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Jackson in 2003, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Reginald Martinez Jackson
Place of Birth: Wyncote, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 18, 1946
Ethnicity: African-American, one quarter Puerto Rican
Reggie Jackson is an American professional baseball player. A right fielder, he played for a total of twenty one professional seasons, for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees, the California Angels, and the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is in the Hall of Fame. He is nicknamed “Mr. October.”
Reggie is the son of Clara and Martinez Jackson, a professional baseball player, who was a second baseman in Negro League Baseball, and played in the 1930s for the Newark Eagles. One of Reggie’s paternal grandparents was Puerto Rican. Reggie has a daughter.
Reggie is said to be a distant cousin of professional baseball player Barry Bonds .
Reggie’s paternal grandfather was named George W. Jackson.
Reggie’s paternal grandmother was named Ella James.
Reggie’s maternal grandparents may have been named Isaiah Williams and Laura Williams.
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