The G.O.A.T

The Greatest Athlete of All Time

Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson

Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson was born November 30th,1962. Jackson or "Bo" as he is affectionately referred as, was an outstanding NFL football and MLB baseball player. Bo was practically born an athlete, as a child he did a back flip in waist deep water! Not the easiest thing to do as a child if you didn't know.

In high school, he began to be versatile as an athlete. He played football, baseball and also track and field. He was so good at all these sports that he contemplated going pro in them all. But he wanted to attend college first because of a promise between him and his mother. 

In 1982, Jackson was selected by New York Yankees in the 1982 MLB draft in the second round. But he opted to attend Auburn University. He accepted a football scholarship and also played baseball. He won the Heisman and also set records for the school which led to them retiring his number #34.

After his tenure at Auburn, Jackson went on to play baseball for the Kansas City Royals. Bo choose baseball first after he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He refused to play with them because of the infraction it caused him in college.

After a couple great years as a Royal, Al Davis scouted him at a spring training and make Bo an offer he couldn't refuse! He offered to pay him the going wage for a starting halfback at the time and he accepted.

He went on the be a dominant back and became the started for the Los Angeles Raiders. He had great years but his career came to a tragic end after a hip surgery. After the surgery he was unable to return to football but he still managed to play baseball with an artificial hip!

After his career was over Bo was thought to be the Greatest Athlete Ever because of his

mastery of two sports, football and baseball. In his four seasons in the NFL, Jackson rushed for 2,782 yards and 16 touchdowns with an average yards per carry of 5.4. He also caught 40 passes for 352 yards and two touchdowns. He also, was an AL All-Star (1989),1989 All-Star Game MVP,1993 AL Comeback Player of the Year Award, 20-Home Run Seasons: 4 (1987–1990), 30-Home Run Seasons: 1 (1989) and 100 RBI Seasons: 1 (1989). Completing the best seasons for a dual athlete. 

ESPN voted Bo Jackson as The Greatest Athlete of All Time. They based it on a comparison of a range of sport science metrics and compared athletes against each other to see who would be the last athlete standing. The public  vote also had him #1 - after 27,397 votes Jackson was well ahead with 79.5% of the votes. Even "Bo Knows" he's the best

 

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