Van Jakes

{{Short description|American football player (born 1961)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Van Jakes

| number = 22, 24

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|5|10}}

| birth_place = Phenix City, Alabama, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 180

| high_school = Seneca Vocational{{avoid wrap|(Buffalo, New York)}}

| college = Kent State

| undraftedyear = 1983

| pastteams =

• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1983|1984}})
• Jacksonville Bulls ({{USFL Year|1985}})
• New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1986|1988}})
• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1989}})

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 9

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 1

| pfr = JakeVa20

}}

Van Keith Jakes (born May 10, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for six seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs, the New Orleans Saints, and the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kent State Golden Flashes.

Van Jakes is the father of professional soccer player Leigh Jakes.[http://www.nusports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/jakes_leigh00.html Leigh Jakes Bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202114241/http://www.nusports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/jakes_leigh00.html |date=February 2, 2014 }} Northwestern Wildcats. Retrieved June 21, 2014.