Grant Jackson, winning pitcher in ’79 WS Game 7, dies at 78

Grant Jackson, winning pitcher in ’79 WS Game 7, dies at 78

Grant Jackson, the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 1979 World Series for the “We Are Family” Pittsburgh Pirates and a reliable left-hander for 18 seasons in the majors, died Tuesday from COVID-19 complications. He was 78.