Vincent Edward “Bo” Jackson is an American former professional baseball and football player. He played in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Raiders and in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and California Angels. Jackson played college football as a running back for the Auburn Tigers, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1985. A 1991 hip injury on the field ended his football career, and his baseball career ended in 1994. In addition, Jackson appeared in small roles as an actor in television shows such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Married… with Children, as well as films like The Chamber.
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Vincent Edward \”Bo\” Jackson is an American former professional baseball and football player. He played in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Raiders and in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and California Angels. Jackson played college football as a running back for the Auburn Tigers, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1985. A 1991 hip injury on the field ended his football career, and his baseball career ended in 1994. In addition, Jackson appeared in small roles as an actor in television shows such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Married… with Children, as well as films like The Chamber. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both football and baseball. Jackson’s elite skill level in multiple sports has given him the reputation as one of the greatest athletes of all time. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996. His number 34 was officially retired at a halftime ceremony on October 31, 1992. His only three numbers are retired at Auburn’s Sullivan Council. The others are Pat Sullivan, Herschel Walker, and Pat Sullivan. The Heisman Trophy winner in 1971 is Pat Sullivan and the winner of the award in 1986 is HerschelWalker. Jackson was named after Vince Edwards, his mother’s favorite actor. His family described him as a \”wild boar hog\”, as he would constantly get into trouble. He attended school in McCalla, where he rushed for 1,175 yards as a high school senior.
In 1982, Jackson set state school records for indoor high jump and triple jump. In June 1982, he was selected by the New York Yankees in the second round of the 1982 Major League baseball draft. He instead chose to attend Auburn University on a football scholarship because he promised his mother he would be the first in the family to go to a major college. In 1984, Jackson’s junior year, he earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Liberty Bowl after defeating Arkansas. He finished his career with an average of 6. 6 yards per carry, which set the SEC record. For his SEC 4 yards 4 yards performance in 1985, Jackson was awarded the Golden Plate Award. In 1986, he received the Golden plate Award presented by the American Academy of Academy of Achievement. In 1989 and 1990, Jackson starred in the \”Bo Knows\” advertising campaign, a series of advertisements by Nike, starring Jackson alongside musician Bo Diddley, promoting a cross-training athletic shoe named for Jackson. In 1994, Jackson completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Child Development at Auburn. He also appeared in the film The Chamber, in which he played the lead role in a supporting role as the father of a young boy who is being raised by his mother. He has a son, Vincent Edward Jackson, who was born on November 30, 1962, and raised in Bessemer, Alabama. Jackson is the eighth of ten children. His father, Vincent Edwards, is an attorney and served as the mayor of McAdory.
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