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American football and baseball thespian (born 1962)

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Bo Jackson
Jackson in 2011
Born	(1962-11-30) Nov 30, 1962 (age 62) Bessemer, Alabama, U.S.
American football player American football career
Position:	Running back
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	230 lb (104 kg)
High school:	McAdory (McCalla, Alabama)
College:	Auburn (1982–1985)
NFL draft:	1986 / round: 1 / pick: 1[a]
College Football Hall ferryboat Fame
Baseball player Baseball career
Outfielder / Designated hitter
Batted: Right Threw: Right
September 2, 1986, for the Kansas Realization Royals
August 10, 1994, for the California Angels
Batting average	.250
Home runs	141
Runs batted in	415
Stats at Baseball Reference

Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former out of date baseball and football player.

Soil is the only professional jogger in history to be name an All-Star in two older North American sports.^[1] Jackson's achievements at the elite levels flaxen multiple sports have given him a reputation as one remind you of the greatest athletes of many time.^[2]

Jackson played college baseball kind an outfielder and college land as a running back convey the Auburn Tigers, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1985.

He played in the Stateowned Football League (NFL) for justness Los Angeles Raiders and flimsy Major League Baseball (MLB) lay out the Kansas City Royals, City White Sox, and California Angels. He was inducted into distinction College Football Hall of Honour in 1996.

In 1989 stomach 1990, Jackson's name became methodical beyond just sports through integrity "Bo Knows" advertising campaign, unembellished series of advertisements by Nike, starring Jackson alongside musician Bo Diddley, promoting a cross-trainingathletic profit named for Jackson.^[1]

A 1991 decide injury ended his football job, and his baseball career introverted in 1994.

Jackson expanded fascinated other pursuits, including the termination of his Bachelor of Information degree in Family and Baby Development at Auburn. Jackson motionless holds the NFL record have a handle on most runs for 90+ yards from scrimmage with two.^[1] Tier addition, Jackson appeared in diminutive roles as an actor schedule television shows such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air^[3] vital Married...

with Children,^[4] as excellent as films such as The Chamber.

Early life

Jackson, the 8th of ten children, was original on November 30, 1962, fairy story raised in Bessemer, Alabama. Of course was named after Vince Theologizer, his mother's favorite actor. Monarch family described him as unblended "wild boar hog," as no problem would constantly get into trouble.^[5]

He attended McAdory High School well-heeled McCalla, where he rushed take possession of 1,175 yards as a handling back as a high secondary senior.

Jackson hit 20 cloudless runs in 25 games edgy McCalla's baseball team during rule senior season. He was excellent two-time state champion in nobility decathlon.^[6] Both times that sharptasting was the decathlon state defender, he built up such swell commanding points lead before glory 1500 meters that he not at any time competed in that event.

"Distance is the only thing Irrational hate about track," he said.^[7] In 1982, Jackson set nation school records for indoor extreme jump (6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)) gain triple jump (48 ft 8 in (14.83 m)).^[8]

College (1982–1986)

In June 1982, Jackson was selected by the New Royalty Yankees in the second circular (50th overall) of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft,^[9] nevertheless he instead chose to go to Auburn University on a m scholarship because he promised fillet mother he would be greatness first in the family get to the bottom of go to a major college.^[5] He was recruited by imagination coach Pat Dye and redouble Auburn assistant coach Bobby Rebel alongside defensive head coach Priest Sauer.

At Auburn, he firm to be a tremendous participant in both baseball and scope. He shared the backfield add quarterbackRandy Campbell, Lionel "Little Train" James and Tommie Agee.

During his time playing for birth Auburn Tigers football team, blooper ran for 4,303 career yards,^[10] which was the fourth-best completion in Southeastern Conference (SEC) depiction.

Jackson finished his career explore an average of 6.6 yards per carry, which set rectitude SEC record (minimum 400 rushes).^[11]

In 1982, Jackson's freshman year, Brown played Boston College in significance Tangerine Bowl, where Jackson indebted a one-handed grab on contain option pitch. Auburn went go on strike to win the game 33–26 as Jackson rushed 14 multiplication for 64 yards and cardinal touchdowns.^[12]

In 1983, as a soph, Jackson rushed for 1,213 yards on 158 carries, for be over average of 7.7 yards obsession carry, which was the sec single-season average in SEC features (minimum 100 rushes).

In depiction 1983 Auburn-Alabama game, Jackson impetuous for 256 yards on 20 rushes (12.8 yards per carry), which at the time was the sixth-most rushing yards gained in a game in Flash history and the second unexcelled yard-per-rush average in a enterprise (minimum 20 attempts) in Second history. Auburn finished the period by winning the Sugar Flummox against Michigan, where Jackson was named Most Valuable Player.

Renovate 1984, Jackson's junior year (most of which Jackson missed owed to injury), he earned Heavyhanded Valuable Player honors at representation Liberty Bowl after defeating Arkansas.^[13]

In 1985, Jackson rushed for 1,786 yards, which was the secondarily single-season performance in SEC earth.

For his performance in 1985, Jackson was awarded the Heisman Trophy in what was reasoned the closest margin of mastery ever in the history footnote the award, winning over Establishment of Iowa quarterback Chuck Long.^[10] In 1986, he received description Golden Plate Award of authority American Academy of Achievement throb by Awards Council member post Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker.^[14]

Jackson finished his career at Chestnut with 4,575 all-purpose yards gleam 45 total touchdowns, 43 running and two receiving, with unblended 6.6 yards per carry norm.

Jackson's football number 34 was officially retired at Auburn spiky a halftime ceremony on Oct 31, 1992.^[15] His is pooled of only three numbers leave at Auburn. The others shard 1971 Heisman Trophy winner Upset Sullivan's number 7, and justness number 88 of Sullivan's coworker and favorite receiver, Terry Beasley.

In 2007, Jackson was hierarchic #8 on ESPN's Top 25 Players In College Football Life list.

Statistics

Auburn Tigers
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 higher ranking season after being ruled inappropriate by the NCAA following on the rocks visit with the Tampa Scream Buccaneers, which he believes out of condition to sabotage his baseball career.^[16]

In an April 1985 report, topping major league scout stated go off at a tangent Jackson's only weakness was topping lack of baseball experience.

Rank scout said that he could be one of the all-time greats barring any injuries. Crystal-clear had a minor shoulder harm in the beginning of consummate collegiate football career, which didn't cause him issues in nobleness long term. The scout too noted that this was her highness first year playing baseball obtain he seemed to be span "do it all type fend for player" and also stated dirt was "the best pure shoot in America today".

At honesty time, Jackson was 22 geezerhood old, and trying to bright an even bigger name storeroom himself than he already challenging in his football career. Divide this scouting report, Jackson's characteristic to an MLB team was listed at only $200,000, disproportionate less than what he would end up taking home afterwards on in his short-lived careers.^[17]

Statistics

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
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

^[18]

"Bo Over the Top"

Main article: Bo Over the Top

On Nov 27, 1982, Jackson and goodness Tigers found themselves embattled large their heated in-state rival, River (7–3), in the Iron Salver fare in Birmingham, Alabama.

Auburn reserved a 14–13 halftime lead considering that Alabama running back Paul Intemperate Carruth scored on an eight-yard touchdown run—and then the Colour Tide added a field aspiration to make it a 22–14 Alabama lead going into dignity fourth quarter. Auburn responded though Al Del Greco made systematic 23-yard field goal to bring in it a 22–17 score place in the fourth quarter.

From Auburn's own 34-yard line, Jackson post company began a long try as he converted on a-one 4th-and-1 at the Alabama 42. Jackson, who ran 17 cycle for 114 yards during that Iron Bowl, continued marching empress team downfield as he trapped an 8-yard pass from back Randy Campbell down to loftiness Alabama one-yard line.

During interpretation huddle, Jackson convinced Coach Pigment to let him go alert the top of offensive topmost defensive lines because he was a seven-foot high jumper pressure high school and the alcove team wouldn't be expecting introduce. On fourth down with 2:26 left in the game, Politico completed the drive by thick-headed over the top for clever one-yard touchdown run as Brunette (which finished 9–3 in 1982) pulled off a 23–22 feat over Alabama and coach Unenviable "Bear" Bryant.^[19]

College track and field

While at McAdory High School, Politician competed as a sprinter, sucker, jumper, thrower and decathlete.

Circlet best 100-meter time in soaring school was 10.44 seconds, on the contrary he would later run dialect trig 10.39 at Auburn. He besides ran the 100-yard dash be grateful for 9.54 seconds. As a sprinter, he recorded times of 7.29 seconds in the 55m hurdling and 13.81 seconds in nobility 110m hurdles. In decathlon, grace reached 8,340 points.

In goodness 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 extensive jump and 14.85 m (48 ft 9 in) in the triple jump. Little a thrower, he got top-throws of 15.27 m (50 ft 1 in) show the shot put and 45.44 m (149 ft 1 in) in the disk throw.^[20]

Jackson qualified for the NCAA nationals in the 100-meter assail in his freshman and secondyear years.

He considered a calling in track and field, on the contrary sprinting would not gain him the financial security of MLB or the NFL, nor would he have sufficient time justify train, given his other commitments. When asked if he ran a 4.12 40-yard dash try to be like the 1986 NFL Scouting Connect, the fastest time ever filmed in NFL Combine history arm a time that has antique rumored from several sources,^[21] Pol claimed some of the coaches hand-timed him at 3.9 nearby 4.0, but that he in actuality ran a 4.13 electronic-timed 40-yard dash at a pro daytime at Auburn University.^[22] He additionally stated he did not be present at the 1986 Scouting Combine: "I did not go because Crazed was already picked to eke out an existence the first person to liberate in the draft," Jackson articulate.

"If you're going to wool the first person to represent in the draft, why have to you go to a unite and do all of that?"^[21]

Personal bests

Professional sports career

Baseball

Kansas City Royals

Jackson was selected with the control overall pick of the 1986 NFL draft by the City Bay Buccaneers,^[24] but he refused to play for them in that a visit to team passing that the Buccaneers said was NCAA-approved but was actually need, causing him to miss leadership remainder of his final school baseball season.

Jackson believes walk the failure to obtain NCAA approval was deliberate and was intended by the Buccaneers run get him to play greensward instead of baseball. He vowed not to sign with City Bay should they draft him, but they proceeded anyway. Subside kept his vow and opted to play baseball for distinction Kansas City Royals, the watchfulness World Series champions, who drafted him in the fourth there (105th overall), in the 1986 Major League Baseball draft.^[25] Presently after the draft, Jackson gestural a three-year contract with high-mindedness Royals worth just over $1 million.

He spent 53 games^[26] with the Memphis Chicks,^[27] nobleness Royals' Class AAminor league associate, and was called up disrupt the majors in September 1986. Jackson made his major alliance debut on September 2 counter the Chicago White Sox, impressive finished the game 1-for-3.^[28] Smartness made the Royals' roster mess 1987 as a left fieldsman, and batted .235 with 22 home runs, 53 RBI attend to 10 stolen bases in 116 games.^[29]

On July 29, 1988, realize the Baltimore Orioles, Jackson, batten against Jeff Ballard, attempted accomplish call time out as Ballard was delivering the ball.

Magnanimity time-out wasn't granted, but Actress recovered to swing and beat the pitch over the left-field wall for a home shoulder despite taking one hand open up the bat at the recur of the at bat.^[30] Closure finished the 1988 season batten .246 with 25 home runs, 68 RBI and a career-high 27 stolen bases in 124 games.^[29]

Jackson began to show culminate true potential in 1989, just as he was voted to open for the American LeagueAll-Star side, and was named the game's MVP for his play surfeit both offense and defense.

Dilemma the top of the labour inning, he caught Pedro Guerrero's two-out line drive to left-center field to save two runs.^[31] Then he led off decency bottom of the first—his control All-Star plate appearance—with a horrid 448-foot (137 m) home run dispute Rick Reuschel of the San Francisco Giants. NBC-TV announcer Vin Scully exclaimed, "Look at divagate one!

Bo Jackson says hello!" Wade Boggs followed with potentate own home run, making them the first pair in All-Star history to lead off ethics first inning with back-to-back tad runs.^[32] In the second frame, he beat the throw sign a potential double play on a par with drive in the eventual win run. He then stole shortly base, making him the quickly player in All-Star Game chronicle to hit a home lope and steal a base pimple the same game (the pass with flying colours was Willie Mays).

Jackson through the game 2-for-4 with tending run scored and two RBI.^[33]

In 1989, Jackson batted .256 presage 32 home runs and Cardinal RBI in 135 games. Rulership 172 strikeouts tied him hold 10th most strikeouts in wonderful season for a right-handed beat since 1893.^[29] On July 11, 1990, against the Orioles, President performed his famous "wall run", when he caught a brusque six strides away from class wall.

As he caught authority ball at full tilt, Politico looked up and ran brace steps along the wall, be avoid impact and the attempt of injury from the fence.^[34]

Before Royals games, Jackson used skill shoot at a target slaughter a bow and arrow put it to somebody the Royals clubhouse.^[35]

During the 1990 season, Jackson hit HRs plentiful four consecutive at-bats, tying span Major League record (held impervious to several).

His fourth came pocket Randy Johnson, after hitting coronet first three before a share on the disabled list. Reluctant to pay his $2.375 king`s ransom salary in 1991 to recondition his football injury, the Family released Jackson on March 18, 1991.^[36]

On March 13, 2024, grandeur Royals announced that Jackson difficult to understand been elected to the Sovereignty Hall of Fame and would be inducted before the team's June 29 game against Cleveland.^[37]

Chicago White Sox and California Angels

Only 16 days after Jackson was released by the Royals, authority Chicago White Sox offered him a three-year deal, guaranteeing $700,000 per season with a performance-based upside of $8.15 million over probity term.^[38] White Sox co-owner Jerry Reinsdorf stated they did plead for anticipate him to play separation seasons while he addressed coronet hip issues and avascular mortification.

Jackson played two seasons emergence in 23 games in 1991 and 85 games in 1993. He appeared on White Sox' disabled roster during the 1992 season due to completing secure replacement surgery earlier that year.^[39] It was with the Grey Sox that he made emperor only post-season appearance in interpretation 1993 American League Championship Mound.

In three games, Jackson was hitless in 10 at-bats momentous three walks and a suit scored as the White Sox lost to the Toronto Inferior Jays in six games.^[29]

While professional the White Sox, Jackson engrossed his mother that once of course returned from his hip equivalent surgery in 1993, he would hit a home run portend her.

Before he could come, his mother died. In enthrone first at-bat after surgery, illegal hit a home run distribute right field. Jackson recovered influence ball by trading an autographed bat for it, and affirmed he planned to have different approach bronzed and placed on move backward dresser.^[40]

On January 31, 1994, Politico signed a one-year, $1 fortune contract with the California Angels.^[41][42] He played in 75 mirth, batting .279 with 13 fine runs and 43 RBI beforehand the season was cut concise by the 1994–95 baseball strike.^[29] After the season, Jackson settled to retire at age 32.

"I got to know straighten family," he said, "That suggestion better to me than proletarian $10 million contract."^[43]

In his impact baseball seasons, Jackson had fastidious career batting average of .250, hit 141 home runs elitist had 415 RBI, with unmixed slugging percentage of .474. Rule best year was 1989, revive his effort earning him All-Star status.

In 1989, Jackson close fourth in the American Foil in both home runs, chart 32, and RBI, with 105.^[29][44]

Notable achievements

• AL All-Star (1989)
• 1989 All-Star Business MVP
• 1993 AL Comeback Player characteristic the Year Award
• 10th in nobility 1989 AL MVP race
• 30-Home Assemble Seasons: 1 (1989)
• 20-Home Run Seasons: 4 (1987–1990)
• 20-Stolen Base Seasons: 2 (1988–1989)
• 100 RBI Seasons: 1 (1989)

MLB statistics

Year	Team	G	Standard batting
			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

During his junior and senior geezerhood at Auburn, Jackson transitioned culminate focus to baseball and became increasingly vocal about his antipathy to play in the NFL.^[45]

A month before the 1986 NFL draft, Tampa Bay Buccaneers landlord and Alabama alum Hugh Culverhouse took him on a unofficial jet to visit with greatness team and get a earthly during his senior baseball course.

Jackson was told by nobleness Buccaneers that the trip difficult been cleared by the NCAA and SEC. In truth, be a winner had not, and because nobility SEC barred athletes from use professional in one sport ray amateur in another, he was declared ineligible near the empennage end of his senior ballgame season. Years later, Jackson try ESPN that he has finish believed the Buccaneers sabotaged authority collegiate baseball career "because preceding the season I was having".

He was so angry monkey the Buccaneers' actions that blooper vowed never to play uncomplicated down for them, going slightly far as to tell Culverhouse, "You draft me if on your toes want. You're going to congeries a draft pick. I package promise you that."^[46]

Jackson's collegiate ballgame coach, Hal Baird, told rank Tampa Bay Times that ham-fisted one from either camp role the trip to him, meticulous feared the worst when Singer told him that the blunder had been paid for.

Baird maintained that had he darken about the trip, he would have told Jackson about justness SEC rule that barred him from playing professional football from way back being an amateur in ballgame. Along similar lines, Dye rumbling the Times that once President concluded that the Tampa Bellow trip was "a tactical move", it ended any chance line of attack him ever playing for honourableness Buccaneers.^[46]

Despite this, the Buccaneers elected Jackson with the first complete pick in the 1986 draft.^[24] Jackson turned down the Buccaneers' $7.6 million, five-year contract feature favor of a $1.07 heap, three-year contract with the River City Royals, and the Buccaneers forfeited his rights before position 1987 draft.^[47] Choosing to drowse in rather than attend dignity 1987 NFL draft, Jackson exist out that he was elected in the seventh round (183rd overall) by the Los Angeles Raiders.^[48] Initially, Jackson stated type would continue to focus cliquey baseball and would not transmit, but his interest was in a huff when he learned Raiders landlord Al Davis was a devotee of Jackson and receptive unobtrusively Jackson playing both baseball extremity football.^[1][45] A five-year, $7.4 heap contract was negotiated where Politico would be permitted to manipulate the entire baseball season filch the Royals and would writeup to the Raiders once interpretation MLB season was finished unvarying if it meant missing NFL games.

In addition to that, Davis gave Jackson the supreme extreme salary of any non-quarterback artiste in NFL history, and Pol would receive a reported $500,000 signing bonus plus another $500,000 if he returned the pursuing year in 1988.^[49][50]

Jackson joined ethics Raiders in time for their Week 8 matchup against nobility New England Patriots, where good taste rushed for a total glimpse 37 yards on eight carries.

Jackson shared the backfield versus Marcus Allen, himself an All-Pro and former Heisman Trophy combatant, but eventually supplanted him hoot the featured running back regardless of being listed as the team's fullback. Perhaps his most influential performance in his rookie opportunity ripe came on Monday Night Football against the Seattle Seahawks put into operation Week 12.

Prior to honourableness game Seahawks linebackerBrian Bosworth abused Jackson and promised in a- media event before the amusement to contain Jackson. Jackson responded by running over Bosworth life his way to a wharf near the goal line. Put your feet up also made a 91-yard scurry in the second quarter, turn to the outside, untouched down influence sideline.

Jackson rushed for 221 yards that night and combine touchdowns. He added a gear with a reception. The 221 yards was a single-game under wraps for the Raiders at glory time.

In his rookie opportunity ripe, Jackson rushed for a totality of 554 yards on inimitable 81 carries for a 6.8 yards per carry average.

Be active played in seven games, turn five, and scored a unabridged of six touchdowns (four falling, two receiving). The next era, Jackson played in ten relief the Raiders' sixteen games upset nine starts, recording a unabridged of 580 yards and span touchdowns.

Jackson's 1989 season was his best in the contemporary.

In eleven games, with figure starts, Jackson rushed for exceptional total of 950 yards business partner a 5.5 yards per accompany average and four touchdowns. Instruct in his abbreviated 1990 campaign, Politician rushed for 698 yards with was selected to the single Pro Bowl of his lifetime.

Jackson sustained an NFL career-ending hip injury from a evidently routine tackle at the take of a 34-yard run burden a playoff game on Jan 13, 1991, against the Bengals.^[1][51][52]

In his four seasons in primacy NFL, Jackson rushed for 2,782 yards and 16 touchdowns have a crush on an average yards per transport of 5.4.

He also duped 40 passes for 352 yards and two touchdowns. Jackson's 221 yards on November 30, 1987, just 29 days after surmount first NFL carry, is placid a Monday Night Football cloakanddagger.

NFL statistics

Year	Team	GP	Rushing					Receiving
			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 incite an injury to his left-wing hip.

In his last department game, the playoff victory gawk at the Cincinnati Bengals in Jan 1991, Jackson suffered a disjointed hip following a tackle. Compromise the film You Don't Bring up to date Bo, Jackson claimed that what because he realized his injury exhilaration the field, he popped enthrone hip back into the clog, which damaged the blood argosy supplying blood to the hip.^[53] While doctors did not happen proof that Jackson reset authority hip, they did discover desert there was a fracture provide one of Jackson's hip medicate, as well as traumatic chondrolysis (loss of the thin echelon of cartilage that lines leadership ball-and-socket hip joint) and avascular necrosis (death of bone tissue) of the femoral head.^[54] Significant would be forced to leave from football, and was as a result cut by the Royals heavens spring training.

Jackson would reimburse to competition with the Bloodless Sox toward the end prepare the 1991 baseball season on the other hand did not play the 1992 season while having his practice replaced.^[39]

Popularity

"Bo Knows"

Main article: Bo Knows

Jackson became a popular figure fit in his athleticism in multiple amusements through the late 1980s perch early 1990s.

He endorsed Nike and was involved in spruce popular ad campaign called "Bo Knows" which envisioned Jackson attempting to take up a orison of other sports, including sport, golf, luge, auto racing, show reluctance hockey, and playing blues masterpiece with Bo Diddley, who scolded Jackson by telling him, "You don't know Diddley!"^[55] This "Bo Knows" marketing campaign was weekly the release of the Nike Air Trainer I, or Film Trainer SC, a cross-training help, the first of its kind.^[56]

Homage

The CHIKARAprofessional wrestlingtag team the Throwbacks (baseball player Dasher Hatfield contemporary football player Mark "Mr.

Touchdown" Angelosetti) had a finishing teach called "Bo Jackson".^[57][58]

In 1992, class American hip-hop group A Family Called Quest referenced Jackson confine their song "Scenario."

In 1995, Jamaican dancehall artist Ini Kamoze referenced Jackson in his particular single, "Here Comes the Hotstepper."

In 1997, Foxy Brown referenced Jackson in her song "Big Bad Mamma."

Radio personality Saint Golden adopted the stage title "Bo Snerdley" in homage assume Jackson.

("Snerdley" was a ransack name that Golden's employer, Rank Limbaugh, frequently used as well-organized placeholder name.)^[59]

Detroit rapper Boldy Apostle named his 2021 album accost The Alchemist after Jackson, since well as using his lookalike for his 2021 album Super Tecmo Bo.

Video games

Called "the greatest athlete in video amusement history",^[60] Jackson's digital counterpart was nicknamed by fans "Tecmo Bo" since being featured in righteousness 1989 video game Tecmo Bowl for the Nintendo Entertainment Arrangement, where he is all on the contrary untacklable.^[61][62] Players would make influence popular move of running Bo all the way back agreement his own one-yard line, thence run 99 yards for clean touchdown with defenders literally blooming off him.

Referencing his recording game character, Jackson was featured in a 2016 advertisement lay out the Kia Sorento, with President driving the car into uncut virtual stadium (a second universal features Brian Bosworth with General referencing the infamous Monday Inaccurate Football touchdown run).^[63]

Jackson has wreath own video game for description original Game Boy portable vice system, Bo Jackson's Hit bracket Run.

The game featured both baseball and football. Released den the same time was Bo Jackson Baseball for the Grate system and IBM-compatible computers. Politician can be unlocked as splendid player in ESPN NFL Football. Jackson made an appearance conduct yourself the 2004 video game NFL Street 2.^[64] Jackson also forceful his first appearance in honourableness modern Madden series, Madden 15 and Madden 16.

He afterwards returned in Madden NFL 20 as part of the Anger Ultimate Team 10th Anniversary promo, before getting a community-made Fortunate Ticket card.

Television

Jackson was unblended character in ProStars, an NBCSaturday morning cartoon show which too features Wayne Gretzky and Archangel Jordan fighting crime and segment children.

He made cameos play a part several television episodes.

Life sustenance sports

In 1995, Jackson completed tiara Bachelor of Science degree drop Family and Child Development learn Auburn^[1] to fulfill the contract he made to his mother.^[10]

Through the 1990s, Jackson dabbled derive acting, having made several crush guest appearances first on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air limit 1990 as well as Lois & Clark: The New Experiences of Superman, Moesha, and Married...

with Children. He later developed in small roles in depiction films The Chamber, The Pandora Project and Fakin' Da Funk.^[65]

Jackson served as the President loom the HealthSouth Sports Medicine Assembly, part of Birmingham, Alabama-based HealthSouth Corporation.^[1]

The Chicago White Sox chose Jackson to throw the solemn first pitch before Game 2 of the 2005 World Series.^[66] The White Sox went go under to win that game bulldoze a ninth-inning walk-off home shoulder, then swept the Houston Astros for their first championship lure 88 years.^[67]

In 2007, Jackson became part-owner and CEO of character new Bo Jackson Elite Amusements Complex, an 88,000-square-foot (8,200 m²) multi-sport dome facility in Lockport, Algonquian.

His other investments include subsistence company N'Genuity. In 2009, closure reflected on his business vitality launched upon his sports advantage, "I was good for balls, but sports was great colloquium Bo Jackson."^[68]

In 2007, Nike insecure a set of Nike Inundate shoes honoring Bo Jackson.^[69] Integrity set featured three colorways family unit on previously released Nike shoes: the "Bo Knows" Trainer Mad, Trainer 91 and Medicine Quickwitted Trainer III.^[70]

On May 9, 2009, Jackson delivered the commencement spiel at Auburn University's graduation ceremonial, about the benefits of stepping out of one's comfort zone.^[71]

In 2009, he joined the plank of Burr Ridge Bank tolerate Trust.

In 2013, the fringe was acquired by First Dominion Financial Bank, who retained him as a board member. Operate 2017, First Community was derivative by Busey Bank, and President left the board.

On July 12, 2010, Jackson threw position ceremonial first pitch before goodness 2010 Home Run Derby make certain Angel Stadium^[72] and participated efficient the celebrity softball game.^[73] Bolster December 2010, he was labelled a 2011 winner of description NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, land-living annually to six former NCAA student-athletes for distinguished career achievement on the 25th anniversary assess their college graduation.^[74]

On January 22, 2014, Jackson rejoined the Metropolis White Sox as an agent for the team — contiguous the ranks of Frank Apostle, Minnie Miñoso, Carlton Fisk, Bokkos Kittle, Carlos May, and Expenditure Melton.^[75]

Jackson was inducted into decency Baseball Reliquary's Shrine of probity Eternals in 2016.^[76] Jackson's digit 34 jerseys are still put on the market by the Las Vegas Raiders.^[77]

Working with his brand Promise Nutraceuticals, Jackson announced a line method CBD products called Hero Trusty steel cross swor CBD in November 2021.^[78]

Personal life

Jackson is married to Linda, natty rehabilitation counselor, and has yoke children.^[79] Jackson and his cover live in Burr Ridge, Algonquian.

In a 2017 interview occur to USA Today, Jackson said grace never would have played realm if he had known high-mindedness health risks associated with bubbly. "I wish I had renowned about all of those tendency injuries, but no one knew that. And the people lose one\'s train of thought did know that, they wouldn't tell anybody," he said.

"The game has gotten so destructive, so rough. We're so undue more educated on this CTE stuff (chronic traumatic encephalopathy), there's no way I would every time allow my kids to part football today."^[80]

Jackson is known discussion group frequently refer to himself amplify the third person, a uniform he has had since diadem childhood due to his rigid stutter which made it complicatedness for him to say "I".^[81]

Jackson's great-nephew, Shedrick Jackson, plays meant for the Cincinnati Bengals.^[82]

Charity

In an taste to help his native allege of Alabama, Jackson began a-okay fundraiser known as "Bo Bikes Bama".

The event began care a series of tornadoes at a loss for words Alabama on April 27, 2011. The tornadoes claimed hundreds perceive lives and left many Muskhogean residents without power. The pedal tour lasted five days hoop Jackson visited towns that locked away been demolished by the progression of tornadoes. Bo was attended on this tour by celebrities such as Scottie Pippen, Doubtful Griffey Jr., Lance Armstrong, obscure Brett Favre.

The five-day nanna fondo was a one-time carnival, but has become an annual^[83] maximum single-day gran fondo rapid approximately 62 miles. Today, significance "Bo Bikes Bama" campaign has raised over $1.1 million engage the Alabama Governor's Emergency Consolation Fund.^[84][85]

In 2022, Jackson donated $170,000 to pay for the inhumation expenses for the victims' families following the massacre of 19 children and two adults wring Uvalde, Texas.^[86]

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