Bo Jackson reveals which stories of his legendary athleticism were lies (2016) | ESPN Archive

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  • @Shepo666
    @Shepo666 5 років тому +2465

    Imagine knowing you are the greatest athlete at whatever you sport you want at a young age and not letting it get to your head.

    • @fobbitoperator3620
      @fobbitoperator3620 5 років тому +173

      *Antonio Brown has left the chat

    • @ButterBallTheOpossum
      @ButterBallTheOpossum 5 років тому +86

      Those kind of people are rare. Herchel Walker is the same way

    • @killakam123321
      @killakam123321 5 років тому +36

      @Nick Kinsey star player with a trash team

    • @iHangWaboogies
      @iHangWaboogies 5 років тому +74

      Nick Kinsey imagine hating on greatness that you’ll never come close to achieving 🤧😴

    • @orxchi3853
      @orxchi3853 5 років тому +6

      El oso 007 Your arguments shitty you prove nothing try better next time

  • @jeffreyriley8742
    @jeffreyriley8742 5 років тому +2415

    "Bo, we heard you ran to the sun." Bo: "No, I only made it as far as Venus..."

    • @doriannfunches6592
      @doriannfunches6592 5 років тому +19

      Jeffrey Riley 🤣🤣🤣

    • @sela562jig
      @sela562jig 5 років тому +5

      🤣🤣🤣🙌

    • @Dlow2
      @Dlow2 5 років тому +14

      Jeffrey Riley I think you meant mercury

    • @jeffreyriley8742
      @jeffreyriley8742 5 років тому +77

      @@Dlow2 There's some dispute as to whether he actually reached Mercury. My sources tell me he got just beyond Venus then got bored and came home.

    • @georgebrobbey6882
      @georgebrobbey6882 5 років тому +6

      Jeffrey Riley I laughed loudly at this...

  • @BigstickNick
    @BigstickNick 5 років тому +4067

    Bo Jackson is like all those Chuck Norris jokes, but facts.

    • @ahdexter7688
      @ahdexter7688 5 років тому +73

      william sewell, Chuck Norris is like all those Chuck Norris jokes... but facts

    • @rhyno8644
      @rhyno8644 5 років тому +15

      Gotta admit it helps just a little to have the franchise four time pro bowl halfback (Marcus Allen) moved to fullback for you so that you don't have to run out of single back packages at the NFL level even with that Oakland Raiders line

    • @BigstickNick
      @BigstickNick 5 років тому +9

      @@rhyno8644 I mean...being smart about something was never a bad thing.

    • @rhyno8644
      @rhyno8644 5 років тому +8

      No sooner than NFL linebackers realized the only way to stop him was to simply get into the backfield because he couldn't juke whatsoever before he crossed the line of scrimmage using his power Marcus Allen was clever enough to realized he had a better shot at a ring under Al Davis's system staying than moving to another franchise. Bo took all the credit just the same.

    • @doggyworldboxing2130
      @doggyworldboxing2130 5 років тому +6

      No one jokes about chuck Norris

  • @melbobadilla5996
    @melbobadilla5996 5 років тому +741

    "Let a kid be a kid." such wise words. If they have fun playing all kinds of sports then let em. But don't let them be so stressed that they can't enjoy it

    • @mustbemeech
      @mustbemeech 5 років тому +12

      Mel Bobadilla it ruins the love for the game, you are right. Even if they somehow excel at the sport that their parent made them play.. they will grow up miserable chasing a purpose that is not theirs

    • @Dylan_The_Car_Dealer
      @Dylan_The_Car_Dealer 5 років тому

      Where a kid can be a kid 🧒

    • @Phoenix-oq5xj
      @Phoenix-oq5xj 3 роки тому

      @@dominic444 football coaches ain’t soft, no sport coach is soft

    • @gowersup6441
      @gowersup6441 3 роки тому +10

      I agree. There’s just too many beer belly dads out there who are forcing their child to do what THEY wanted to do.

    • @Binkertonbonkerton
      @Binkertonbonkerton 2 роки тому

      The thing is though, the love of the game and enjoyment of playing sports makes practice fun and you will just get better naturally and have fun while doing it. You don’t need to put kids into boot camp and make them into mini soldiers

  • @josephrome1183
    @josephrome1183 5 років тому +2004

    Chuck Norris sits around a fire and tells stories about Bo Jackson. 😂

    • @bv6377
      @bv6377 4 роки тому +83

      stories sit around a fire and tell bo jackson

    • @phredwithanf6834
      @phredwithanf6834 4 роки тому +3

      lol

    • @justinperry28
      @justinperry28 4 роки тому +3

      lol

    • @hometownhero334
      @hometownhero334 4 роки тому +13

      @@bv6377 best comment ever 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ace7467
      @ace7467 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah, no. It’s the other way around

  • @khaldounelbey3968
    @khaldounelbey3968 5 років тому +865

    Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson had he not been injured would have probably been the first athlete ever in the NFL and MLB Hall of Fame.

    • @Rickkelley365
      @Rickkelley365 5 років тому +4

      Khaldoun El Bey facts

    • @Rickkelley365
      @Rickkelley365 5 років тому +27

      Khaldoun El Bey there’s a case to be made, on sheer influence, which is a big part of both halls, that he should be in both anyway or at least one, anyway. Especially football. He changed. The. Game. Forever. He’s up there with Jim Thorpe. Legends - larger than their own time.

    • @CWYMAN77
      @CWYMAN77 5 років тому +5

      100%

    • @qwerty52676
      @qwerty52676 5 років тому +19

      I realize this won't make me popular here, but he was kind of overrated in baseball. Look up his stats, his highest similarity score on bbr is nick esasky

    • @khaldounelbey3968
      @khaldounelbey3968 5 років тому +18

      His combined MLB/NFL career lasted all of 4 seasons prior to injury. Given good health and more time, this guy would have been all world.

  • @thedevilsadvocate3710
    @thedevilsadvocate3710 5 років тому +2487

    "Quite possibly the greatest athlete of the 20th century."
    Yup.

    • @Vmh1717
      @Vmh1717 5 років тому +30

      MyTwoCents wilt bo usain bolt and Phelps. Best of our time.

    • @tomscott3
      @tomscott3 5 років тому +14

      strike "quite possibly"

    • @seandafny
      @seandafny 5 років тому +7

      All time

    • @ispittruthchannel5317
      @ispittruthchannel5317 5 років тому +79

      @mike m Wilt Chamberlain was a far superior athlete to Michael Jordan. Wilt may have been the greatest athlete ever. Him or Bo

    • @travisj8110
      @travisj8110 5 років тому +51

      mike m I would say you underestimating wilts all around athleticism if you don’t believe he doesn’t deserve to be in that conversation. I mean aside for being the strongest guy in the league during his time by far he was also an amazing track and field athlete. Imagine someone that large also being able to high jump a 6’6 pole and also run 440 meter dash in 50 seconds he was a one of a kind athlete. He also had multiple teams trying to offer him contracts in the Late 80,s when he was in his 50’s so that should tell you the type of physical dominance he had in his prime to be still sought after by the very best at that advanced age. And you can easily look up the stuff I said it’s all true and that was only the first things that popped in my head. There’s a lot more he did.

  • @boydcochran4692
    @boydcochran4692 5 років тому +59

    Early 2000’s at a store in Auburn. Walking down an aisle and Bo turned the corner and was coming right at me. My childhood hero coming right at me....look up and say “ you the man, War Eagle.” His response? “No you the man, War Eagle” cool moment

  • @tobingallawa3322
    @tobingallawa3322 5 років тому +1365

    Mr Jackson is more than a great athlete, much more. He is an intelligent, thoughtful man. He dealt with a catastrophic injury with grace. He is a gentleman that young men should aspire to be like.
    NCAA is worthy of being hated.

    • @earlray9762
      @earlray9762 5 років тому +34

      superstarrr121 did you listen to this interview? This man is one of the best athletes ever! Listen to how articulate, humble, and insightful he is. His humility and the part about being a dad was pretty cool.

    • @harperjones9781
      @harperjones9781 5 років тому +2

      No Question about it!!

    • @TheCjbowman
      @TheCjbowman 5 років тому +11

      NFL owner of the Bucs, you mean. They screwed him, not NCAA.

    • @justinnardine8564
      @justinnardine8564 5 років тому

      Tobin Gallawa he’s unbelievable

    • @mtg1470
      @mtg1470 5 років тому

      @@earlray9762 articulate? When referring to steph curry, he said 'that what he do'

  • @lacoleccionperfecto
    @lacoleccionperfecto 3 роки тому +58

    To this day… Mr Jackson remains one of the greatest role models for the youth. My personal story is one of witnessing prime “Bo” standing in a parking lot for seemingly hours after a baseball game signing every kids’ memorabilia while the bus waited. There couldn’t have been less than 200 kids there chanting this man’s name. Its been 30 years since that night that has been burned into my memory. Mr Jackson, thank you for being amazing.

  • @missrayelyn3045
    @missrayelyn3045 4 роки тому +119

    I'm in my 60s and Bo Jackson is my favorite athlete. Raw talent, no steroids, just an incredible athlete. Always a pleasant sounding man as well.

    • @gordonames1892
      @gordonames1892 3 роки тому +6

      IM A BIG BO JACKSON FAN. WAS A RAIDER FAN WHEN HE PLAYED FOR THE RAIDERS. EVER SINCE BO LEFT THE RAIDERS. THEY HAVE BEEN WORTH SH.T

    • @dialecticalmonist3405
      @dialecticalmonist3405 Рік тому +9

      No steroids. True.
      But it goes further than that. The man never lifted weights. NEVER LIFTED WEIGHTS and was one of the strongest athletes of all-time.

    • @LeeBrasher
      @LeeBrasher Рік тому +2

      @@gordonames1892 I agree Gordon--but why are you shouting at us lol.

    • @gordonames1892
      @gordonames1892 Рік тому +5

      @@LeeBrasher HEY I'M A 70 YEAR OLD GEEZER WITH BAD EYESIGHT!!!

    • @LeeBrasher
      @LeeBrasher Рік тому +2

      @@gordonames1892 Right on.

  • @EthanC_09
    @EthanC_09 4 роки тому +100

    Everyone in the comments is focused on the stories of Bo’s athleticism, but are sleeping on the most amazing part of him as a person. He’s giving back. He’s not sitting around like royalty with an arrogant personality. He’s offering help and support to young athletes of today. He wants guys to be even better than he was. To me, that’s what makes Bo Jackson a legend.

  • @Jesse-cx4si
    @Jesse-cx4si 5 років тому +724

    A thousand years from now archeologists will discover Bo’s petrified shoe in an ancient Alabama flood plain, and it will be the wonder of the world.

    • @999NINE99
      @999NINE99 4 роки тому +6

      You forgot to add that the flood plane would be in the end zone.

    • @FormulaMac
      @FormulaMac 4 роки тому

      if humans still exist by then

    • @20FreeWill
      @20FreeWill 4 роки тому

      It will just be a shoe

    • @majorkade
      @majorkade 4 роки тому +1

      That's brilliant!

    • @mrross1606
      @mrross1606 4 роки тому

      Lol good one

  • @HHH-nv9xb
    @HHH-nv9xb 5 років тому +242

    Had always thought Bo is among the greatest athlete of our time. Over the years, he has earned my respect as a great human being.

    • @GDubbya51
      @GDubbya51 5 років тому +6

      He was better than Deion Sanders, and Prime-Time was no slouch!

    • @robertocruz8429
      @robertocruz8429 5 років тому +3

      Legendary human being

    • @DamionJR4923
      @DamionJR4923 3 роки тому +1

      @@GDubbya51 I love Prime Time also.

  • @jameswarner300
    @jameswarner300 5 років тому +69

    I got to meet this guy in my church, and he was just as humble back then as he is now.

    • @RemoWilliams1227
      @RemoWilliams1227 3 роки тому

      Seriously I'm glad but not surprised to hear that.

  • @jubei20111
    @jubei20111 5 років тому +660

    Whenever I hear anything about Bo Jackson I believe its true.

    • @MrVariant
      @MrVariant 5 років тому +5

      Bo knows :)

    • @CSDonohue11
      @CSDonohue11 5 років тому +2

      I know it’s true.

    • @shanteecoleman8109
      @shanteecoleman8109 5 років тому +2

      👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🤗 I JUST Lov ALL THIS BO Respect he GETS an i am so SHAME 2 say Im JUST hearing ALL of THIS in 2020 TODAY 😔 Especially BEING a Blk Woman IT REALLY is Sad 😪 BUT so WHT🤔 Im ONLY Human an Im HERE NOW 😝 ALSO Im NOT a Sports PERSON at ALL🙃 so🤷🏿

    • @simonjakefrances6433
      @simonjakefrances6433 Рік тому

      Same

  • @batgangonone
    @batgangonone 5 років тому +194

    "which one of these legendary stories are fake?"
    *Reads all stories*
    Bo Jackson: None.

    • @rainsmith4460
      @rainsmith4460 3 роки тому +1

      I heard you killed 50 men with only your pinky.
      Bo thats not true it was only 25 men

  • @PildoraRojaReviews
    @PildoraRojaReviews 5 років тому +293

    You know you a Legend when you the cheat code for a video game. Bo was impossible to tackle on Techmo Bowl, literally IMPOSSIBLE

    • @kylegood4207
      @kylegood4207 5 років тому +29

      Ricky Rock if you played with friends. We had a rule that you couldn’t play with the Raiders. It was impossible to stop him.

    • @PildoraRojaReviews
      @PildoraRojaReviews 5 років тому +26

      @@kylegood4207 Yup, I remember. Picking the Raiders was the easiest & quickest way to lose friends on that game lol

    • @diagnosedtopg7657
      @diagnosedtopg7657 5 років тому +4

      Mel gray was just as unstoppable somehow.

    • @josephrufo8082
      @josephrufo8082 5 років тому +4

      @@diagnosedtopg7657 and the mark bavaro play

    • @frankmaxfield7025
      @frankmaxfield7025 5 років тому +3

      He was pretty much that way in real life too lol

  • @joetoe9207
    @joetoe9207 5 років тому +16

    I have no idea how anyone would not like him. The talent plus the personality plus his background. It all makes for the greatest and heartening story.

  • @floridariverchamps
    @floridariverchamps 5 років тому +856

    Are telling me that his shoe is still in the mud in Alabama?

  • @DaRizat
    @DaRizat 5 років тому +44

    Bo was the only athlete I truly idolized growing up as a kid, this man is the true GOAT!

  • @danacoleman4007
    @danacoleman4007 4 роки тому +34

    Bo Jackson is far too modest when speaking of his own abilities but spot on with everything else he says. what a cool dude!

    • @davidcook680
      @davidcook680 2 роки тому +2

      The fact he is so modest. I like alot. Just seems like a really good person. When I was a kid. I was a huge Bo Jackson fan. Still am to this day. I even watched his cartoon.

  • @Mrcabletwitch
    @Mrcabletwitch 5 років тому +130

    Bo, we heard one time you were stranded on an island and you killed a tiger with your bare hands and survived for 40 days
    Bo: no I didn't, I killed a bear and it was 35 days not 40

  • @davecassady7468
    @davecassady7468 4 роки тому +23

    It's high time that we recognize Bo as not one of the greatest athletes of all time, but one of the greatest human beings of all time who was also one of the greatest athletes of all time. Pure class.

  • @johnbowhunter7676
    @johnbowhunter7676 5 років тому +83

    Bo was the original beast mode!..💪🏼

    • @wolfech1
      @wolfech1 5 років тому +1

      John bowhunter def a beast but there’s guys from way before Bo who showed him the way, watch a Jim Brown or. Jim Taylor highlight.

    • @johnleon2594
      @johnleon2594 5 років тому

      PREACH

    • @robertocruz8429
      @robertocruz8429 5 років тому

      Yup

    • @dialecticalmonist3405
      @dialecticalmonist3405 5 років тому

      Bo was "cheat mode".

  • @islandboy274
    @islandboy274 5 років тому +21

    To all the doubters in regards to the jump story. Bo was a 2 time state champion in the decathlon in high school, and his long jump was 7.52 Meters or 24.67 Feet.

    • @justusbowman
      @justusbowman 2 роки тому +9

      And in all likelihood, he wasn't fearing for his life or coming off a massive sprint when doing those long jumps for school. lol

  • @Timboslice475
    @Timboslice475 4 роки тому +12

    This man is definitely a role model. You can’t dislike Bo. He’s not cocky or full of himself, he’s reserved, well mannered and very smart.

  • @1shogunate696
    @1shogunate696 5 років тому +218

    “Let him catch butterflies In outfield” remembering my little brother putting sand In his ear on second base

    • @sebastian789
      @sebastian789 5 років тому +5

      I read this right when he was saying that

    • @jackedwards6299
      @jackedwards6299 5 років тому +1

      Braxyz z bruh same💀

    • @robertocruz8429
      @robertocruz8429 5 років тому

      😂

    • @naturenupe6
      @naturenupe6 5 років тому +3

      What a perfect way to describe a child playing sports.

    • @dredai
      @dredai 5 років тому +5

      As a coach of tee- ball, I 100% agree with that. I let go the idea of winning games for the sake of the kids having fun a long time ago. I preach the experience is far greater than a win nobody will remember. Love my kids!!

  • @madtrapper9914
    @madtrapper9914 5 років тому +193

    How I miss the Tecmo Bowl days lol.✌

  • @coltonw8686
    @coltonw8686 5 років тому +253

    Had no idea him and Cam Newton were that tight. Thats cool.

    • @tsimmons1974ts
      @tsimmons1974ts 5 років тому +1

      👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

    • @PostPlayer.23
      @PostPlayer.23 5 років тому +6

      Alburn Alum

    • @firebird_spleen4190
      @firebird_spleen4190 5 років тому +6

      William Thomas auburn*

    • @DrugsAreBadUmmmKay
      @DrugsAreBadUmmmKay 5 років тому +2

      @@firebird_spleen4190, *Auburn.

    • @sterlingarcher8441
      @sterlingarcher8441 5 років тому +4

      Ugh... If Bo could not make Cam humble he never will be.. Cams ego destroyed him. Let's get one thing straight.. Superman would not have a 50/50 record... If you ever play again Cam... Which you won't.. don't ever do that move again..

  • @bassfunkmaster85
    @bassfunkmaster85 Рік тому +3

    As a football coach at a school, I tell every single athlete to play several sports. If you play football, that helps your toughness for basketball. If you play basketball, that helps your endurance for football. Being well rounded is important in athletics

  • @ThunderPants13
    @ThunderPants13 4 роки тому +60

    Bo is the most freakishly athletic human being of all time. He's like a super hero walking among mere mortals.

    • @ckobo84
      @ckobo84 Рік тому

      I heard how he could throw a football 80+ yards, and the Raiders had all these track guys at wide receiver. Begs the question why did they never try a half back option with Bo?

    • @solo7253
      @solo7253 Рік тому

      Na, Wilt Chamberlain is the most freakishly athletic human that has ever lived. But Bo is a close second.

    • @gmaxsfoodfitness3035
      @gmaxsfoodfitness3035 Рік тому

      @@solo7253 Not true. Just stop. He was athletic but most of his stories were exaggerated. Bo Jackson actually even did the decathlon in high school, you know, the sport where it's universally recognized as has having the best all around athletes in the world.

  • @lcoopjr4094
    @lcoopjr4094 5 років тому +13

    I was a guest sportscaster on KMBC channel 9 here and I interviewed Bo when he played for the Royals here,and he is down to earth and really cool!

  • @ORagnar
    @ORagnar 4 роки тому +8

    8:56 As a running back, nobody today compares to Bo Jackson. He was off the charts good.

  • @igglesjawn3975
    @igglesjawn3975 2 роки тому +7

    Talking about Bo last night.. that’s amazing in itself because he’s still a compelling topic in 2022. I’m still blown away by his his fielding. It’s not just athleticism.. it’s refinement and hyperactive intelligence. This man really could do anything he pleased.

  • @nickgray6305
    @nickgray6305 2 роки тому +11

    As good as he was, that’s how humble he was and still is. I wish more athletes had Bo’s attitude about life

  • @nickh8737
    @nickh8737 5 років тому +12

    For the many kids out there who are too young to see Bo Jackson you truly missed something very very special!

  • @PEWPEWGURU
    @PEWPEWGURU 4 роки тому +7

    BO JACKSON was my childhood Hero! I love that he’s such a great dude! He still does a lot with youth sport... LEGEND 🇺🇸

  • @TopWorldTalentHD
    @TopWorldTalentHD 4 роки тому +2

    Bo Jackson is legendary, he will never be forgotten. He didn't get tackled, folks would tackle themselves to get away from him.

  • @ericallen7112
    @ericallen7112 5 років тому +19

    Bo, to this day, has to be the most explosive, talented player to have ever lived.

  • @MajorStaticX
    @MajorStaticX 5 років тому +102

    Bo was and Still is my Hero, I played Multiple Sports just because of him

  • @j.walker6845
    @j.walker6845 3 роки тому +15

    Humble, well-spoken, a class-act!

  • @dlions20071
    @dlions20071 5 років тому +6

    Bo is the coolest dude! I remember watching him as a kid and I like everyone took it for granted! Then he was gone and no one like him since. That time in sports was spectacular and special because of him and Deon Sanders. Undoubtedly the best years in All of sports all around 1987-1993. Bo was just larger than life but also the so humble and pure.

  • @chrisdondero4448
    @chrisdondero4448 5 років тому +4

    I am one of those kids (now 50) who idolized and just loved Bo Jackson. He is still brilliant. Still one of the greatest role models, leaders, speakers and just all around a great person.

  • @deeLX11
    @deeLX11 5 років тому +22

    *Bro Bo Jackson on Tecmo Bowl was literally unstoppable!*

    • @austindenotter19
      @austindenotter19 4 роки тому +2

      When my brother and i played we couldnt pick the raiders.

  • @jameson6930
    @jameson6930 4 роки тому +12

    Bo is so humble. Everybody knows .

  • @roger1976
    @roger1976 5 років тому +45

    Ladies and gentlemen the real G.O.A.T. Mr. Bo Jackson

    • @robertocruz8429
      @robertocruz8429 5 років тому +2

      I'm wearing a G.O.A.T. sweater because of Bo Jackson

    • @dialecticalmonist3405
      @dialecticalmonist3405 5 років тому

      I think Bo, Larry Allen and Jerry Rice are the three best football players of all time.

    • @lyrics2challenged
      @lyrics2challenged 4 роки тому

      @@dialecticalmonist3405 excuse me, where's your sweetness?

  • @mr.wilson381
    @mr.wilson381 5 років тому +84

    On tecmo bowl I ran a circle for a whole quarter with Bo Jackson

    • @zl5464
      @zl5464 5 років тому +6

      I'd believe that.

    • @dialecticalmonist3405
      @dialecticalmonist3405 5 років тому +8

      I made a snake.
      I would pull all the defenders trailing behind me and then snake my way around and then reverse it the other way to see if I could reach both endzones.
      With Bo Jackson, you had to play games within the game.
      Actually playing him as a running back was basically cheating, so you had to come up with creative ways to use him for fun.

  • @kingchino6179
    @kingchino6179 4 роки тому +9

    Damm for those that remember this guy and actually seen him played, if he never got injured can you imagine the type of conversations we would be having as to the greatest players of all time? I wonder how him and MJ would have been viewed as the best athletes ever. Bo shoes were always a hit just like MJ, he was must see TV and was actually good in two sports, not average, He would be hall of fame in both sports, I have no doubts about it at all. This guy was a monster.

  • @johnpartee3539
    @johnpartee3539 4 роки тому +4

    I wouldn't give up growing up in the 80s Bo is one the Best memories

  • @Youtuber-bt2xi
    @Youtuber-bt2xi 5 років тому +17

    “Let your kid go catch butterflies in the outfield” beautiful

  • @ablestarofficial8117
    @ablestarofficial8117 5 років тому +700

    Bo Jackson once outran a pack of cheetahs...
    Because he was carrying the football.

    • @johnnyreb6823
      @johnnyreb6823 5 років тому +3

      True story! Lol

    • @kqbibb
      @kqbibb 5 років тому +4

      I was there

    • @aceofspades9785
      @aceofspades9785 5 років тому +13

      He was carrying Chuck Norris!!!

    • @jamesvickers9476
      @jamesvickers9476 5 років тому +3

      It was only two cheetahs...they dont live in a pack....ijs

    • @1MrR
      @1MrR 5 років тому +1

      😂😂😂

  • @donbain7444
    @donbain7444 5 років тому +26

    As a new parent the first two minutes of this interview are golden! “Don’t pigeon hole your kid, let them be a kid”

  • @brianwells9354
    @brianwells9354 2 роки тому +5

    Bo is just awesome. What an incredible athlete and person. Still far and away my favorite athlete...great memories of watching him play in KC.

  • @termallwilliams8510
    @termallwilliams8510 5 років тому +13

    Bo gave us great memories, Thank you Bo!

  • @darrelbuckner1673
    @darrelbuckner1673 5 років тому +4

    I’m ultimately a Bo fan. Love the fact that he is an outdoorsman as well as an athlete. This man lives a carefree life. I’m happy for him.

  • @herbdaveydc
    @herbdaveydc 4 роки тому +3

    I grew up with Bo and to this day can’t get enough of him even just listening to his current self. I do remember when he got hurt I was so sad. It was the equivalent of someone famous getting shot. The shock and emptiness. But now years have gone by and he had enough highlights in football to make himself a legacy. Yes he could’ve and would’ve done much more but I have fond fulfilling memories.

  • @hughmungus8320
    @hughmungus8320 4 роки тому +19

    Police: you realize you were going 100mph in a 35mph zone?
    Bo: yes.
    Police: ok have a great day.

  • @predictorbibulous3327
    @predictorbibulous3327 4 роки тому +11

    When i think of the word "legend" i think of Bo Jackson and Mike Tyson. Yes i was a child of the 80's

  • @mwc1987
    @mwc1987 4 роки тому +50

    Best athlete of all-time. If he hadn’t had that crazy injury he’d be in two Hall of Fames today.

    • @whitedeion598
      @whitedeion598 4 роки тому +2

      Bo wasn't that great at baseball

    • @mwc1987
      @mwc1987 4 роки тому +3

      white deion - Did you ever see him play? He was a future Hall of Famer? Best defensive outfielder in the game at the time and could crush a baseball.

    • @whitedeion598
      @whitedeion598 4 роки тому

      @@mwc1987 best defensive outfielder at that time was easily Devon White, then Barry Bonds. Jackson was average defensively, didn't hit for a high average or walk. He may have developed into a hall of fame baseball player, but he was a long way off before the injury

    • @QS-si3cq
      @QS-si3cq 3 роки тому +1

      @@whitedeion598 But, was he getting better season after season and what would that have culminated in as a final product is a good question to ponder. Not enough to get him in, but the sheer athletic talent just two be in both leagues at the time, and the impact he had in his time (before Deion) is something to be considered.

  • @chrisa4510
    @chrisa4510 5 років тому +6

    Love Bo!! Such class, such humility. Greatness off the field matters and Bo does that.

  • @seeya5176
    @seeya5176 5 років тому +4

    What makes bo a legend is that he was so good and also humble

  • @dayra6425
    @dayra6425 4 роки тому +7

    Bo Jackson and Michael Jordan the two greatest sports athletes I’ve seen .. and I’ve been watching sports since the early 80s

    • @dayra6425
      @dayra6425 4 роки тому +1

      mike gramm I can tell u right now ur 40 wouldn’t of been close to bo’s unless you have Olympic speed . Had he trained for track he probably would of been an Olympic champion

  • @Hamlet-wp2ri
    @Hamlet-wp2ri 2 роки тому +15

    This man walked on an outfield wall to catch a ball, we all saw it. This man was not human, he was incredible.

    • @Ascending11
      @Ascending11 Рік тому +1

      Go watch the replay. He had already caught the ball BEFORE he ran on the wall. The wall run was to slow him down.

    • @gmaxsfoodfitness3035
      @gmaxsfoodfitness3035 Рік тому +1

      @@Ascending11 Yeah he didn't want to hit the wall and get hurt. It's ridiculous how people bend the truth like that. Bo was a great athlete so why lie about things he didn't do?

  • @scuzzbecuzz
    @scuzzbecuzz 5 років тому +22

    Bo was chiseled out of stone!!! Class guy

  • @crispusa7042
    @crispusa7042 3 роки тому +6

    I have tremendous respect for this remarkable man. Enjoyed watching him live & still enjoy his highlight reels. He shoots a bow & arrow with high skill. The character & respect for the game that he showed, to me, is 2nd only to Barry Sanders. 2 phenomenal athletes who acted like good people at all times.

  • @km3946
    @km3946 5 років тому +24

    so this means all the myths about Bo are true because he didn't say any of them were fake 😬🤯😟 This man is truly a freak of nature

    • @dialecticalmonist3405
      @dialecticalmonist3405 5 років тому +3

      The guy looked like a straight up bodybuilder but never lifted weights in his life.

  • @isabellarodriguez9641
    @isabellarodriguez9641 5 років тому +7

    The Only Jersey I Wear... #34' Bo Jackson"🖤🖤🏴‍☠️

  • @dutchiedutch7397
    @dutchiedutch7397 5 років тому +6

    this man is a legend that lived up to the hype.......was a great role model.......wish there were more like him

    • @danm4au
      @danm4au 2 роки тому

      War Eagle !

  • @nickingvolboth
    @nickingvolboth 5 років тому +21

    I don’t think there is or ever has been an athlete like Bo Jackson. He is the absolute embodiment of the term GOAT !!!!! In football and baseball. Much love and respect!!!!!

    • @garyjohnson7626
      @garyjohnson7626 5 років тому

      He made all star team in baseball and pro bowl in football only one in history

    • @robbyrobinson4500
      @robbyrobinson4500 5 років тому

      And at one time probably the fastest guy in football and deffinatly fastest in baseball

    • @ninjakiller39
      @ninjakiller39 5 років тому

      Gary Johnson it’s him and Deion sanders

    • @robbyrobinson4500
      @robbyrobinson4500 5 років тому

      Of course ive heard of him. But he did slip my mind

  • @ttggcc
    @ttggcc 5 років тому +10

    My favorite running back of all time

  • @Bill-jc1fy
    @Bill-jc1fy 7 місяців тому +1

    Today Bo looks like a business man or a college professor. In the 80's and early 90's he was the fastest, strongest, baddest and most talented athlete I ever saw. My son and I attended many Raiders games at the LA Collesium when he was with the Raiders and witnessed history.

  • @buildingbuildercip8292
    @buildingbuildercip8292 4 роки тому +4

    Have all of his graded rookie baseball and football cards. He’s still a beast in the sports card world. Legendary.

  • @dannygillmusic
    @dannygillmusic 3 роки тому +27

    I wish this dude would have a child with the greatest female athlete just to see how insane the kid turns out.

    • @AlexanderBraden1
      @AlexanderBraden1 Рік тому

      So let’s create a whole life…just for an entertainment experiment? It’s 2023 not 1723, sorry.

    • @dannygillmusic
      @dannygillmusic Рік тому

      @AlexanderBraden1 it's not that deep bro

    • @Unbounded7
      @Unbounded7 8 місяців тому

      Unfortunately, he chose to let his legacy die with him. I will never understand how these guys can be ok with that

  • @gregorygrobama6429
    @gregorygrobama6429 5 років тому +53

    When a GOAT speaks, it's our jobs as fanatics to listen.. REGARDLESS.

  • @Lean6
    @Lean6 4 роки тому +33

    "Hey yo, Bo knows this, and Bo knows that...but, Bo don't know Jack...'cuz Bo can't rap. But whudya know? The D-dog is first up to bat. No batteries included, and no strings attached." - Phife Dawg.

  • @sr.chiqitibum8607
    @sr.chiqitibum8607 5 років тому +9

    It was such a pleasure to watch him play. Great guy, too.

  • @larrybaker9924
    @larrybaker9924 2 роки тому +4

    What an example to our youth. A great athlete and an even better human being.

  • @RawDogJenkins
    @RawDogJenkins 5 років тому +1247

    Short NFL career but I still believe he belongs in the NFL HOF. Too great of an athlete to be forgotten 100 years from now.

    • @ThunderDomeBoxingTalk
      @ThunderDomeBoxingTalk 5 років тому +36

      Agreed

    • @bspoon2529
      @bspoon2529 5 років тому +9

      rawdogJenkins i agree totally

    • @LatrellHassell
      @LatrellHassell 5 років тому +86

      rawdogJenkins I agree but if you put him in off of his talent alone, that opens too big of a floodgate, granted Bo was special, still can’t

    • @jimmynickelz
      @jimmynickelz 5 років тому +29

      Bo belongs in the Hall of Fame because of talent and the amount of people he made watch the NFL.

    • @ross493
      @ross493 5 років тому +81

      He never rushed for 1000 yards in a season, you can’t be serious. Disrespectful to all the players in the HOF that had incredible careers

  • @robertleath9913
    @robertleath9913 5 років тому +7

    I tell my son "this is the greatest all around athlete that ever lived". Yes there was alot of hype by the media, but he could back it up.

  • @reginaldhall6871
    @reginaldhall6871 3 роки тому +6

    A 1 of a kind athelete. Even the injury he suffered was 1 of a kind. A special talent that we'll never see again.

    • @ericsmith6823
      @ericsmith6823 3 роки тому

      hes the reason Auburn is a big brand in college football and why the iron bowl is the best rivalry

    • @reginaldhall6871
      @reginaldhall6871 3 роки тому +2

      @@ericsmith6823 there are 2 players from Auburn who Bama fans like as if they played at Bama, Bo Jackson & Charles Barkley.

  • @genemartin6962
    @genemartin6962 5 років тому +5

    As an Auburn graduate I can tell you that we are so proud of this man. That AU helmet says it all. In a plastic banana phony baloney world THIS guy is the real deal.

  • @jacksmith3189
    @jacksmith3189 5 років тому +11

    Bo knows
    I remember during an all star game, him running up the side of the out field wall to nab an outfield fly ball.
    And coming back from artificial hip surgery and hitting a home run at his first at bat.
    Bo knows

    • @robertocruz8429
      @robertocruz8429 5 років тому

      True G.O.A.T. and legend

    • @drdave971
      @drdave971 4 роки тому

      True true ran up the wall to catch a fly ball unbelievable

  • @paulvann793
    @paulvann793 5 років тому +2

    Bo and walker , best athletes ive ever seen, speed , power etc amazing

  • @ryannorman4293
    @ryannorman4293 5 років тому +35

    Most powerful girfted athlete I've ever seen, and I've seen them my whole life

  • @dr.stevebrule8575
    @dr.stevebrule8575 5 років тому +8

    Man Bo is so right. The amount of parents forcing their kids to follow a specific path is unreal. Let kids be kids.

  • @tonybayarea
    @tonybayarea 5 років тому +89

    Bo Jackson could've been the best NFL 🏈 player of All-time if only his 🏈 career didn't end too short and was at least 7-8 years in the league.

    • @jfg1104
      @jfg1104 5 років тому

      Stop it!

    • @wanderingshadow4995
      @wanderingshadow4995 5 років тому +1

      AR15 cause BLACKGUNS MATTER that’s facts.

    • @freddavis6772
      @freddavis6772 5 років тому +2

      Because of a Physically Demanding position.
      A lot don't Consider this and feel Bo's not HOF material. I Strongly Disagree. That Stud Barkley for N.Y. Giants will be lucky if he plays 7-8 seasons. It's hard to do in today's world, Unlike the REAL MEN who played from the Inception of the NFL up until and Thru the 70's.
      There were more than one player who still suited up and started with Broken Bones. Not anymore, or very seldom. I'm talking major bones not a finger, or something superficial.
      Jack Youngblood played rest of game with a BROKEN FIBULA.

    • @frankmaxfield7025
      @frankmaxfield7025 5 років тому +2

      No doubt about it. Kids these just don't know what we know and what bo knows

    • @frankmaxfield7025
      @frankmaxfield7025 5 років тому +1

      @@freddavis6772 he didn't just play the rest of that game. He played the super bowl the week after that game and the pro bowl the week after that.

  • @EGarrett01
    @EGarrett01 4 роки тому +3

    9:38 The fact that Bo just casually makes a reference to Tecmo Bowl makes my life complete.

    • @michaelberry1382
      @michaelberry1382 4 роки тому

      My brother and I made a rule. Neither of us could be Oakland because of ...........Bo

  • @TheWriterNW
    @TheWriterNW 3 роки тому +3

    I was a HUGE fan of Bo when I was and kid and I'm still a fan as an adult!
    Bo knows!

  • @williamjames6967
    @williamjames6967 5 років тому

    I lived in Kansas City. Mo. .all most my entire life.. close to the stadium....off 23rd st and blueridge... I've watched Bo.. aka. Big country.. smash ball into the waterfall and over it..into the parking lot... And spent may days going hours before each game taking cards trying to get signed .. he was and is.. one of the kindest ..respectful.. honest.. loyal.. Down to earth.. players ever in sports.. Kansas city loves Mr .Jackson.. And always will. Thank you for the some of the best sports memories in my life.. Big country.

  • @newriver8940
    @newriver8940 5 років тому +19

    If Bo didn’t get hurt the Raiders would have became a force in the NFL that could never be equaled,and he would have records that no one could touch.

    • @robertocruz8429
      @robertocruz8429 5 років тому

      Still a NFL legend

    • @gavingrupico7805
      @gavingrupico7805 5 років тому +1

      Newriver in the 4 years he was in the league he didn’t even have a 1000 yard season. Yeah I doubt that

    • @newriver8940
      @newriver8940 5 років тому

      No one ran with his speed and authority.

    • @johnacampora3727
      @johnacampora3727 4 роки тому +1

      @@gavingrupico7805 how many games a year did he play?

  • @uduran9907
    @uduran9907 5 років тому +14

    Wish we had more athletes with this mindset in sports today. RN4L!

  • @ElTigreEsq
    @ElTigreEsq 4 роки тому +3

    Bo made me an Auburn fan as a kid. Favorite player, ever!

  • @KeekNorwood-yx2nm
    @KeekNorwood-yx2nm 7 днів тому +1

    Bo Jackson is the greatest run back in the NFL and Barry sanders is too the greatest

  • @TheCjbowman
    @TheCjbowman 5 років тому +12

    Bo deserves so much respect as an athlete and as a person.

  • @ryanwyrick6947
    @ryanwyrick6947 3 роки тому +1

    "I believe in letting a kid be a kid" The most awe inspiring advice a parent that want's a successful child could hear and not from a better man... Bo I was the closest fan to you when you ran into the tunnel that night.... I was in the chairs with the rest of the kids in football gear from playing during the halftime show... we were in that corner and I was at the end... I saw it like no one else did that night and thank you for entertaining us with your devotion to being the best player possible... peace

  • @CryptoManiac-589
    @CryptoManiac-589 5 років тому +9

    If you guys liked this you should watch ‘You don’t know Bo’ a documentary on this mans life not just his athletics!

  • @Renardmorocco
    @Renardmorocco Рік тому +1

    I was blessed to have his sister as a teacher in High School. She was super supportive and motivated all her students.

  • @summerlakephotog8239
    @summerlakephotog8239 4 роки тому +3

    I love this guy. He’s still a role model - so much character!

  • @rubendoesvegas
    @rubendoesvegas 2 роки тому +1

    Always my favorite ❤…miss you bo on the field..always the best in my eyes