Great athlete and better person. I met him once as a student, he would walk up to a group of people he never met and put a smile on everyone's face. RIP JV
As several have said, one of my all time favorite Cyclones. My wife and I saw his first game at Hilton. Poor guy missed every time he got to the free throw line. His last attempt he made, and the crowd cheered like hell.
Damn, this really sucks. Loved watching him play back when I was growing up, him and Homan were a great tandem down low. The team with those two along with Stinson, Blalock and Sullivan was fun as hell to watch. Not to mention he was a stand up guy off the court that just seemed to live life to the fullest. RIP Jackson.
How "unique" is ISU when it comes to former athletes under the age of 35 to die?!? How many has that been now in the past 10-12 years? Do other schools have this type of thing happen where it seems as if at least one "young" former athlete dies each year??? Seems like this happens way too often here at our school....... Tragic for sure!