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Bo Jackson

Bo Jackson’s full name is Vincent Edward Jackson and he was born in the year 1962. He is American former baseball and also football player. He is among the few athletes that were named All-Star in the two major sports. When he was in the Auburn University, he got the Heisman Trophy and he was awarded the Outstanding Collegiate football player of United States.

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In the year 1989 and in the year 1990, he became to be known beyond the sports and he started to join the advertising campaign. He was in the series of the advertisement for Nike and he were starring together with Bo Diddley who is a musician found in the Rock and Roll hall of fame. He was promoting the cross-training athletic shoe that was named Jackson.

Bo Jackson suffered the injury on the hip while on the field and this ended the football career. He focused on the baseball afterwards and he expanded it to other pursuits and this included the completion of the Bachelor of Science Degree in the Family and Child development of Auburn.

Besides, Jackson was in the small roles when he was actor on the TV shows like Married…. With Children, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and in the films called The Chamber.

From his biography, Bo Jackson was born in ten children and he is the eighth. He was born and raised in Alabama and he was named after the favorite actor of his mother called Vince Edwards. The family was describing as the wild boar hog and he was always in the trouble. He went to School in McCalla, he rushed 1175 yards and he was running back to the high school senior. Jackson hit the twenty home runs in the twenty-five games of McAdory’s baseball team in the senior season. He was two time state champion in Decathlon. The two times, he was a decathlon state champion, he build up the commanding points lead before 1500m and he never competed in the event again. In the year 1982, he set the school records for indoor high-jump which was 6’9’’ and for triple jump which is 48’8’’.

In 1982, Bo Jackson was chosen to the New York Yankees in a second round for 1982 Major League Baseball draft. However, he decided to go to Auburn University with a football scholarship because he had already promised his mother that he was going to enter college. He joined under the head coach called Pat Dye and Auburn Assistant coach called Bobby Wallace.

Bo Jackson is the greatest athlete in the video game history. He is digital counterpart and he was nicknamed by the fans as Tecmo Bo. He is the player who can be unlocked in the ESPN nfl football. Bo Jackson got married and his wife is a clinical psychologist and he is called Linda. They have three children.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 30 Nov, 1962
Age: 57 yrs
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Bessemer
Education: Auburn University
Gender: Male
Description: American football and baseball player
Net Worth 2021: 25 million
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Last Modified: Jun 27 2020
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