The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday that Jackson won the 2015 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, which recognizes "longtime exceptional contributions to radio in television in professional football. Jackson will be recognized for the annual award on August 8 during the 2015 Enshrinement Ceremony.
An outstanding player during his 14 years with the Broncos, Jackson began his television career with a brief weekly show in Denver before making the jump to ESPN in 1987 to join Chris Berman on Sunday NFL Countdown and later, NFL PrimeTime and SportsCenter.
“For almost three decades, Tom has brought the same enthusiasm to our studio shows as he did to Denver’s ‘Orange Crush’ defense.