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Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in two major North American sports. [1]
Bo Jackson — the hero (and almost the goat) of the 1982 Iron Bowl, and the subject of an exceptional new biography from author Jeff Pearlman — came along at exactly the right moment in ...
Bo Jackson, the former All-Star left fielder, will enter the second Hall of Fame of his career when the Kansas City Royals induct him June 29. ... He’s one of the greatest athletes of our time ...
Bo Jackson’s 3-year-old grandson, Aidan, accompanied him for all of his Royals Hall of Fame duties on Saturday. And, wow, was he cute. ... “There’s only one greatest athlete of all time. I ...
Fewer than 70 athletes are known to have played in both Major League Baseball (MLB) [a] and the National Football League (NFL). This includes two Heisman Trophy winners (Vic Janowicz and Bo Jackson) [1] and seven members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Red Badgro, [2] Paddy Driscoll, [3] George Halas, [4] Ernie Nevers, [5] Ace Parker, [6] Jim Thorpe, [7] and Deion Sanders). [8]
The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 5–3. The game is remembered for Bo Jackson's monstrous lead-off home run to center field. Jackson was named the game's MVP. The game also featured former U.S. President and former baseball announcer Ronald Reagan sharing the NBC broadcast booth with Vin Scully for the ...
Jackson spent five seasons with the Royals. He hit .250 with 109 home runs, 313 RBIs and 81 stolen bases in that span. Additionally, he made some iconic defensive plays that included throwing out ...
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