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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 be named an All-Star in two major North American sports.[1] Jackson's elite achievements in multiple sports have given him a reputation as arguably the greatest athlete of all time.[2]
Jackson played
In 1989 and 1990, Jackson's name became known beyond just sports through the "
A 1991 hip injury ended his football career, and his baseball career ended in 1994. 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 for 90+ yards from scrimmage with two.[4] In addition, Jackson appeared in small roles as an actor in television shows such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air[5] and Married... with Children,[6] as well as films such as The Chamber.
Early life
Jackson, the eighth of ten children, was born on November 30, 1962, and raised in Bessemer, Alabama. He was named after Vince Edwards, his mother's favorite actor. His family described him as a "wild boar hog," as he would constantly get into trouble.
He attended McAdory High School in McCalla, where he rushed for 1,175 yards as a running back as a high school senior. Jackson hit 20 home runs in 25 games for McCalla's baseball team during his senior season. He was a two-time state champion in the decathlon.[7] 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.[8] In 1982, Jackson set state school records for indoor high jump (6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)) and triple jump (48 ft 8 in (14.83 m)).[9]
College (1982–1986)
In June 1982, Jackson was selected by the
Collegiate football
During his time playing for the Auburn Tigers football team, he ran for 4,303 career yards,[11] which was the fourth best performance in Southeastern Conference (SEC) history. Jackson finished his career with an average of 6.6 yards per carry, which set the SEC record (minimum 400 rushes).[12]
In
In
In 1985, Jackson rushed for 1,786 yards, which was the second-best single-season performance in SEC history. For his performance in 1985, Jackson was awarded the Heisman Trophy in what was considered the closest margin of victory ever in the history of the award, winning over University of Iowa quarterback Chuck Long.[11] In 1986, he received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker.[15]
Jackson finished his career at Auburn with 4,575 all-purpose yards and 45 total touchdowns, 43 rushing and two receiving, with a 6.6 yards per carry average. Jackson's football number 34 was officially retired at Auburn in a halftime ceremony on October 31, 1992. His is one of only three numbers retired at Auburn. The others are 1971 Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan's number 7, and the number 88 of Sullivan's teammate and favorite receiver, Terry Beasley. In 2007, Jackson was ranked #8 on ESPN's Top 25 Players In College Football History list.
Statistics
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Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
Year | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | |
1982 | 127 | 829 | 6.5 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | |
1983 | 158 | 1,213 | 7.7 | 80 | 12 | 13 | 73 | 5.6 | 2 | |
1984 | 87 | 475 | 5.5 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | |
1985 | 278 | 1,786 | 6.4 | 76 | 17 | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 0 | |
Totals | 650 | 4,303 | 6.6 | 80 | 43 | 26 | 272 | 10.5 | 2 |
Collegiate baseball
Jackson missed much of his senior season after being ruled ineligible by the NCAA following a visit with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which he believes tried to sabotage his baseball career.[16]
In an April 1985 report, a major league scout stated that Jackson's only weakness was a lack of baseball experience. The scout said that he could be one of the all-time greats barring any injuries. He had a minor shoulder injury in the beginning of his collegiate football career, which didn't cause him issues in the long term. The scout also noted that this was his first year playing baseball and he seemed to be a "do it all type of player" and also stated he was "the best pure athlete in America today". At the time, Jackson was 22 years old, and trying to make an even bigger name for himself than he already had in his football career. In this scouting report, Jackson's worth to an MLB team was listed at only $200,000, much less than what he would end up taking home later on in his short-lived careers.[17]
Statistics
YEAR | G | R | H | 3B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
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1983 | 26 | 68 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 34 | .279 | .443 | .515 | .958 |
1984 | Injured | |||||||||||||||
1985 | 42 | 147 | 55 | 59 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 41 | .401 | .500 | .864 | 1.364 |
1986 | 22 | 69 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 30 | .261 | .424 | .652 | 1.076 |
TOTALS | 90 | 284 | 90 | 96 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 70 | 19 | 3 | 66 | 105 | .338 | .466 | .729 | 1.195 |
"Bo Over the Top"
On November 27, 1982, Jackson and the Auburn Tigers found themselves embattled with their heated in-state rival,
College track and field
While at McAdory High School, Jackson competed as a sprinter, hurdler, jumper, thrower and decathlete. His best 100-meter time in high school was 10.44 seconds, but he would later run a 10.39 at Auburn. He also ran the 100-yard dash in 9.54 seconds. As a hurdler, he recorded times of 7.29 seconds in the 55m hurdles and 13.81 seconds in the 110m hurdles. In decathlon, he reached 8340 points. In the jumping events, he had personal-best jumps of 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) in the high jump, 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) in the long jump and 14.85 m (48 ft 9 in) in the triple jump. As a thrower, he got top-throws of 15.27 m (50 ft 1 in) in the shot put and 45.44 m (149 ft 1 in) in the discus throw.[20]
Jackson qualified for the NCAA nationals in the 100-meter dash in his freshman and sophomore years. He considered a career in track and field, but sprinting would not gain him the financial security of MLB or the NFL, nor would he have sufficient time to train, given his other commitments. When asked if he ran a 4.12 40-yard dash at the 1986 NFL Scouting Combine, the fastest time ever recorded in NFL Combine history and a time that has been rumored from several sources,[21] Jackson claimed some of the coaches hand-timed him at 3.9 and 4.0, but that he actually ran a 4.13 electronic-timed 40-yard dash at a pro day at Auburn University.[22] He also stated he did not attend the 1986 Scouting Combine: "I did not go because I was already picked to be the first person to go in the draft," Jackson said. "If you're going to be the first person to go in the draft, why should you go to a combine and do all of that?"[21]
Personal bests
Event | Time (sec.) | Venue | Date |
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100 meters
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10.39[23] | 4134 | 111 |
333
Professional sports career
Baseball
Kansas City Royals
Jackson was selected with the first overall pick of the 1986 NFL Draft by the
Jackson began to show his true potential in 1989, when he was voted to start for the
On July 29, 1988, against the Baltimore Orioles, Jackson, batting against Jeff Ballard, attempted to call time out as Ballard was delivering the ball. The time-out wasn't granted, but Jackson recovered to swing and hit the pitch over the left-field wall for a home run despite taking one hand off the bat at the beginning of the at bat.[28]
Jackson's 171 strikeouts in 1989 tied him for 10th most strikeouts in a season for a right-handed batter since 1893. On July 11, 1990, against the Orioles, Jackson performed his famous "wall run", when he caught a ball six strides away from the wall. As he caught the ball at full tilt, Jackson looked up and ran three steps along the wall, to avoid impact and the risk of injury from the fence.[29]
Before Royals games, Jackson used to shoot at a target with a bow and arrow in the Royals clubhouse.[30]
During the 1990 season, Jackson hit HRs in four consecutive at-bats, tying a Major League record (held by several). His fourth came off
On March 13, 2024, the Royals announced that Jackson had been elected to the Royals Hall of Fame and would be inducted before the team's June 29 game against Cleveland.[32]
Chicago White Sox and California Angels
Only 16 days after Jackson was released by the Royals, the Chicago White Sox offered him a three-year deal, guaranteeing $700,000 per season with a performance-based upside of $8.15 million over the term.[33] White Sox co-owner Jerry Reinsdorf stated they did not anticipate him to play all seasons while he addressed his hip issues and avascular necrosis. Jackson played two seasons appearing in 23 games in 1991 and 85 games in 1993. He appeared on White Sox' disabled roster during the 1992 season due to completing hip replacement surgery earlier that year.[34] It was with the White Sox that he made his only post-season appearance, in the 1993 American League Championship Series, which Chicago lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in six games.
While with the White Sox, Jackson promised his mother that once he returned from his hip replacement surgery in 1993, he would hit a home run for her. Before he could return, his mother died. In his first at-bat after surgery, he hit a home run to right field. Jackson recovered the ball by trading an autographed bat for it, and stated he planned to have it bronzed and placed on her dresser.[35]
Jackson finished his career in 1994 with the California Angels.[36] That season was cut short by the 1994–95 baseball strike, and Jackson decided to retire at age 32. "I got to know my family," he said, "That looks better to me than any $10 million contract."[37]
In his eight baseball seasons, Jackson had a career batting average of .250, hit 141 home runs and had 415 RBIs, with a slugging percentage of .474. His best year was 1989, with his effort earning him All-Star status. In 1989, Jackson ranked fourth in the American League in both home runs, with 32, and RBI, with 105.[38]
Notable achievements
- AL All-Star (1989)
- 1989 All-Star GameMVP
- 1993 AL Comeback Player of the Year Award
- 10th in the 1989 AL MVP race
- 30-Home Run Seasons: 1 (1989)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 4 (1987–1990)
- 20-Stolen Base Seasons: 2 (1988–1989)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 1 (1989)
MLB statistics
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AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | |||
1986 | KCR | 25 | 82 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 34 | .207 | .286 | .329 |
1987 | KCR | 116 | 396 | 46 | 93 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 53 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 158 | .235 | .296 | .455 |
1988 | KCR | 124 | 439 | 63 | 108 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 68 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 146 | .246 | .287 | .472 |
1989 | KCR | 135 | 515 | 86 | 132 | 15 | 6 | 32 | 105 | 26 | 9 | 39 | 172 | .256 | .310 | .495 |
1990 | KCR | 111 | 405 | 74 | 110 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 78 | 15 | 9 | 44 | 128 | .272 | .342 | .523 |
1991 | CHW | 23 | 71 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 25 | .225 | .333 | .408 |
1992 | CHW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1993 | CHW | 85 | 284 | 32 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 106 | .232 | .289 | .433 |
1994 | CAL | 75 | 201 | 23 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 72 | .279 | .344 | .507 |
TOTALS | 694 | 2,393 | 341 | 598 | 86 | 14 | 141 | 415 | 82 | 32 | 200 | 841 | .250 | .309 | .474 |
Football
During his junior and senior years at Auburn, Jackson transitioned his focus to baseball and became increasingly vocal about his unwillingness to play in the NFL.[39]
A month before the
Jackson's collegiate baseball coach, Hal Baird, told the Tampa Bay Times that no one from either camp mentioned the trip to him, and feared the worst when Jackson told him that the trip had been paid for. Baird maintained that had he known about the trip, he would have told Jackson about the SEC rule that barred him from playing professional football while being an amateur in baseball. Along similar lines, Dye told the Times that once Jackson concluded that the Tampa Bay trip was "a tactical move", it ended any chance of him ever playing for the Buccaneers.[40]
Despite this, the Buccaneers selected Jackson with the first overall pick in the 1986 draft.
Jackson joined the Raiders in time for their Week 8 matchup against the
In his rookie season, Jackson rushed for a total of 554 yards on only 81 carries for a 6.8 yards per carry average. He played in seven games, starting five, and scored a total of six touchdowns (four rushing, two receiving). The next year, Jackson played in ten of the Raiders' sixteen games with nine starts, recording a total of 580 yards and three touchdowns.
Jackson's 1989 season was his best in the league. In eleven games, with nine starts, Jackson rushed for a total of 950 yards with a 5.5 yards per carry average and four touchdowns. In his abbreviated 1990 campaign, Jackson rushed for 698 yards and was selected to the only Pro Bowl of his career.
Jackson sustained an NFL career-ending hip injury from a seemingly routine tackle at the end of a 34-yard run in a playoff game on January 13, 1991, against the Bengals.[48][49][50]
In his four seasons in the NFL, Jackson rushed for 2,782 yards and 16 touchdowns with an average yards per carry of 5.4. He also caught 40 passes for 352 yards and two touchdowns. Jackson's 221 yards on November 30, 1987, just 29 days after his first NFL carry, is still a Monday Night Football record.
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | GP | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
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Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
1987 | LA | 7 | 81 | 554 | 6.8 | 91T | 4 | 16 | 136 | 8.5 | 23 | 2 |
1988 | LA | 10 | 136 | 580 | 4.3 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 27 | 0 |
1989 | LA | 11 | 173 | 950 | 5.5 | 92T | 4 | 9 | 69 | 7.7 | 20 | 0 |
1990 | LA | 10 | 125 | 698 | 5.6 | 88 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 |
Career | 38 | 515 | 2,782 | 5.4 | 92 | 16 | 40 | 352 | 9.1 | 27 | 2 |
Hip injury
Jackson's athletic career was affected by an injury to his left hip. In his last football game, the playoff victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in January 1991, Jackson suffered a dislocated hip following a tackle. In the film You Don't Know Bo, Jackson claimed that when he realized his injury on the field, he popped his hip back into the socket, which damaged the blood vessels supplying blood to the hip.[51] While doctors did not find proof that Jackson reset his hip, they did discover that there was a fracture of one of Jackson's hip bones, as well as traumatic chondrolysis (loss of the thin layer of cartilage that lines the ball-and-socket hip joint) and avascular necrosis (death of bone tissue) of the femoral head.[52] He would be forced to retire from football, and was then cut by the Royals in spring training. Jackson would return to competition with the White Sox toward the end of the 1991 baseball season but did not play the 1992 season while having his hip replaced.[34]
Popularity
"Bo Knows"
Jackson became a popular figure for his athleticism in multiple sports through the late 1980s and early 1990s. He endorsed Nike and was involved in a popular ad campaign called "Bo Knows" which envisioned Jackson attempting to take up a litany of other sports, including tennis, golf, luge, auto racing, ice hockey, and playing blues music with Bo Diddley, who scolded Jackson by telling him, "You don't know Diddley!"[53] This "Bo Knows" marketing campaign was for the release of the Nike Air Trainer I, or Air Trainer SC, a cross-training shoe, the first of its kind.[54]
Homage
The CHIKARA professional wrestling tag team the Throwbacks (baseball player Dasher Hatfield and football player Mark "Mr. Touchdown" Angelosetti) had a finishing move called "Bo Jackson".[55][56]
In 1992, the American hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest referenced Jackson in their song "Scenario."
In 1995, Jamaican dancehall artist Ini Kamoze referenced Jackson in his biggest single, "Here Comes the Hotstepper."
In 1997,
Radio personality
Detroit Rapper Boldy James named his 2021 album with The Alchemist after Jackson, as well as using his likeness for his 2021 album Super Tecmo Bo.
Video games
Called "the greatest athlete in video game history",[58] Jackson's digital counterpart was nicknamed by fans "Tecmo Bo" since being featured in the 1989 video game Tecmo Bowl for the Nintendo Entertainment System, where he is all but untacklable.[59][60] Players would make the popular move of running Bo all the way back to his own 1 yard line, then run 99 yards for a touchdown with defenders literally bouncing off him. Referencing his video game character, Jackson was featured in a 2016 advertisement for the Kia Sorento, with Jackson driving the car into a virtual stadium (a second ad features Brian Bosworth with Jackson referencing the infamous Monday Night Football touchdown run).[61]
He has his own video game for the original Game Boy portable gaming system, Bo Jackson's Hit and Run. The game featured both baseball and football. Released around the same time was Bo Jackson Baseball for the NES system and IBM-compatible computers. Jackson can be unlocked as a player in ESPN NFL Football. Jackson made an appearance in the 2004 video game NFL Street 2.[62] Jackson also made his first appearance in the modern Madden series, Madden 15 and Madden 16. He later returned in Madden NFL 20 as part of the Madden Ultimate Team 10th Anniversary promo, before getting a community-made Golden Ticket card.
Television
Jackson was a character in
He also appeared in an episode of the TV series
His likeness appeared in a 3rd season episode of Captain N: The Game Master.
Life after sports
In 1995, Jackson completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Child Development at Auburn[4] to fulfill the promise he made to his mother.[11]
Through the 1990s, Jackson dabbled in acting, having made several television guest appearances first on
Jackson served as the President of the HealthSouth Sports Medicine Council, part of
In 2007, Nike released a set of Nike Dunk shoes honoring Bo Jackson.[65] The set featured three colorways based on previously released Nike shoes: the "Bo Knows" Trainer I, Trainer 91 and Medicine Ball Trainer III.[66]
Jackson was inducted into the Baseball Reliquary's Shrine of the Eternals in 2016.[67]
Bo Jackson's number 34 jerseys are still sold by the Las Vegas Raiders.[68]
Working with his brand Promise Nutraceuticals, Jackson announced a line of
Personal life
Jackson is married to Linda, a rehabilitation counselor, and has three children – sons Garrett and Nicholas and daughter Morgan.[70] Jackson and his family live in Burr Ridge, Illinois. In 2009, he joined the board of Burr Ridge Bank and Trust. In 2013, the bank was acquired by First Community Financial Bank, who retained Jackson as a board member. In 2017, First Community was acquired by Busey Bank, and Jackson left the board.
The Chicago White Sox chose Jackson to throw the ceremonial first pitch before Game Two of the 2005 World Series. The White Sox went on to win that game on a ninth-inning walk-off home run, then swept the Houston Astros for their first championship in 88 years.
In 2007, Jackson came together with John Cangelosi to form the Bo Jackson Elite Sports Complex, an 88,000-square-foot (8,200 m2) multi-sport dome facility in Lockport, Illinois. He is part-owner and CEO of the facility. He has been successful with other investments, including a food company, N'Genuity. He often says that while he may have been great for sports, sports were no doubt greater for him considering the post-career opportunities that have been afforded him.[71]
On May 9, 2009, Jackson delivered the commencement speech at Auburn University's graduation ceremony. His speech was centered on the benefits of stepping out of one's comfort zone.[72]
On July 12, 2010, Jackson threw the ceremonial first pitch before the 2010 Home Run Derby at Angel Stadium[73] and participated in the celebrity softball game.[74]
In December 2010, he was named a 2011 winner of the
In April 2012, Jackson participated in Bo Bikes Bama, a five-day, 300-mile
On January 22, 2014, Jackson rejoined the Chicago White Sox as an ambassador for the team – joining the ranks of Frank Thomas, Minnie Miñoso, Carlton Fisk, Ron Kittle, Carlos May, and Bill Melton.[77]
In a 2017 interview with USA Today, Jackson said he never would have played football if he had known the health risks associated with it. "I wish I had known about all of those head injuries, but no one knew that. And the people that did know that, they wouldn't tell anybody," he said. "The game has gotten so violent, so rough. We're so much more educated on this CTE stuff (chronic traumatic encephalopathy), there's no way I would ever allow my kids to play football today."[78]
Jackson is known to frequently
Jackson's great-nephew, Shedrick Jackson, plays for the Cincinnati Bengals.[80]
Charity
In an effort to help his native state of Alabama, Jackson began a fundraiser known as "Bo Bikes Bama". The event began after a series of tornadoes devastated Alabama on April 27, 2011. The tornadoes claimed hundreds of lives and left many Alabama residents without power. The bike tour lasted five days where Jackson visited towns that had been demolished by the series of tornadoes. Bo was accompanied on this tour by celebrities such as Scottie Pippen, Ken Griffey Jr., Lance Armstrong, and Brett Favre. Today, the "Bo Bikes Bama" campaign has raised over $1.1 million for the Alabama Governor's Emergency Relief Fund.[81][82]
In 2022, he donated $170,000 to pay for the funeral expenses for the victims' families following the
See also
- List of multi-sport athletes
- List of athletes who played in Major League Baseball and the National Football League
Notes
- 1987/ Round 7 / Pick 183
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He serves as president of the Sports Medicine Council, a non-profit, youth outreach organization of HealthSouth Corporation.
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Further reading
- Gutman, Bill, Bo Jackson, 1991, Simon Spotlight Entertainment
- White, Ellen Emerson, Bo Jackson: Playing the Games, 1990
External links
- Bo Jackson at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Bo Jackson at Heisman.com
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Bo Jackson at IMDb
- Bo Jackson at the SABR Baseball Biography Project