Bobcats whose jersey numbers correspond to the number of days remaining before Montana State opens the 2018 football season against Western Illinois in Bobcat Stadium's annual Gold Rush game on August 30.
#60
Vacant: Jersey number 60 is currently unassigned at Montana State
Spotlight – Charles Jackson: The journey and story of Charlie Jackson – as he was known during his time at Montana State in the late 1950s – is one of the program's most unique and interesting. A Navy man who played fullback in the service, he was brought to Bozeman by assistant coach Herb Agocs as the first African-American to play at Montana State. Jackson earned his Army commission through the school's ROTC program, then re-launched his career as an officer for more than two decades. He also started his family, which included a son that would play football at East Carolina, in Bozeman. While the narrative is fascinating, the football portion of the equation is enough to land Charles Henry Jackson in the BBTN Spotlight. He transitioned to guard upon arriving at Montana State, and for four seasons lined up next to center (and linebacker) Sonny Holland. Jackson earned honorable mention all-league honors in the school's final season in the Rocky Mountain Conference, and was selected as an honorable mention small school All-America the next two seasons. During his four seasons at Montana State he helped form the heart of a program that included Holland, Dave Alt, Rocco Perciavalle, and a number of players considered among the top Bobcats ever. That group compiled a 35-6-1 record over that time, and Jackson was part and parcel of that success. He may not be mentioned early when Bobcat fans rattle off the top players in program history, but with his athleticism, track record of success, and accolades certainly land him on that list.
Chronology: Charles Jackson (1956-59), John Munk (1961), Gary Carle (1963-65), Rod Purdom (1966-67), Eric Wheeler (1968), Terry Totten (1970-71), Gary Wright (1972-74), Mike Tarbox (1975), Grant Fleming (1976), Chris Lofgren (1977), Ron Torchia (1978-79), Don Davis (1980), Brian Strong (1982-83), Todd Vasey (1984-86), Tom Walters (1987), Jeff Newton (1988-89), Scott Eaton (1990), Martin Nava (1992-93), Clay Allard (1994-95), Levi Casey (1996-97), Eric Ecker (1999), Brent Swaggert (2000-03), Dylan Kinkelaar (2004-08), Odin Coe (2011-12), Dylan Mahoney (2013-15), Taylor Tuiasosopo (2016-17)
Other #60 Notes: If you were a Bobcat fan a dozen years ago, how could you not love Dylan Kinkelaar? A star for tiny Winifred, he helped lead the Red Raiders to an 8-man playoff berth for the first time since 1981 (the school did manage some 6-man playoff success in the interim – hat-tip to Fritz Neighbor for his great story on Winfred in the October 13, 2002 Billings Gazette). Kinkelaar arrived as an unknown walk-on and redshirted in 2004, seeing hardly any action in 2005. But in 2006 he played in all 13 games for an FCS Playoff team, and a season later he played in all 11 games. He was a spot starter each of those seasons, and earned MSU's starting defensive end spot entering his senior season. He got off to a great start, but in the team's third game at Minnesota suffered a broken ankle. It was thought that his career was over, but Kinkelaar seemingly willed his body to heal, and returned after missing just five games. He logged a sack in his first game back against Northern Colorado, one of the team's most inspirational plays of the season, and had three-and-a-half tackles-for-loss and two-and-a-half sacks over the last four games. Not ony did Kinkelaar become a tremendous player as a Bobcat, working his way from literally the ground floor of the program, but he was a scholar. He distinguished himself at MSU for his research in th area of artificially inseminating cattle. More importantly, Kinkelaar was a strong building block in the foundation of in-state players in general, and walk-ons from small, rural high schools in particular, that allowed Mike Kramer and then Rob Ash to build and maintain a championship program, enjoying prosperity while surviving extreme turbulence.
#60
Vacant: Jersey number 60 is currently unassigned at Montana State
Spotlight – Charles Jackson: The journey and story of Charlie Jackson – as he was known during his time at Montana State in the late 1950s – is one of the program's most unique and interesting. A Navy man who played fullback in the service, he was brought to Bozeman by assistant coach Herb Agocs as the first African-American to play at Montana State. Jackson earned his Army commission through the school's ROTC program, then re-launched his career as an officer for more than two decades. He also started his family, which included a son that would play football at East Carolina, in Bozeman. While the narrative is fascinating, the football portion of the equation is enough to land Charles Henry Jackson in the BBTN Spotlight. He transitioned to guard upon arriving at Montana State, and for four seasons lined up next to center (and linebacker) Sonny Holland. Jackson earned honorable mention all-league honors in the school's final season in the Rocky Mountain Conference, and was selected as an honorable mention small school All-America the next two seasons. During his four seasons at Montana State he helped form the heart of a program that included Holland, Dave Alt, Rocco Perciavalle, and a number of players considered among the top Bobcats ever. That group compiled a 35-6-1 record over that time, and Jackson was part and parcel of that success. He may not be mentioned early when Bobcat fans rattle off the top players in program history, but with his athleticism, track record of success, and accolades certainly land him on that list.
Chronology: Charles Jackson (1956-59), John Munk (1961), Gary Carle (1963-65), Rod Purdom (1966-67), Eric Wheeler (1968), Terry Totten (1970-71), Gary Wright (1972-74), Mike Tarbox (1975), Grant Fleming (1976), Chris Lofgren (1977), Ron Torchia (1978-79), Don Davis (1980), Brian Strong (1982-83), Todd Vasey (1984-86), Tom Walters (1987), Jeff Newton (1988-89), Scott Eaton (1990), Martin Nava (1992-93), Clay Allard (1994-95), Levi Casey (1996-97), Eric Ecker (1999), Brent Swaggert (2000-03), Dylan Kinkelaar (2004-08), Odin Coe (2011-12), Dylan Mahoney (2013-15), Taylor Tuiasosopo (2016-17)
Other #60 Notes: If you were a Bobcat fan a dozen years ago, how could you not love Dylan Kinkelaar? A star for tiny Winifred, he helped lead the Red Raiders to an 8-man playoff berth for the first time since 1981 (the school did manage some 6-man playoff success in the interim – hat-tip to Fritz Neighbor for his great story on Winfred in the October 13, 2002 Billings Gazette). Kinkelaar arrived as an unknown walk-on and redshirted in 2004, seeing hardly any action in 2005. But in 2006 he played in all 13 games for an FCS Playoff team, and a season later he played in all 11 games. He was a spot starter each of those seasons, and earned MSU's starting defensive end spot entering his senior season. He got off to a great start, but in the team's third game at Minnesota suffered a broken ankle. It was thought that his career was over, but Kinkelaar seemingly willed his body to heal, and returned after missing just five games. He logged a sack in his first game back against Northern Colorado, one of the team's most inspirational plays of the season, and had three-and-a-half tackles-for-loss and two-and-a-half sacks over the last four games. Not ony did Kinkelaar become a tremendous player as a Bobcat, working his way from literally the ground floor of the program, but he was a scholar. He distinguished himself at MSU for his research in th area of artificially inseminating cattle. More importantly, Kinkelaar was a strong building block in the foundation of in-state players in general, and walk-ons from small, rural high schools in particular, that allowed Mike Kramer and then Rob Ash to build and maintain a championship program, enjoying prosperity while surviving extreme turbulence.
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