| Cass Jackson | |
| Player Years1: | 1962–1963 |
| Player Team1: | San Jose State |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Years1: | 1968–1972 |
| Coach Team1: | San Jose State (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1973–1975 |
| Coach Team2: | Oberlin |
| Coach Years3: | 1976–1977 |
| Coach Team3: | Morris Brown |
| Coach Years4: | 1978–1980 |
| Coach Team4: | Southern |
| Overall Record: | 37–37–2 |
Cass Jackson is a former American football coach and player. Hired in 1973 to become the head football coach at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, he became one of the first African-American head football coaches at a predominantly white college.[1] Jackson later served as the head coach at Morris Brown College from 1976 to 1977 and at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1978 to 1980.[2] He played college football at San Jose State University, where he was a running back on the 1962 and 1963 teams.[3]