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Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to have been named an All-Star in two major American sports. Jackson's achievements at the elite levels of multiple sports have given him a reputation as one of the greatest athletes of all time.
Jackson played college baseball as an outfielder and college football as a running back for the Auburn Tigers, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1985. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Raiders and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and California Angels. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame in 2024.
In 1989 and 1990, Jackson's name became known beyond just sports through the "Bo Knows" advertising campaign, a series of advertisements by Nike, starring Jackson alongside musician Bo Diddley, promoting a cross-training athletic shoe named for Jackson.
A 1991 hip injury ended his football career and caused him to miss the entire 1992 MLB season; he returned to win The Sporting News AL Comeback Player of the Year Award in 1993, and retired after the strike-shortened 1994 season. Jackson expanded into other pursuits, including the completion of his Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Child Development at Auburn. Jackson still holds the NFL record for most runs of 90+ yards from scrimmage with two. In addition, Jackson appeared in small roles as an actor in television shows such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Married... with Children, as well as films such as The Chamber. He's been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated 13 times.
Jackson, the eighth of ten children, was born on November 30, 1962, and raised in Bessemer, Alabama. He did not meet his father until age 10. His family referred to him as a "wild boar hog," as he would constantly get into trouble. This was later shortened to "Bo", the name he has gone by ever since.
Jackson attended McAdory High School in McCalla, where he served as the team's running back and rushed for 1,175 yards on 118 carries with 17 touchdowns as a senior. He also excelled in baseball, breaking the national high school record for home runs by hitting 20 in 25 games during his senior season.
In track and field, Jackson was a two-time state champion in the decathlon. Both times that he was the decathlon state champion, he built up such a commanding points lead before the 1500 meters that he never competed in that event. "Distance is the only thing I hate about track," he said. Jackson set state high school records for indoor high jump (6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)), which stood for 37 years, and triple jump (48 ft 7.25 in (14.81 m)).
In June 1982, Jackson was selected by the New York Yankees in the second round (50th overall) of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft and was offered a $250,000 contract, but he instead chose to attend Auburn University on a football scholarship because he promised his mother he would be the first in the family to go to a major college. He was recruited by head coach Pat Dye and then Auburn assistant coach Bobby Wallace alongside defensive head coach Dominic Sauer. At Auburn, he proved to be a tremendous athlete in both baseball and football. He shared the backfield with quarterback Randy Campbell, Lionel "Little Train" James and Tommie Agee.
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Bo Jackson
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to have been named an All-Star in two major American sports. Jackson's achievements at the elite levels of multiple sports have given him a reputation as one of the greatest athletes of all time.
Jackson played college baseball as an outfielder and college football as a running back for the Auburn Tigers, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1985. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Raiders and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and California Angels. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame in 2024.
In 1989 and 1990, Jackson's name became known beyond just sports through the "Bo Knows" advertising campaign, a series of advertisements by Nike, starring Jackson alongside musician Bo Diddley, promoting a cross-training athletic shoe named for Jackson.
A 1991 hip injury ended his football career and caused him to miss the entire 1992 MLB season; he returned to win The Sporting News AL Comeback Player of the Year Award in 1993, and retired after the strike-shortened 1994 season. Jackson expanded into other pursuits, including the completion of his Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Child Development at Auburn. Jackson still holds the NFL record for most runs of 90+ yards from scrimmage with two. In addition, Jackson appeared in small roles as an actor in television shows such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Married... with Children, as well as films such as The Chamber. He's been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated 13 times.
Jackson, the eighth of ten children, was born on November 30, 1962, and raised in Bessemer, Alabama. He did not meet his father until age 10. His family referred to him as a "wild boar hog," as he would constantly get into trouble. This was later shortened to "Bo", the name he has gone by ever since.
Jackson attended McAdory High School in McCalla, where he served as the team's running back and rushed for 1,175 yards on 118 carries with 17 touchdowns as a senior. He also excelled in baseball, breaking the national high school record for home runs by hitting 20 in 25 games during his senior season.
In track and field, Jackson was a two-time state champion in the decathlon. Both times that he was the decathlon state champion, he built up such a commanding points lead before the 1500 meters that he never competed in that event. "Distance is the only thing I hate about track," he said. Jackson set state high school records for indoor high jump (6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)), which stood for 37 years, and triple jump (48 ft 7.25 in (14.81 m)).
In June 1982, Jackson was selected by the New York Yankees in the second round (50th overall) of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft and was offered a $250,000 contract, but he instead chose to attend Auburn University on a football scholarship because he promised his mother he would be the first in the family to go to a major college. He was recruited by head coach Pat Dye and then Auburn assistant coach Bobby Wallace alongside defensive head coach Dominic Sauer. At Auburn, he proved to be a tremendous athlete in both baseball and football. He shared the backfield with quarterback Randy Campbell, Lionel "Little Train" James and Tommie Agee.
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