He was at Palace before my time but i did see him play once for Orient against us in 1978.

He was on the pitch with a bunch of yester year Palace heroes only a few months ago, he looked very smart in his grey suit, seemed in good health with a really broad smile - if its true he has passed it would indeed be sad news - much loved by many a Palace supporter -

Oh. I am distraught.

I have seen them all since Vic Rouse and he was indisputably our finest keeper.

In his era the ball was leather and heavy, goalmouths were a sea of mud and centre forwards came barging in with impunity. He was as brave as they came and in another time he would have been England's number one.

I shall have the happiest memories of Jacko and even when he left us for Orient he continued as well as ever.

You can occasionally have glimpses of his brilliance when ITV show repeats of the Big Match.

He deserves a memorial statue at Selhurst and I will gratefully contribute to one.

R.I.P.

Man and boy Palace since my first game in 1948 sitting on my dad's shoulders

I was really upset when Bill Glazier left for Coventry, but soon became a huge Jacko fan. I remember him getting quite cross with a Leeds player once. RIP JJ

Edit it was Coventry not Leeds.

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RIP “Stonewall” one of my earliest Palace heroes. A great keeper and gentleman

A sign of the times too. How many papers now would expect fans to know the nickname of a Civil War general? Jacko played a while ago but not THAT long ago.