He is the best athlete I have ever seen in my 50 years of being alive. The throw from the left field wall against Seattle to throw out Harold Reynolds at home plate is one of the greatest throws in MLB history.
Bo was a great baseball player. An all-star. Tremendous power, tremendous speed, a great arm. He had it all. As an RB he was absolutely one of the best. Watch the 30 for 30.
Then you do not know baseball. He never deserved a all star spot. But the fans bought into the BS hype. He was a below average baseball player. I bet you did not know only 1 time in his career was his BA above his teams BA. When he retired in baseball he was only ranked as the #30 KS baseball player of all time & considering KS franchise had only been around 20 years at that point. Not so good. As far as a RB goes, just for perspective. He ranks at over 3000 all time for yards rushed by a NFL RB. There was a reason he would only get 14 carries per game. He would tire by end of game. Terrible blocker & pass receiver. John Madden said he could never learn the play book. 4 years he averaged 695 yards per year & 4 TD's per year.
He and Herschel Walker were just freaks. I think Bo had more agility than Walker, but both guys were SPECIMENS. The only two guys ive ever seen that were that big, and still have OLYMPIC type speed.
Greatest athlete I’ve ever watched during my life. His baseball abilities were unmatched in an era loaded with hall of famers. Not sure we’ll ever see anyone like him again.
Walter Payton!!! That dude never went down and he played many years where he was the only offense the Bears had. He played 11 years without missing a game. The dude was a legend.
Crazy part is...football was his hobby, he thought of himself as a baseball player that played football in the off season....would have been HoF in both sports if he stayed healthy...he was a better baseball player than running back🤯
One of the most exciting athletes of all time. I had the pleasure of meeting him many times as my brother played for the Royals. Many people do not know this about Bo and is crazy to me but his passion is hunting. He is straight country lol! There are some videos on youtube of Bo hunting. If I remember correctly he uses a cross bow. How the deer do not notice Bo up in the tree stand idk but after he made a kill I am not kidding he was almost in tears saying it has been almost a year since he had made a kill and it felt so good? It was kind of weird lol!
The athletes overall are better today, but the best ever played in the mid/late 80’s. Bo Jackson, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Mike Tyson, Lawrence Taylor.
I get a kick out of these young men knowing football from before their time. Seeing #55 and "That's Bosworth" is cool. Noticing #32, Marcus Allen, out there. Everybody loved Bo, even Chiefs fans. He was that good, all recognized his greatness. I don't know the exact cause of his hip injury, but he stretched the human genome to its limits with his size, speed and power, combined. For us older fans, he was the next Earl Campbell, only faster.
They did not notice that Bo was running OVER the best Safeties of the time... he ran over Ronnie Lott and he ran over Steve Atwater; both of those guys were as legit as you can get and Bo ran through them(( remember Atwater changed Okoye's entire career with one hit))
BO is the best athlete I have ever seen in my life. Dude was seriously the GREATEST. Watched him throw out a runner that tagged up on 3rd and BO caught the fly ball almost at the wall. He then proceeded to throw the runner out at home plate on a laser throw. Crazy. Then when he ran over the BOZ.. epic
I remember the hype leading up to that game, the Boz vs Bo, Mono y Mono, who would come out on top. Bo got the best of him on that play. Bo Jackson could've been a top 5 all time running back in the league had he not got hurt. I'm not a raider fan, but he was must watch tv when he played.
I was about 8 when Bo burst on the professional sports scene. Even though I was a Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Cubs fan, I was a huge fan of Bo (like everyone at the time). When he went down, it rocked both the NFL and MLB. It was like a collective mourning. We all knew we had just been robbed of what was likely to be an all time great in not just one, but two major sports. Side note: even video game maker Tecmo recognized the awesomeness. If you played as the Raiders on Tecmo Bowl (1989), all you had to do was a handoff to Bo, and you basically walked in the endzone every time.
The only way you could counter Bo was by picking the Giants and using LT. once you figured out the timing, he could block every field goal and extra point too. Damn, I miss the early 90s.
I'm 54. Bo was by FAR the best all around athelete I ever saw. Probably the best RB I ever saw. Barry a very close second. A guy who has a great highlight tape and who never gets enough discussion with the best RBs is Earl Campbell. Amazing power back you guys should check out.
What could have been. He had the agility and speed to make guys miss, but his tackle breaking ability, was at a whole other level from any RB ive ever seen in 40 years of watching football. Payton, Brown, and Campbell are the only ones even in the same ballpark.
@@chocolatetownforever7537 I'd put OJ in that group as well if we ignore his off the field troubles. OJ was on a 4x100 world record relay team so the dude had serious speed and his moves were amazing as well. The thing people will probably say is that he didn't break as many tackles but he was actually very powerful and hard to bring down as well. As for others, I think Dickerson is just outside that group and of course Barry had the best moves and was the quickest. Emmitt was always pointed in the right direction and seemed to get an extra yard on every carry. Lots of great ones out there over the years.
@@buckstraw925 Fair enough about OJ, but I feel he was more of a speed and agility guy than a tackle breaker. I just want to make it clear that the guys I named were in reference to the sentence before, about tackle breaking only. Guys like Barry, Emmitt, and others, as RBS, were absolutely right there, and one can make an argument for being the best of all time. I just think Bo was different in terms of his athleticism.
@@chocolatetownforever7537 Right, OJ wasn't a top 10 tackle breaker but he was far better at it then he was given credit for. I was talking more about the pure athletic ability and looked at the speed factor. Anyway, Bo was above all them for pure physical attributes.
Barry Sanders had the best moves and that's it. There were far better RBs that played the position completely. The greatest RB of all time doesn't get taken out on 3rd downs & goal line when his team needs him the most.
@@GeorgeTropicana The NFL is full of these stories. Many grate players stuck on bad teams. That's what started free agency to become what it is today but some players still get wasted in there rooky contract either with a terrible team and or terrible coach. Being at the right place at the right time is so very prevalent.
"Keith, Ah have nevah seen an ath-a-lete lack Bo Jackson in mah LAHFF!!!" -Bob Costas doing an impression of ABC college football analyst Frank Broyles, according to a 1980s book by William Goldman. Absolutely true. Strong as Jim Brown, fast as Barry Sanders. Nowhere near as good a baseball player (Deion might actually have been the better hitter and baserunner), but good enough to make the All-Star team. A game-changer in one sport, an All-Star in the other. All until… The poet John Greenleaf Whittier wrote "of all the words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'it might have been'." But Whittier was wrong. The saddest words are "avascular necritis". Or possibly, "I'm fine. I'll play next week", which is what Bo told OJ Simpson while being interviewed for NBC after the Divisional playoff win against the Bengals. (Next week: Buffalo-51, Raiders-3. Bo: NFL career over. Hearts broken.) As the Vision said, "a thing isn't beautiful because it lasts". But damn.
I remember the tv commercials with Dennis Leary and Bo Jackson. “I’m bringing Bo and his big bad hip…” Bo was a unique one of a kind athlete. So glad I got to see him play…
Freak... Show. True story: When Bo was a freshman, I saw him play against Nebraska in Lincoln. Nebraska had a very good OLB - All Conference, second team All American, went on to play about 5-6 years in the NFL. Dude was no punk. No one outside the state of Alabama knew about Bo yet. Well, Bo had an education for their ass. He STEAMROLLED that stud linebacker. Ran his ass over like he was a blocking dummy. Fast forward several decades. I'm sitting in a local dive bar. The ESPN 30 for 30 featuring No was on TV. I was telling the guy I was drinking with about that story, when another guy a few seats down groans and grumbles. I asked him what was the matter. The guy at the bar WAS that linebacker. He told me he thinks of that play every time he hears the name Bo Jackson. I'm sure there are lots of guys who share that same sentiment.
His school records will NEVER be broken. He had more yards in 3 years than any other RB for that college has ever ran in 4. They will NEVER be broken. He was to college fb what gretzky was to hockey.. his numbers are so high that it's inconceivable anyone else will come close. The guy who holds 2nd all time there is like 2500 yards behind him lol.. an entire seasons worth of running
My favorite part is when the old Auburn baseball coach is standing at home plate in their stadium and pointing out various buildings Bo had home runs hit. "that dorm is about 475 feet, Bo hit that about halfway up. That building further out is about 550 feet, Bo shorthopped that one."
Yes, Bo was the best athlete to ever walk the Earth. Ironically, his career was ended because during a tackle he was so strong that he ripped his bone out of its hip socket shattering it. The amount of force needed to do something like that is unfathomable.
We know what an incredible athlete Bo was, but he’s also an incredible human being, so generous! Secret is out, he just paid for all the funerals of the children and teachers who were killed in the mass school shooting in Texas! A beautiful humble giving man!!☮️❤️
I had a boyfriend that went to Auburn when Bo was there so I got to see him play college ball and he just dominated. He was amazing. He’s also an amazing humanitarian here in Alabama today. Bo knows strength and compassion!
You guys should do a reaction to Eric Dickerson. Not many of the younger generation know about him but I think he still holds the rushing record for most yards in a single season at around 2100. I think he ran the 100 yard dash in like 9.5 or 9.6 seconds and the world record is like 9.1 or something. That guy was an amazing running back.
He should have never left the Rams. That offensive line was perfect for him. I know the Rams didn't pay what he deserved but he would have broke many more records. I also never seen a running back who could straight-arm tacklers like he could.
Bo Jackson said he never worked out or went to the weight room. Dude is just a natural athlete. He also had one of the strongest cannons to ever play baseball. He threw a guy out at home who tagged up from third from the wall flat footed.
The amazing thing about Bo as a running back is that he was a power back and a speed back at the same time. He could lower his shoulder and knock a defender on his butt. Then, immediately turn on the afterburners and blow the DB's away.
Bo Jackson and Ken Griffey Jr. are the 2 top athletes in professional sports that unfortunately had their careers cut very short by injuries... but yet are both HOF players in every aspect of the sports they played.
Ever wonder what made Bo have the God given speed, strength, fast twitch and stamina. His siblings were good athletes but Bo was a class of his own. We may never know why he was so special
He told the story once. He was playing in the sewers and got some green sticky ooze stuck on him, after that he grew ten folds and had 10 fold strength.
For you young's who weren't there...just consider this: Bo played about 4 years in the NFL...and we're watching this video and talking about him. In 2023. THAT is how good Bo Jackson was. The ONE rule we had playing Tecmo Bowl was you couldn't play the Raiders. There's a reason for that. It rhymes with Bo Jackson.
Bo Knows - Best athlete I've ever seen. I was in the Kingdome for 'The Throw". He fired a bullet from the left field warning track, gunning down the Mariners speedster, Harold Reynolds, at the plate with a perfect throw. It's on all the baseball highlight reels. At the time, I just shook my head and said to myself there's no way he just did that.
Bo is probably the GREATEST athlete to ever live. He was headed for H.O.F. status in both sports. When his hip got busted all of us felt that in our souls
I'm from KC, loved watching Bo with the Royals when you could get into a game for about $7 upper deck, then in the later innings move on down to the seats behind home plate. Nobody checked your ticket back then. It was a real shame watching his last football run when he got injured in the playoffs against the Bengals, it confirmed what every Royals fan feared would happen. He could've played baseball for 15 years hitting 25-30 HR's a year and been a hall-of-famer.
I love when younger giys like yourselves take an interest in the older guys like this . Im 45 and i watched him up until he got hurt . Was great in both sports and wouldve probably been in the HOF in both sports if he stayed healthy. U should look up Barry Sanders too! Two of my favorite RBs of all time!
Bo is the most ridiculous athlete I've ever seen. He was a Pro Bowler in football AND an All Star in baseball in the same year. Meaning, he didn't just play two sports, he was one of the best in both sports, at the same time.
Thank you for reminding the younger generation of something that has only happened once and not since. If that fact alone doesn't make him the greatest athlete of all time, wth! Bo was also a very humble man,.
Guys there were 2 sport guys long before Bo and Deon. I think Bo was by far the best of them. He was at least as good at his position in FB as Deon, and Bo was a much better baseball player. Years ago the Knicks had a guy named Dave Debusschere who was a 6'6" forward, and also pitched 1 or 2 seasons in the Majors for the White Sox. He then played a couple more years of minor league ball and then stopped and concentrated on playing BB and also coached. There is an old TV western called The Rifleman. The star was a guy named Chuck Connors. Before he hit it big as an actor, he played 1st base for the Cubs and played for the Celtics too. There are others as well. Truth is fellas there ain't nothing much being done today that hasn't been done before. That's not me hating, just being truthful. As an older guy I appreciate you guys looking into some of the older players. Keep learning. Y'all be safe.
We are so proud of Bo Jackson in Alabama. Auburn Tiger or Crimson Tide fans- we all yelled for Bo whatever sport or team he played for. He’s a fantastic man off the field as well. That always matters.
You could have had Charlie Brown for the quarterback on that raiders team . When you had Bo Jackson and Marcus Allen in the backfield and that great line blocking for them.
BIG FACTS!!! Deion was a beast of a football player and a very good baseball player...no doubts about that. Bo was a beast in both sports. Consider this...we're watching a video about his accomplishments and he only played 3 seasons in the NFL and 8 seasons in MLB due to a one in a million injury.
Don't know if anyone mentioned it, but Bo came back from hip replacement surgery and played baseball with an artificial hip for a season or so... he would play a full season of basball, then join the Raiders halfway through the football season. Sanders was very good, but not nearly the basball player Bo was. Bo was an all star in both sports. 😊
A friend of mine played linebacker at a high school that went up against Bo's every year. He said Bo frequently got around him because he couldn't catch him...but when he did catch him, Bo just ran right over him.
A guy I know played linebacker at Alabama. He caught a Bo Jackson knee to his forehead trying to tackle him and said he was out cold for a good minute or two.
Bo was an absolute superstar! Nobody had seen that kind of speed at that size before. I think he still holds the record for fastest 40 in Combine history at 4.13 if memory serves. May have been 4.12. Check out Bullet Bob Hayes when you get a chance! I think he was the closest to Bo's speed and size
Bo was the All star baseball player. Deion went to a loaded braves team. People forget all the HOFs Deion played with. On those Royal teams, it was just Bo.
And look at his track & field performances. 10.39 100m, 13.81 110m hurdles, 6'9" high jump, 24'8" long jump, 48'9" Triple Jump, 50 ft shot and 149 foot discus. Insane.
@drsus0 @drsus0 Bo never did the NFL combine. His supposed 4.13 came from a local Auburn combine. There is no reason we should take this seriously. There is no way to verify the time or even the accuracy of the equipment. Given all the fastest sprinters have clocked around the low 4.2 range makes it fairly obvious the 4.13 didn't happen. Even Usain Bolt clocked a 4.22. There is no universe in which Bo was faster over any distance as Usain Bolt.
@@MrKT410 not the NFL official combine but he did run it w NFL scouts and his whole team there … and Bo and his coach and all those there corroborated it all. It was done electronically (thankfully because the hand stop watches had him at 4 flat) . So unless we’re calling Bo (who corrected the myth that it was 4.12) , his coach and the scouts there liars …
Finally someone other than me & a small few with common sense. Bo was one of my childhood hero's BUT, as I've grown older & have experienced life & not a child anymore, I realized the Bo is a liar about his 4.13 40-yard dash. And to correct you, Bo's fastest legal FAT 100m time was only a 10.44 & not the windaided 10.39 Google keeps posting. No track athletes talk about their illegal winded times bc they don't count. Anyway I'm glad to see that you call BS about Bo's nonsense 4.13 "electric" time when the NFL didn't have that technology until 1999 & Bo left to the NFL in 1985-1986.
Yo, this from an old head, I want to say thanks to you young fellas for showing some love to the brotha's from yesteryear. Keep doing what you do guys. Peace!
I beg to differ with you there he's in a category nobody else is he has been both NFL championship and MLB championship games nobody else has done that in history. He played for Atlanta which they lost but then he won the 2 super bowls.
@@Ooohyeah024 when you use logic like that I'm pretty sure that bo couldn't cover one whole side of a field and shut that down like Dion did they were both special athletes and both talented in their own ways. You got to remember Dion played both sides of the ball whether he was running it ,playing wide receiver slot receiver or returning punts kickoffs he played everywhere pretty much. As far as skilled positions Bo did not don't get me wrong. I think they're both incredible athletes just in their own niche. End of debate.
Don't forget Dion Sanders. The best cornerback ever, other teams refused to throw his way. He was so good he limited the other team's offense to minus one wide receiver. He played pro baseball as well. He was a good line drive hitter with occasional power, maybe a 2.70 or so hitter and he could steal as many bases as he wanted. Fast in the outfield as well. Maybe the 2nd best pro overall behind Bo Jackson. I think he made the all-star team in baseball one or more years. I believe he played in a world series or playoff game for Cincinnati, then a football game for Atlanta on the same day.
Bo Jackson was one of the fasted men in the NFL. Opposing coaches would tell you, that every time the man touched the ball, you had to just hold your breath because he could literally break it and go all the way every single time. He was incredible.
NFL fan Redskins from the early 80s from Auckland New Zealand.Older brother played College football for Cal Berkeley in the early 90s.But Bo Jackson when your a freak of nature generated that much power or thrust where his leg came out of that tackle and mislodged those joints?Its just a freak accident everyone has to accept.
Deon was a decent baseball player and HOF football player. Bo would have been the first person to be a HOF in two sports if he didnt get hurt. Guy was just so much better than everyone else and even other players just shook there head.
Bo was UNBELIEVABLE!!! He was everyone's sports hero... even if he wasn't on your team...TRAGIC that he had his career cut short by injury...and I'm fully in Broncos Country---only Raider I didn't HATE😁
Gentlemen please keep up the good work. I would love to see your reaction to Earl Campbell. Size, speed, moves had everything. And Walter Payton was the best!
That Dion vs Bo game was crazy. Bo hit 3 homeruns. Late in the game he dove for a liner that Deon hit. Missed and badly injured his hip. That was the same hip that caused his NFL retirement a year later. Deon hit an inside the park homerun. Bo was supposed to bat the following inning and try to hit his 4th homerun but he had to be removed from the game. In his first game back from injury he hit a homerun; meaning he hit 4 homeruns in 4 straight at bats tying a Major League record.
I’m not even a raider fan, & this guy would have been the leader of RBs easily if he hadn’t gotten hurt guys! This dude was SOOO talented it was crazyyy. In baseball he would throw you out almost from the wall, look it up. Just a serious freak of nature! Never seen it sense
Marshall Faulk is my favorite RB. He is the most complete back when you consider receiving, blocking, and overall football IQ. He was also a serious ankle breaker.
I'm from Alabama. Bo played for Auburn the Tides worse nightmare. He is a great athlete. I saw a documentary where all these athletes were rated and Bo was voted the BEST.
I’ll never forget when he was playing RF for the white sox and caught a ball on the track then threw a frozen rope to third to double up a player tagging from second. My brother and I looked at each other with our jaws dropped. We still talk about it to this day. I’ve never seen a stronger throw.
Bo still played Baseball for a few years after the injury, with an Artificial Hip. Crazy. Bo was a Pro Bowl Football player and an All Star Baseball player. Had he stayed healthy possibly could have made Hall of Fame in two sports. Or imagine had he played just one or the other where his body could fully adapt to the sport. Tampa Bay had the 1st pic that year he came out of college and tricked him into visiting their facility which lost his eligibility to play Baseball. That was the deciding factor for him to say he was playing pro baseball over football but raiders drafted him anyway in the 7th and talked him into playing both. So raiders got the projected #1 overall pick in the 7th. Crazy
Another great that sometimes gets overlooked because he was injured after 6 years, was the great Gale Sayers. As a young man, he was the guy we loved to watch the most.
Only athlete ever to make an All Star game in 2 sports. Also is the only person in NFL history with 2 90 yard touchdown runs. I did a couple of reports on him through my years at school. One of the most interesting athletes ever. Just a straight up freak of an athlete. Y'all need to watch his ESPN 30 for 30: Bo Knows.
Bo was pretty great. Sanders was pretty special too. I think Deion played NFL and MLB games in the same day. Only one ever to do it. One of the few accomplishments unlikely to ever be duplicated. And a super great guy. Deion is first class, all the way.
On the topic of two sport athletes, Chuck Conners, (from the OLD TV show The Rifleman) played both professional baseball and professional basketball, most of his baseball career was in the minors but he did play with the Dodgers and the Cubs. That was in the 40s & 50s.
You should watch ESPN’s 30 for 30 on Bo Jackson. It is an awesome thing to watch. If he had gotten his hip looked at appropriately right away his career would not have been cut short.
When we played baseball we had to get dibs on 16 the fastest or wear 34. Being in the KC area as a kid he was our Mike Tyson/Michael Jordan, when it wasn’t baseball season, it was soccer, then basketball, then track, all to be like Bo during recess, lunch, 2nd recess, and after school care. We got to play tackle at that age and we played painfully. Thanx Bo.
One of his college coaches were interviewed. He said he ran a 4.2 something in the 40 yard dash AFTER practice. A scout showed up who wanted to see Bo Jackson run. The coach told him, and Bo said he didn't want to do it. The coach talked him into it so Bo said, I'll run but I'm not coming back. So he ran the 40 yard dash and just kept going. He didn't even care what he ran, or what the scout thought hahaha. It's a shame what happened to him. A rare injury. If it didn't happen, he would've absolutely been reaching those rushing titles.
Remember fellas he played football as a hobby(no preseason, no OTA's, baseball season was his warm up to football. Baseball was his commitment. He always finished playing the ENTIRE baseball season first, then he played baseball. If he would've never gotten seriously injured he was NEVER going to play anymore than 11 games per season.
...btw, it was the play at 12:11 as they say, that ended his career. One doctor said, "If he weren't such the powerful athlete that he is, a tackle like that, most people would've been tackled and got up and woulda been just fine, but his strength caused such a 'shearing force' that he was a victim of his own strength" or words close to that. Baseball-wise, that one play where he caught Harold Reynolds at home, he threw a strike ON THE FLY TO THE PLATE WITH one foot on the warning track, guys...and Reynolds at 16:02 that really showed off his throwing arm. Reynolds was fast, was RUNNING ON THE PITCH as you saw from first base, and Bo throws that perfect strike from 330+ feet away to nail him. smh the things he'd do on a regular basis that others couldn't even do in their wildest wet dreams made Bo a necessity to watch - even for fans of the OPPOSING SIDE - and it was simply to see the greatest athlete ever born doing his thing. And if I might suggest...y'all mumble and comment all over the place to where we can't hear what y'all are trying to say OR what the sound is that you're playing is, so it's all sorta chaotic and why I'm not subscribed. Nothing personal, but IMHO you need to all get together and decide on a 'format' to follow, as it were, b/c the only reason I tuned in was b/c it was Bo and the first time it was b/c of Larry Bird - both all-time faves of mine in football and basketball - and why I won't subscribe to see reactions on others. The constant talking/talking over the announcers and/or each other makes it difficult to hear ANY of you clearly....just am telling you not to be critical but to LYK how you can improve the experience for the viewers. I'll check back on another athlete I loved in the future and see if y'all can tidy up your presentation and maybe join at that time. Until then, I wish y'all great luck!
I'm a few years older than you gentleman - let me tell you just what was so amazing about Bo Jackson. I saw it all from his freshman year in college where they beat alabama in the Iron Bowl for the 1st time in 11 years... Auburn people then had HOPE. Tampa Bay Bucs owner held the 1st pick in Draft & wanted him so he set up a visit to Tampa that got Bo kicked out of his last year of NCAA baseball - he hated tampa bay so bad that he went to baseball instead pf football - he had to play in AA Memphis and worked his way to Majors. Then The Raiders came calling the next season & he played football "as a hobby" - that's what the man said - a hobby like fishing or hunting.... ! On the football field he was BY FAR the most exciting player in the NFL. He would RUN OVER players BIGGER than him and outrun players smaller than him.... not the other way around... he was THAT good.
Bo was the greatest athlete, period. Even Deion Sanders has said that consistantly. The greatest part about Bo was he told Tampa Bay that he would not play for them and note to draft him. They did and he went and played Baseball. The next year Al Davis drafted him in the 7th round and the rest was history.
I was a toddler when Bo was at Auburn but his legacy took me to Auburn. Alabama born and raised - War Damn Eagle Bos hip fracture was the worst thing that could happen to an athlete. It ended up causing a vascular necrosis which is where the blood supply stops feeding to the femur/hip joint so it has to be replaced. At that time there was no other option.
Remember he was playing baseball until October with the Royals so he never played a full season of pro football. He also split carries with Marcus Allen. Look at his yards per carry it is better than Derrick Henry. Bo Jackson was 227 lbs of muscle that ran the 40 in 4.13 seconds (unofficially). Usain Bolt's 40 time is 4.22 just for reference. Bo was the best 2 spirt athlete. Had he not been injured he was on his way to a gold jacket for both sports.
Best athlete I've ever seen. He also ran track at auburn and his 60m record was only broken recently. He high jumped 7' in high school. He was qualifying for the 1992 winter Olympics bobsled team.
Bo Jackson was awesome. He was at Auburn when I was in high school. I remember him very well and I was so sad when he got hurt. What a lot of people don't know about his injury is he almost died that night! What really ended his career with that hip injury was it severed the artery that supplies the hip with blood. When he told the coach and the doctor what happened they didn't even believe him. He went home that night and almost died he almost bled to death. He was something else that's for sure. He would have been a Hall of famer all the way if he had a full career. Thank you guys you guys are great 👍
Bo Jackson is the closest I've ever seen to a real life super hero. It was before laser timing, but NFL camp coaches were clocking his 40 at 4.21. Yes. The Raiders had Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson at the same time. They had to. Bo was a 2 sport athlete. Football starts in late August/early September, but Bo played MLB until late October/early November. Half the season was over when Bo joined the Raiders each year. He played 4 HALF seasons and put up those numbers. Tecmo Bowl was the first NFL licensed game on a personal video game console, the original 1986 NES. The Raiders were considered the cheat team because they had Bo, Marcus, and the fastest man in the NFL at the time at WR, Tim Brown. Bo dislocated his hip, but that wasn't the real injury. When he decided to pop it back in place on the field he pinched his femoral artery in the joint cutting off blood to his whole leg. He came within a hair of having to have his leg amputated. Drs. told him he could not possibly risk another hit to his hip and still expect to have his leg, so he gave up football.
He is the best athlete I have ever seen in my 50 years of being alive. The throw from the left field wall against Seattle to throw out Harold Reynolds at home plate is one of the greatest throws in MLB history.
Reynolds was FAST too.
I gotta agree. I'm the same age and watching Bo Jackson was incredible. A freak of nature.
It's been said that Harold went into the clubhouse and watch the the play over and over on tape and still couldn't believe it
No skips straight into the catcher
Remember, football was his hobby.
He was a full time baseball player.
Bo was a great baseball player. An all-star. Tremendous power, tremendous speed, a great arm. He had it all. As an RB he was absolutely one of the best. Watch the 30 for 30.
Then you do not know baseball. He never deserved a all star spot. But the fans bought into the BS hype. He was a below average baseball player. I bet you did not know only 1 time in his career was his BA above his teams BA. When he retired in baseball he was only ranked as the #30 KS baseball player of all time & considering KS franchise had only been around 20 years at that point. Not so good. As far as a RB goes, just for perspective. He ranks at over 3000 all time for yards rushed by a NFL RB. There was a reason he would only get 14 carries per game. He would tire by end of game. Terrible blocker & pass receiver. John Madden said he could never learn the play book. 4 years he averaged 695 yards per year & 4 TD's per year.
@@BBBYpsi Ok, so I suppose he wasn't a very good athlete and sucked at both sports. Good to know 🙂
He and Herschel Walker were just freaks. I think Bo had more agility than Walker, but both guys were SPECIMENS.
The only two guys ive ever seen that were that big, and still have OLYMPIC type speed.
Greatest athlete I’ve ever watched during my life. His baseball abilities were unmatched in an era loaded with hall of famers. Not sure we’ll ever see anyone like him again.
Walter Payton!!! That dude never went down and he played many years where he was the only offense the Bears had. He played 11 years without missing a game. The dude was a legend.
Sweetness WAS the GOAT RB...for sure...loved that man
The best football player ever. All around talent. Was our best passer for years. Seriously
Walter was amazing
Agreed. How was his baseball career ?
Is he in 2 hall of fames?
Crazy part is...football was his hobby, he thought of himself as a baseball player that played football in the off season....would have been HoF in both sports if he stayed healthy...he was a better baseball player than running back🤯
One of the most exciting athletes of all time. I had the pleasure of meeting him many times as my brother played for the Royals. Many people do not know this about Bo and is crazy to me but his passion is hunting. He is straight country lol! There are some videos on youtube of Bo hunting. If I remember correctly he uses a cross bow. How the deer do not notice Bo up in the tree stand idk but after he made a kill I am not kidding he was almost in tears saying it has been almost a year since he had made a kill and it felt so good? It was kind of weird lol!
@@dianebaker7714 so would it be Bo hunting, or just Bow hunting?
@@dianebaker7714 that's a good little documentary
@@dianebaker7714 to this day he also does a charity bicycle ride around his entire home state of Alabama. Bo is just da shít.
I disagree. Not yo take take away from the baseball career but he was amazing with a football in his hands
The best athlete I have ever seen, and he played in an era of some fantastic athletes.
Special player and a special time. He was incredible at Auburn as well.
Yup him and wilt chamberlain best athletes ever! Too bad he got hurt
The athletes overall are better today, but the best ever played in the mid/late 80’s. Bo Jackson, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Mike Tyson, Lawrence Taylor.
I feel bad for the people who didn’t live this era .. us in our 40s and up we remember how dope Bo was
I get a kick out of these young men knowing football from before their time. Seeing #55 and "That's Bosworth" is cool. Noticing #32, Marcus Allen, out there. Everybody loved Bo, even Chiefs fans. He was that good, all recognized his greatness. I don't know the exact cause of his hip injury, but he stretched the human genome to its limits with his size, speed and power, combined. For us older fans, he was the next Earl Campbell, only faster.
They did not notice that Bo was running OVER the best Safeties of the time... he ran over Ronnie Lott and he ran over Steve Atwater; both of those guys were as legit as you can get and Bo ran through them(( remember Atwater changed Okoye's entire career with one hit))
BO is the best athlete I have ever seen in my life. Dude was seriously the GREATEST. Watched him throw out a runner that tagged up on 3rd and BO caught the fly ball almost at the wall. He then proceeded to throw the runner out at home plate on a laser throw. Crazy. Then when he ran over the BOZ.. epic
Brian Bosworth got wrecked!!!
Flat footed at that.
Boz was never the same after that.
I remember the hype leading up to that game, the Boz vs Bo, Mono y Mono, who would come out on top. Bo got the best of him on that play. Bo Jackson could've been a top 5 all time running back in the league had he not got hurt. I'm not a raider fan, but he was must watch tv when he played.
I was about 8 when Bo burst on the professional sports scene. Even though I was a Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Cubs fan, I was a huge fan of Bo (like everyone at the time). When he went down, it rocked both the NFL and MLB. It was like a collective mourning. We all knew we had just been robbed of what was likely to be an all time great in not just one, but two major sports.
Side note: even video game maker Tecmo recognized the awesomeness. If you played as the Raiders on Tecmo Bowl (1989), all you had to do was a handoff to Bo, and you basically walked in the endzone every time.
The only way you could counter Bo was by picking the Giants and using LT. once you figured out the timing, he could block every field goal and extra point too. Damn, I miss the early 90s.
Go Cubs
Walk-in every damn time!👊🏾
Don't forget running straight backwards with Montana, and throwing to either rice or Taylor for a guaranteed TD. 100yds all day
I'm 54. Bo was by FAR the best all around athelete I ever saw. Probably the best RB I ever saw. Barry a very close second. A guy who has a great highlight tape and who never gets enough discussion with the best RBs is Earl Campbell. Amazing power back you guys should check out.
What could have been. He had the agility and speed to make guys miss, but his tackle breaking ability, was at a whole other level from any RB ive ever seen in 40 years of watching football.
Payton, Brown, and Campbell are the only ones even in the same ballpark.
@@chocolatetownforever7537 I'd put OJ in that group as well if we ignore his off the field troubles. OJ was on a 4x100 world record relay team so the dude had serious speed and his moves were amazing as well. The thing people will probably say is that he didn't break as many tackles but he was actually very powerful and hard to bring down as well. As for others, I think Dickerson is just outside that group and of course Barry had the best moves and was the quickest. Emmitt was always pointed in the right direction and seemed to get an extra yard on every carry. Lots of great ones out there over the years.
@@buckstraw925 Fair enough about OJ, but I feel he was more of a speed and agility guy than a tackle breaker.
I just want to make it clear that the guys I named were in reference to the sentence before, about tackle breaking only.
Guys like Barry, Emmitt, and others, as RBS, were absolutely right there, and one can make an argument for being the best of all time.
I just think Bo was different in terms of his athleticism.
@@chocolatetownforever7537 Right, OJ wasn't a top 10 tackle breaker but he was far better at it then he was given credit for. I was talking more about the pure athletic ability and looked at the speed factor. Anyway, Bo was above all them for pure physical attributes.
Barry Sanders had the best moves and that's it. There were far better RBs that played the position completely. The greatest RB of all time doesn't get taken out on 3rd downs & goal line when his team needs him the most.
80’s VHS “Bo know’s Bo”…..I wore that tape OUT as a kid. He’s the greatest all around athlete I’ve ever seen, THE STANDARD for greatness.
Not only did that squad have Bo and Marcus Allen in the backfield, they also had Tim Brown at WR.
but still couldn't win a SB
@@larzakalazerath6655 no QB in a division with Elway and Marino in the AFC too. Wasted talent
@@GeorgeTropicana The NFL is full of these stories. Many grate players stuck on bad teams. That's what started free agency to become what it is today but some players still get wasted in there rooky contract either with a terrible team and or terrible coach. Being at the right place at the right time is so very prevalent.
That 1990 Raiders team was absolutely loaded with talent....scored over 30 points once that whole season....ONCE! (Vs Detroit on MNF).
Yes but he was a back up wr. He was more of a punt returner
Bo was the greatest athlete I've ever seen in my 65 years on this earth!
Same here. 30 years later and I've still never seen anything like him. And he really did not work out or train much at all.
"Keith, Ah have nevah seen an ath-a-lete lack Bo Jackson in mah LAHFF!!!" -Bob Costas doing an impression of ABC college football analyst Frank Broyles, according to a 1980s book by William Goldman. Absolutely true.
Strong as Jim Brown, fast as Barry Sanders. Nowhere near as good a baseball player (Deion might actually have been the better hitter and baserunner), but good enough to make the All-Star team. A game-changer in one sport, an All-Star in the other. All until…
The poet John Greenleaf Whittier wrote "of all the words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'it might have been'." But Whittier was wrong. The saddest words are "avascular necritis".
Or possibly, "I'm fine. I'll play next week", which is what Bo told OJ Simpson while being interviewed for NBC after the Divisional playoff win against the Bengals. (Next week: Buffalo-51, Raiders-3. Bo: NFL career over. Hearts broken.)
As the Vision said, "a thing isn't beautiful because it lasts". But damn.
I remember the tv commercials with Dennis Leary and Bo Jackson. “I’m bringing Bo and his big bad hip…” Bo was a unique one of a kind athlete. So glad I got to see him play…
My dad had a "Bo Knows" tank top
Bo was the greatest EVER !! He played football for fun after baseball
Freak... Show.
True story:
When Bo was a freshman, I saw him play against Nebraska in Lincoln. Nebraska had a very good OLB - All Conference, second team All American, went on to play about 5-6 years in the NFL. Dude was no punk. No one outside the state of Alabama knew about Bo yet.
Well, Bo had an education for their ass. He STEAMROLLED that stud linebacker. Ran his ass over like he was a blocking dummy.
Fast forward several decades. I'm sitting in a local dive bar. The ESPN 30 for 30 featuring No was on TV. I was telling the guy I was drinking with about that story, when another guy a few seats down groans and grumbles.
I asked him what was the matter. The guy at the bar WAS that linebacker. He told me he thinks of that play every time he hears the name Bo Jackson.
I'm sure there are lots of guys who share that same sentiment.
His school records will NEVER be broken. He had more yards in 3 years than any other RB for that college has ever ran in 4. They will NEVER be broken. He was to college fb what gretzky was to hockey.. his numbers are so high that it's inconceivable anyone else will come close. The guy who holds 2nd all time there is like 2500 yards behind him lol.. an entire seasons worth of running
Check out ESPN’s 30 for 30 on Bo…great episode including info about him growing up.
Great interview great guy good human being.
My favorite part is when the old Auburn baseball coach is standing at home plate in their stadium and pointing out various buildings Bo had home runs hit. "that dorm is about 475 feet, Bo hit that about halfway up. That building further out is about 550 feet, Bo shorthopped that one."
Thanx.... I'mma check that out 😎👍
Yes, Bo was the best athlete to ever walk the Earth. Ironically, his career was ended because during a tackle he was so strong that he ripped his bone out of its hip socket shattering it. The amount of force needed to do something like that is unfathomable.
We know what an incredible athlete Bo was, but he’s also an incredible human being, so generous! Secret is out, he just paid for all the funerals of the children and teachers who were killed in the mass school shooting in Texas! A beautiful humble giving man!!☮️❤️
I had a boyfriend that went to Auburn when Bo was there so I got to see him play college ball and he just dominated. He was amazing. He’s also an amazing humanitarian here in Alabama today. Bo knows strength and compassion!
Very true I watched a very good interview with Bo recent one, down to earth to say the least good-hearted guy. Bo knows a good heart ❤️.
Don't forget Frank Thomas went to Auburn too!
@@JohnSmith-zw8vp A monster of an athlete!
War Eagle!
You guys should do a reaction to Eric Dickerson. Not many of the younger generation know about him but I think he still holds the rushing record for most yards in a single season at around 2100. I think he ran the 100 yard dash in like 9.5 or 9.6 seconds and the world record is like 9.1 or something. That guy was an amazing running back.
They for sure need to do Eric Dickerson bro was nasty asfk with the Jerry curl 😂😂 a real problem on the field
@@daesohooo bump the curl, the goggles fam🤣
Dickerson ran a blazing time of 9.4 while in high school he was the Class 1A 100 yd dash state champ.
He should have never left the Rams. That offensive line was perfect for him. I know the Rams didn't pay what he deserved but he would have broke many more records.
I also never seen a running back who could straight-arm tacklers like he could.
Maybe the most overlooked great player.
Bo Jackson said he never worked out or went to the weight room. Dude is just a natural athlete. He also had one of the strongest cannons to ever play baseball. He threw a guy out at home who tagged up from third from the wall flat footed.
Amen Bo & Sanders. I was lucky growing up watching them play Football & Baseball!!! Happy to relive these moments thanks to these vids. TY!
The amazing thing about Bo as a running back is that he was a power back and a speed back at the same time. He could lower his shoulder and knock a defender on his butt. Then, immediately turn on the afterburners and blow the DB's away.
Bo Jackson and Ken Griffey Jr. are the 2 top athletes in professional sports that unfortunately had their careers cut very short by injuries... but yet are both HOF players in every aspect of the sports they played.
Griffeys career wasn't cut short. He got injured from time to time but still put in 22 seasons
gale sayers was the most talented football player whose career was cut short by injuries. youngest to make it into the HOF
I would argue grant hill too.
Ken Griffey career cut short? Lol dude played 20 + yrs & top 5-10 in homers all time.
Ever wonder what made Bo have the God given speed, strength, fast twitch and stamina. His siblings were good athletes but Bo was a class of his own. We may never know why he was so special
He told the story once. He was playing in the sewers and got some green sticky ooze stuck on him, after that he grew ten folds and had 10 fold strength.
@@zanatosprime3460 that's about as good an explanation as we ever get
For you young's who weren't there...just consider this: Bo played about 4 years in the NFL...and we're watching this video and talking about him. In 2023. THAT is how good Bo Jackson was. The ONE rule we had playing Tecmo Bowl was you couldn't play the Raiders. There's a reason for that. It rhymes with Bo Jackson.
Bo Knows - Best athlete I've ever seen.
I was in the Kingdome for 'The Throw". He fired a bullet from the left field warning track, gunning down the Mariners speedster, Harold Reynolds, at the plate with a perfect throw. It's on all the baseball highlight reels. At the time, I just shook my head and said to myself there's no way he just did that.
Reynolds stood on the field like wait did that just happen and stared at Bo.
There's no video proof that he actually did do it? Show me a video of him actually throwing the ball!
Bo is fantastic.
Barry Sanders highlights would be cool, or Pavel Datsyuk of the NHL. Diggin’ the channel. Keep up the good work!
We probably will never see a natural athlete like Bo ever again. Nobody compares to him. Watch more Bo. There is really great highlights on UA-cam.
I enjoyed watching this through y’all, but don’t ever question the athleticism of Bo Jackson! He was a GOD among men! The best pure athlete EVER!
Bo is probably the GREATEST athlete to ever live. He was headed for H.O.F. status in both sports. When his hip got busted all of us felt that in our souls
The most complete running back I've ever seen was Walter Payton, he could run, pass, catch and block like no other running back I have ever seen.
He was great at throwing on the half back option as well.
@@ckobo84 Sure was, I think he had 8 touch down passes to add to his resume.
him and jim brown for me. You cant go wrong with either.
Marshall Faulk
That game in the Kingdome against the Seahawks, when he (80+ yards) sprinted down the sideline & into the tunnel, HOLY HELL! 🍻🇺🇸🙏🏼🇺🇸🍻
I'm a Bama fan, but Bo is one of my favorite athletes ever. His first hit in MLB is unreal - ground ball to 2nd, beats the throw to first.
I'm 58. It's not even close that he's the best in my lifetime.
“Bo knows home runs and Touchdowns “😉
I'm from KC, loved watching Bo with the Royals when you could get into a game for about $7 upper deck, then in the later innings move on down to the seats behind home plate. Nobody checked your ticket back then. It was a real shame watching his last football run when he got injured in the playoffs against the Bengals, it confirmed what every Royals fan feared would happen. He could've played baseball for 15 years hitting 25-30 HR's a year and been a hall-of-famer.
I love when younger giys like yourselves take an interest in the older guys like this . Im 45 and i watched him up until he got hurt . Was great in both sports and wouldve probably been in the HOF in both sports if he stayed healthy. U should look up Barry Sanders too! Two of my favorite RBs of all time!
Bo is the most ridiculous athlete I've ever seen. He was a Pro Bowler in football AND an All Star in baseball in the same year. Meaning, he didn't just play two sports, he was one of the best in both sports, at the same time.
Thank you for reminding the younger generation of something that has only happened once and not since. If that fact alone doesn't make him the greatest athlete of all time, wth! Bo was also a very humble man,.
If you lower your shoulder and hit Ronnie Lott like that, you are a different kind of beast. Bo was phenomenal
Guys there were 2 sport guys long before Bo and Deon. I think Bo was by far the best of them. He was at least as good at his position in FB as Deon, and Bo was a much better baseball player. Years ago the Knicks had a guy named Dave Debusschere who was a 6'6" forward, and also pitched 1 or 2 seasons in the Majors for the White Sox. He then played a couple more years of minor league ball and then stopped and concentrated on playing BB and also coached. There is an old TV western called The Rifleman. The star was a guy named Chuck Connors. Before he hit it big as an actor, he played 1st base for the Cubs and played for the Celtics too. There are others as well. Truth is fellas there ain't nothing much being done today that hasn't been done before. That's not me hating, just being truthful. As an older guy I appreciate you guys looking into some of the older players. Keep learning. Y'all be safe.
We are so proud of Bo Jackson in Alabama. Auburn Tiger or Crimson Tide fans- we all yelled for Bo whatever sport or team he played for. He’s a fantastic man off the field as well. That always matters.
You could have had Charlie Brown for the quarterback on that raiders team . When you had Bo Jackson and Marcus Allen in the backfield and that great line blocking for them.
Bo was better than Prime Time, in both sports
BIG FACTS!!! Deion was a beast of a football player and a very good baseball player...no doubts about that. Bo was a beast in both sports. Consider this...we're watching a video about his accomplishments and he only played 3 seasons in the NFL and 8 seasons in MLB due to a one in a million injury.
Bo Jackson was unstoppable in Techmo Bowl!🏈🏈🏈
Don't know if anyone mentioned it, but Bo came back from hip replacement surgery and played baseball with an artificial hip for a season or so... he would play a full season of basball, then join the Raiders halfway through the football season. Sanders was very good, but not nearly the basball player Bo was. Bo was an all star in both sports. 😊
A friend of mine played linebacker at a high school that went up against Bo's every year.
He said Bo frequently got around him because he couldn't catch him...but when he did catch him, Bo just ran right over him.
A guy I know played linebacker at Alabama. He caught a Bo Jackson knee to his forehead trying to tackle him and said he was out cold for a good minute or two.
Bo was an absolute superstar! Nobody had seen that kind of speed at that size before. I think he still holds the record for fastest 40 in Combine history at 4.13 if memory serves. May have been 4.12. Check out Bullet Bob Hayes when you get a chance! I think he was the closest to Bo's speed and size
Bob Hayes was faster than Bo.
Bo was the All star baseball player. Deion went to a loaded braves team. People forget all the HOFs Deion played with. On those Royal teams, it was just Bo.
You forget George Brett was on that KC team too!
Bo was the greatest athlete ever. All Star baseball player and a top 10 all time RB in the NFL.
And look at his track & field performances. 10.39 100m, 13.81 110m hurdles, 6'9" high jump, 24'8" long jump, 48'9" Triple Jump, 50 ft shot and 149 foot discus. Insane.
4.13 40 yard at combine, still the record, today.
@drsus0 @drsus0 Bo never did the NFL combine. His supposed 4.13 came from a local Auburn combine. There is no reason we should take this seriously. There is no way to verify the time or even the accuracy of the equipment. Given all the fastest sprinters have clocked around the low 4.2 range makes it fairly obvious the 4.13 didn't happen. Even Usain Bolt clocked a 4.22. There is no universe in which Bo was faster over any distance as Usain Bolt.
@@MrKT410 not the NFL official combine but he did run it w NFL scouts and his whole team there … and Bo and his coach and all those there corroborated it all. It was done electronically (thankfully because the hand stop watches had him at 4 flat) . So unless we’re calling Bo (who corrected the myth that it was 4.12) , his coach and the scouts there liars …
What, he couldn't pole vault?
Finally someone other than me & a small few with common sense. Bo was one of my childhood hero's BUT, as I've grown older & have experienced life & not a child anymore, I realized the Bo is a liar about his 4.13 40-yard dash. And to correct you, Bo's fastest legal FAT 100m time was only a 10.44 & not the windaided 10.39 Google keeps posting. No track athletes talk about their illegal winded times bc they don't count. Anyway I'm glad to see that you call BS about Bo's nonsense 4.13 "electric" time when the NFL didn't have that technology until 1999 & Bo left to the NFL in 1985-1986.
Bo knows 💪🏻
Bo Jackson, Mike Tyson, and Michael Jordan…the late 80s/early 90s were a special time.
Yo, this from an old head, I want to say thanks to you young fellas for showing some love to the brotha's from yesteryear. Keep doing what you do guys. Peace!
Neon has done nothing close to Bo'
I beg to differ with you there he's in a category nobody else is he has been both NFL championship and MLB championship games nobody else has done that in history. He played for Atlanta which they lost but then he won the 2 super bowls.
@@ericlittle162 yea but he was just a decent baseball player while Bo was a beast on the diamond
This statement is asinine
Can’t agree with that brother
@@Ooohyeah024 when you use logic like that I'm pretty sure that bo couldn't cover one whole side of a field and shut that down like Dion did they were both special athletes and both talented in their own ways. You got to remember Dion played both sides of the ball whether he was running it ,playing wide receiver slot receiver or returning punts kickoffs he played everywhere pretty much. As far as skilled positions Bo did not don't get me wrong. I think they're both incredible athletes just in their own niche. End of debate.
I worked at the LA Coliseum from 1983 to 1991. Watching Bo & Marcus Allen in the same backfield was incredible!
Man...that's awesome. That means you saw the Olympics also???
I'm loving these young brothers reaction it's Golden!💯👊🏿✊🏿😁✌🏿😎
4.12 40 yard dash at the combine...an absolute beast of a player!!
Don't forget Dion Sanders. The best cornerback ever, other teams refused to throw his way. He was so good he limited the other team's offense to minus one wide receiver. He played pro baseball as well. He was a good line drive hitter with occasional power, maybe a 2.70 or so hitter and he could steal as many bases as he wanted. Fast in the outfield as well. Maybe the 2nd best pro overall behind Bo Jackson. I think he made the all-star team in baseball one or more years. I believe he played in a world series or playoff game for Cincinnati, then a football game for Atlanta on the same day.
Bo is the un-crowned G.O.A.T
Dude was my favorite athlete growing up. I never got to see him play in the NFL in person, but I saw him a bunch of times with the Royals. The best.
Bo Jackson was one of the fasted men in the NFL. Opposing coaches would tell you, that every time the man touched the ball, you had to just hold your breath because he could literally break it and go all the way every single time.
He was incredible.
NFL fan Redskins from the early 80s from
Auckland New Zealand.Older brother played College football for Cal Berkeley in the early 90s.But Bo Jackson when your a freak of nature generated that much power or thrust where his leg came out of that tackle and mislodged those joints?Its just a freak accident everyone has to accept.
Deon was a decent baseball player and HOF football player. Bo would have been the first person to be a HOF in two sports if he didnt get hurt. Guy was just so much better than everyone else and even other players just shook there head.
100% agree.
Bo was UNBELIEVABLE!!! He was everyone's sports hero... even if he wasn't on your team...TRAGIC that he had his career cut short by injury...and I'm fully in Broncos Country---only Raider I didn't HATE😁
check out all the "Bo Knows" advertisements from back in the day Nike
you can't convince me that he WOULDN'T dominate today...he was timeless
Terrell Davis... I was totally privileged to watch...also career cut short with injury...
The greatest athlete to ever walk the Earth was Jim Thorpe. He played 4 sports and won medals in the Olympics.
Gentlemen please keep up the good work. I would love to see your reaction to Earl Campbell. Size, speed, moves had everything. And Walter Payton was the best!
That Dion vs Bo game was crazy. Bo hit 3 homeruns. Late in the game he dove for a liner that Deon hit. Missed and badly injured his hip. That was the same hip that caused his NFL retirement a year later. Deon hit an inside the park homerun. Bo was supposed to bat the following inning and try to hit his 4th homerun but he had to be removed from the game.
In his first game back from injury he hit a homerun; meaning he hit 4 homeruns in 4 straight at bats tying a Major League record.
If you grew up in the 80s/90s and played Tecmo Bowl, you knew to play the Raiders and Bo Jackson.
I’m not even a raider fan, & this guy would have been the leader of RBs easily if he hadn’t gotten hurt guys! This dude was SOOO talented it was crazyyy. In baseball he would throw you out almost from the wall, look it up. Just a serious freak of nature! Never seen it sense
The pride and joy of McAdory. Side note, I remember when Glen Bragg broke and bat over his back when he whiffed on a pitch.
Marshall Faulk is my favorite RB. He is the most complete back when you consider receiving, blocking, and overall football IQ. He was also a serious ankle breaker.
I'm from Alabama. Bo played for Auburn the Tides worse nightmare. He is a great athlete. I saw a documentary where all these athletes were rated and Bo was voted the BEST.
I’ll never forget when he was playing RF for the white sox and caught a ball on the track then threw a frozen rope to third to double up a player tagging from second. My brother and I looked at each other with our jaws dropped. We still talk about it to this day. I’ve never seen a stronger throw.
Bo still played Baseball for a few years after the injury, with an Artificial Hip. Crazy. Bo was a Pro Bowl Football player and an All Star Baseball player. Had he stayed healthy possibly could have made Hall of Fame in two sports. Or imagine had he played just one or the other where his body could fully adapt to the sport. Tampa Bay had the 1st pic that year he came out of college and tricked him into visiting their facility which lost his eligibility to play Baseball. That was the deciding factor for him to say he was playing pro baseball over football but raiders drafted him anyway in the 7th and talked him into playing both. So raiders got the projected #1 overall pick in the 7th. Crazy
Another great that sometimes gets overlooked because he was injured after 6 years, was the great Gale Sayers. As a young man, he was the guy we loved to watch the most.
Best all around athlete ever man. Mad skills
Only athlete ever to make an All Star game in 2 sports. Also is the only person in NFL history with 2 90 yard touchdown runs. I did a couple of reports on him through my years at school. One of the most interesting athletes ever. Just a straight up freak of an athlete. Y'all need to watch his ESPN 30 for 30: Bo Knows.
Luv u dudes 🤣
Keep on Rollin 💯😎👍
Bo was pretty great. Sanders was pretty special too. I think Deion played NFL and MLB games in the same day. Only one ever to do it. One of the few accomplishments unlikely to ever be duplicated. And a super great guy. Deion is first class, all the way.
On the topic of two sport athletes, Chuck Conners, (from the OLD TV show The Rifleman) played both professional baseball and professional basketball, most of his baseball career was in the minors but he did play with the Dodgers and the Cubs. That was in the 40s & 50s.
You should watch ESPN’s 30 for 30 on Bo Jackson. It is an awesome thing to watch. If he had gotten his hip looked at appropriately right away his career would not have been cut short.
Bo was so amazing that even me as a kid in the 90s had posters of him on my wall and i am from Australia...
Bo was a much better baseball player than Prime. He’s the only player to be an all star in both sports.
When we played baseball we had to get dibs on 16 the fastest or wear 34. Being in the KC area as a kid he was our Mike Tyson/Michael Jordan, when it wasn’t baseball season, it was soccer, then basketball, then track, all to be like Bo during recess, lunch, 2nd recess, and after school care. We got to play tackle at that age and we played painfully. Thanx Bo.
One of his college coaches were interviewed. He said he ran a 4.2 something in the 40 yard dash AFTER practice. A scout showed up who wanted to see Bo Jackson run. The coach told him, and Bo said he didn't want to do it. The coach talked him into it so Bo said, I'll run but I'm not coming back. So he ran the 40 yard dash and just kept going. He didn't even care what he ran, or what the scout thought hahaha. It's a shame what happened to him. A rare injury. If it didn't happen, he would've absolutely been reaching those rushing titles.
Remember fellas he played football as a hobby(no preseason, no OTA's, baseball season was his warm up to football. Baseball was his commitment. He always finished playing the ENTIRE baseball season first, then he played baseball. If he would've never gotten seriously injured he was NEVER going to play anymore than 11 games per season.
...btw, it was the play at 12:11 as they say, that ended his career. One doctor said, "If he weren't such the powerful athlete that he is, a tackle like that, most people would've been tackled and got up and woulda been just fine, but his strength caused such a 'shearing force' that he was a victim of his own strength" or words close to that.
Baseball-wise, that one play where he caught Harold Reynolds at home, he threw a strike ON THE FLY TO THE PLATE WITH one foot on the warning track, guys...and Reynolds at 16:02 that really showed off his throwing arm. Reynolds was fast, was RUNNING ON THE PITCH as you saw from first base, and Bo throws that perfect strike from 330+ feet away to nail him. smh the things he'd do on a regular basis that others couldn't even do in their wildest wet dreams made Bo a necessity to watch - even for fans of the OPPOSING SIDE - and it was simply to see the greatest athlete ever born doing his thing.
And if I might suggest...y'all mumble and comment all over the place to where we can't hear what y'all are trying to say OR what the sound is that you're playing is, so it's all sorta chaotic and why I'm not subscribed. Nothing personal, but IMHO you need to all get together and decide on a 'format' to follow, as it were, b/c the only reason I tuned in was b/c it was Bo and the first time it was b/c of Larry Bird - both all-time faves of mine in football and basketball - and why I won't subscribe to see reactions on others. The constant talking/talking over the announcers and/or each other makes it difficult to hear ANY of you clearly....just am telling you not to be critical but to LYK how you can improve the experience for the viewers. I'll check back on another athlete I loved in the future and see if y'all can tidy up your presentation and maybe join at that time.
Until then, I wish y'all great luck!
I'm a few years older than you gentleman - let me tell you just what was so amazing about Bo Jackson.
I saw it all from his freshman year in college where they beat alabama in the Iron Bowl for the 1st time in 11 years... Auburn people then had HOPE.
Tampa Bay Bucs owner held the 1st pick in Draft & wanted him so he set up a visit to Tampa that got Bo kicked out of his last year of NCAA baseball - he hated tampa bay so bad that he went to baseball instead pf football - he had to play in AA Memphis and worked his way to Majors. Then The Raiders came calling the next season & he played football "as a hobby" - that's what the man said - a hobby like fishing or hunting.... !
On the football field he was BY FAR the most exciting player in the NFL. He would RUN OVER players BIGGER than him and outrun players smaller than him.... not the other way around... he was THAT good.
Bo was the greatest athlete, period. Even Deion Sanders has said that consistantly. The greatest part about Bo was he told Tampa Bay that he would not play for them and note to draft him. They did and he went and played Baseball. The next year Al Davis drafted him in the 7th round and the rest was history.
I was a toddler when Bo was at Auburn but his legacy took me to Auburn.
Alabama born and raised - War Damn Eagle
Bos hip fracture was the worst thing that could happen to an athlete. It ended up causing a vascular necrosis which is where the blood supply stops feeding to the femur/hip joint so it has to be replaced. At that time there was no other option.
I like what y'all said about the current players, being double drafted...but there will never be another bo Jackson, he was built different
Remember he was playing baseball until October with the Royals so he never played a full season of pro football. He also split carries with Marcus Allen. Look at his yards per carry it is better than Derrick Henry. Bo Jackson was 227 lbs of muscle that ran the 40 in 4.13 seconds (unofficially). Usain Bolt's 40 time is 4.22 just for reference.
Bo was the best 2 spirt athlete. Had he not been injured he was on his way to a gold jacket for both sports.
Bo Jackson. Wow. Probably my favorite athlete. I would love to see your reaction to Marcus Depree
Bo Jackson is the ultimate athlete! He was the best of the best of the best!
Best athlete I've ever seen. He also ran track at auburn and his 60m record was only broken recently. He high jumped 7' in high school. He was qualifying for the 1992 winter Olympics bobsled team.
Jamaica, we got a bobsled team!
Bo Jackson was awesome. He was at Auburn when I was in high school. I remember him very well and I was so sad when he got hurt. What a lot of people don't know about his injury is he almost died that night! What really ended his career with that hip injury was it severed the artery that supplies the hip with blood. When he told the coach and the doctor what happened they didn't even believe him. He went home that night and almost died he almost bled to death. He was something else that's for sure. He would have been a Hall of famer all the way if he had a full career. Thank you guys you guys are great 👍
Bo Jackson is the closest I've ever seen to a real life super hero. It was before laser timing, but NFL camp coaches were clocking his 40 at 4.21.
Yes. The Raiders had Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson at the same time. They had to. Bo was a 2 sport athlete. Football starts in late August/early September, but Bo played MLB until late October/early November. Half the season was over when Bo joined the Raiders each year. He played 4 HALF seasons and put up those numbers.
Tecmo Bowl was the first NFL licensed game on a personal video game console, the original 1986 NES. The Raiders were considered the cheat team because they had Bo, Marcus, and the fastest man in the NFL at the time at WR, Tim Brown.
Bo dislocated his hip, but that wasn't the real injury. When he decided to pop it back in place on the field he pinched his femoral artery in the joint cutting off blood to his whole leg. He came within a hair of having to have his leg amputated. Drs. told him he could not possibly risk another hit to his hip and still expect to have his leg, so he gave up football.