Russell Stanley Jackson, (born July 28, 1936), is a former professional Canadian football player.
Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League.
He is a member of the Order of Canada, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and has been described as the best Canadian-born quarterback to play in the CFL.
In 2006, Jackson was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#8) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN, the highest-ranked Canadian-born player on the list.