Jackson was coached by
Pierre Brunet in
New York City, where he lived with the family of
1960 Olympic Champion Carol Heiss. He won a bronze medal at the
1960 Winter Olympics at the age of 19. The 1961 event was cancelled after the
tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of many of Jackson's contemporaries in the US figure skating team. He had not been scheduled to attend the championships that year and was luckily not on board the fatal flight. Jackson is the former director of skating and was also a coach at the
Minto Skating Club in
Ottawa, Ontario. In 1997, he was appointed a
Member of the Order of Canada (CM). He was inducted into the
Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2004, Jackson was included in the first induction of the
Lisgar Collegiate Institute Athletic Wall of Fame, as part of the 160th Anniversary celebrations. In 2012, he was made a
Member of the Order of Ontario (OOnt). In May 2016, aged 76 years old, Jackson appeared in a couple of
Stars on Ice shows in Canada, performing a duet with
Kurt Browning. His part included an
Axel jump and a waltz jump. ==Results==