University of Minnesota Crookston Athletics

Ron Jackson is a native of Antioch, Calif. where he attended Deer Valley High School. After graduating from Deer Valley, he attended Los Medanos College before transferring to the University of Minnesota, Crookston. He earned his bachelor of science degree from UMC in sport & recreation management.

After a standout career at UMC, he played arena football with several teams including the Omaha Beef and the West Texas Roughnecks.