 | Bill Jackson - Assistant Baseball Coach Office Phone: 641-784-5324 e-mail: wjackson@graceland.edu |
Bill Jackson is in his first year at Graceland University. Jackson will be the infield coach for Head Coach Brady McKillip and the Yellowjackets. Bill’s coaching career began as an assistant in the fall of 2000 at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, Illinois. He spent two-and-a-half years there as an assistant coach. In the spring of 2003 Jackson became the interim head coach of the Skyhawks and in the following fall Bill became the full head coach. In the spring of 2005 Jackson moved on to become and assistant at Summit County High School in Frisco, Colorado. In the fall of 2005 Bill moved again and became a volunteer assistant at Southwestern Community College in Creston, Iowa. In the summer of 2006 Jackson earned some valuable experience in Junction City, Kansas coaching a semi-professional team, the Generals of the Central Plains League where he worked with the positional players. In the fall of 2006 Bill was an assistant at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa.
Jackson’s’ playing career began at Sauk Valley Community College in 1996. While at SVCC, Jackson was a middle infielder. In 1998 Bill transferred to Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois. While at EC Jackson was an all-conference, tournament team second baseman and an all region selection. Bill went on to play two years of semi-pro ball for the River City Mudcats.
In his free time, Bill enjoys spending time with his family and friends along with skiing. Bill is a 2003 graduate of Aurora University with and MBA and a 2000 graduate of Eureka College with a B.S. in Business.
