Bo was a near-mythical figure, and still is. People my age (turning 50 tomorrow) tell stories to younger people about Bo, as if they were fairy tales that parents read to young children before bedtime. "And you know what Bo did, then?" "What did he do, wise old man?" "He ran a 4.12 second 40 with no warm up, did a back flip while standing waist deep in water, and hit a 450 for home run in the All Star game. Then, just for fun, he drove a golf ball 330 yards, and ran over an evil linebacker named "The Boz", because he had said some mean things about Bo." "You're lying, Wise Old Man". "Here it is on RUclips.... original footage". "Ooooooo! Ahhhhhh!" (millennials, gasping in awe)
@@kabirconsiders I'm thinking it will be "The Ebony Madonna of Colfax County". It's loosely based on a figure from my family's history. We settled in Nebraska shortly after the American Civil War. Many emancipated slaves found themselves without prospects, separated from families, etc. One such person was a teenage girl named Mary. She wandered about, trying to find her family until she happened upon the Grady homestead in Colfax County, Nebraska. My great, great grandfather put her up and helped her check on them. After 2 years, she learned her parents had died - smallpox, I believe. By that point, she had been taken in as part of the extended family and lived in the household with the other unmarried women. She became a respected and valued member of the local, rural Irish immigrant community, and participated in raising three generations of my family, including my father who was born in 1936. He had living memory of her. She died in 1948, her precise age unknown. The local priest was going to refuse her a spot in the parish cemetery due to racial segregation. My grandfather, by this point a successful, influential man, was incensed. He told the priest that he had best lay Mary to rest in the family plot, or he would convert to Lutheranism and convince every other farmer in the county to do likewise. Short version - we're still Catholic and Mary holds an honored place in the Saint Charles Catholic cemetery of Scribner, Nebraska. Hostility to social injustice is a fierce, deeply held family tradition.
@@kabirconsiders I feel rekindled. Call It the urgency of the ticking clock. I wrote a lengthy paper about Mary in my university days. Some people misunderstood the nature of role in the family. They were of the impression that she had traded one form of servitude for another. In 19th century America, it was common amongst immigrant families to house large, extended family groups in the same household. One man would settle, and if he found success, would send for siblings, aunts, uncles, etc. This was particularly true for farming families. The property owner and his wife would house the unmarried men and women. Men (colloquially, "bachelor uncles") helped work the land and livestock. Women ("spinster aunts") helped run the household and raise children. When new generations took over, the bachelor uncles and spinster aunts served as mentors and instructors (provided they didn't marry off - which they often did not). By the time my father was born, the practice was largely finished, but not entirely. Urban migration and increased industrialization of agriculture decreased the need for extra hands to run a large farm, but hadn't eliminated it. Mary held a place of high honor, especially toward the end of her life. She had decades of experience and wisdom on rural life. Though she never had children herself, she brought many of them into the world as a midwife. She knew how to feed a household of 20 until they were stuffed, without exhausting food supplies meant to last through winter. She kept people alive at a time when morality was high and life expectancy was low. She traveled freely to the town center to conduct family business. She was, for many years, the only truly literate person on the farm. The only education my grandfather received came from Mary. There are over 200 living descendents of the first Gradys to call themselves Americans. All of them were told about Mary early in childhood. We all owe her an unrepayable debt.
He did a dunk in high school, just by jumping straight up. Had it not been that career ending injury in football, he would’ve made the Hall in both sports. Dude was a once in a lifetime athlete
@@kabirconsiders if he was born 20 years later he'd just been a football player. The 90s became the dawn of one sport athletes and more specialization in just that one.
His injury alone shows how insane of an athlete he was .. read about his injury .. the doctors didn’t believe that he was strong enough to pulled his hip bone back into its socket .. even though he told them that he did .. .: so they didn’t check it .. it bled inside his hips rotator and the blood ate right through his hip .. they had to replace it and he still played baseball after
Next up, Deion Sanders... "Prime Time" was also a freakish athlete. Not as nearly as powerful as Bo, but nearly as fast, and unbelievably gifted. Also a two sport professional athlete, and a contemporary of Bo's. Man, the 1980's were so awesome. Barry Sanders, Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Jerry Rice, David Lee Roth, Mike Tyson, Hulk Hogan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, RunDMC, the Beastie Boys..... Y'all youngsters missed it. No internet, no mobile data, no nothing. And we *still* partied harder, did more drugs, had more sex, and were out and out ballin' at all times. Respect for your elders.
I was born in the 90s so I got to experience a little of the golden times you described. Going out with friends till late, people were way more relaxed, no social media... what a time it was! I've put Deion on the list
@@kabirconsiders Sanders's natural position in football was cornerback. A soccer parallel might be left back. Prime was a genius at self marketing. You see, cornerbacks are almost always superb athletes, but rarely do they receive a lot of attention or publicity. Sanders made himself the focal point. The thing about cornerbacks is that they might play an absolutely perfect, dominant game, but fail to register a single measurable statistic. Sanders was what is called a "shut-down corner". That means he could deny the attacking team a third of the field by himself. He was so fast and athletic, that wide receivers on his side of the field couldn't shake him - this quarterbacks were reluctant to throw the ball anywhere near him. He also returned punts and kicks, and was one of the best ever to do it. Finally, because he was so fast and dangerous when he had the ball, he sometimes played wide receiver. Gridiron football is a highly specialized game. It's rare that a player would play multiple positions on either offense or defense - and nearly unheard of that he would play multiple positions on both. Deion was very, very special. A little too flashy for my personal taste, but undeniably great.
Bo Jackson was my neighbor growing up in Kansas City. That dude was an absolute UNIT! Was really nice too...unless you tried to interrupt him while he was running...which...honestly...as evidenced by this video...was ALWAYS a bad idea lol. In addition to being an absolute superstar, Bo was the the first true national media sensation Kansas City sports ever had. George Brett was a more accomplished baseball player on the same team and was a superstar in his own right, but Bo was a confluence of GENERATIONAL talent, sheer size and power and the expanding 24/7 sports television market in the late 80s/early 90s that absolutely CRAVED a star like this. Hell, the "Bo Knows..." ads are STILL iconic today...almost as much as the Michael Jordan ads.
When I was about 10 my elementary school and a few others went to a get kids to be active play sports yada yada event and Bo was there speaking and I was so intently paying attention to him and what he was saying someone shot a t-shirt cannon into the crowd and it hit me in the side of the head lol
@@kabirconsiders na man, Was like getting hit with a nerf ball or something lol. He was a cool dude. Spent about a hour after the presentation just talking with kids and signing stuff. Sucks he career was cut short.
Back in the day, Jackie Robinson played 4 sports at a high level. He was a pro baseball player at the end of the day, but he was an All-American football player and was vying for the Olympics but they were cancelled because of WWII. He was also good at basketball. He was a pro baseball player who was better at three other sports.
The day bo Jackson got hurt and we finally found out he would never be the same was one of the saddest days of sports for me .. I couldn’t believe we would never get to see him play football ever again .. he only got to play a few years ..
Yeah, I remember when I was in high school & there was buzz about Bo - who was in college at the time. He was a tremendous football player, who won the Heisman Trophy (an award for the best footballer in all of college, or at least of the the upper tier colleges), & there was speculation about which pro team (NFL) he'd sign with. Everyone was shocked & surprised when instead, he didn't sign with any, but went into pro baseball (MLB), joining the roster for the Kansas City (my hometown) Royals. After a couple of seasons with the Royals, the NFL came calling, & Bo was offered an awful lot of money to play football, & he agreed, becoming the 1st athlete to play 2 pro sports - at the same time.
I got to see Bo Jackson play football at the LA Colosseum against the Seahawks and got to see him play baseball against the Angel's at angel stadium, he was amazing..
He was a world class sprinter in college also. Sadly he wasn't able to play baseball and football long enough to qualify for either Hall of Fame. But he was so much fun to watch for a minute.
in high school he was a 2 time state champion in the decathlon. he didn't even bother running the 1500m because he had such a big lead already and he hated distance running. had a high jump of 6'9"
I'm way late to this but I had to watch because I'm a Royals fan and Bo was ours. God! It was devastating when he got hurt! What I wanted to say, though, was that you looked away at the wrong time. You missed him literally running up the outfield wall. 🙃
Fabulous reaction to consider how extraordinarily difficult it is to make the big leagues in American football or baseball. Great perspective and job, sir.
@@kabirconsiders To clear this guy's comment up even further, and show you the true weight of how amazing that is. Baseball on both ends of the game is played through your hips! You get momentum as a Batter/Hitter through rotating your hips and following through the swing, same as the pitcher, and same as a shortstop turning the corner to make a double play.
U are right Neon Deon Sanders also played Both American Football and Baseball at the pro level, at the same time as Bo. Bo stiff armed Sanders when he caught him in a FB game and put Sanders to the ground. In Baseball he hit one deep over the wall and Sanders could not get to it, HOME RUN. lol
The 40 yard dash number on Bo Jackson is not "Official" by today's Combine Standards...so technically he is not the record holder. John Ross - 4.22 is the official fastest time at the combine. Bo Jackson was 6ft 1" at 230lbs and John Ross is much smaller.
True, no combine time but Bo says he was timed at 4.13 at Auburn & a 49ers scouting report from Dec 1985 (before his draft) was posted online earlier this year listing a 4.12. So that seems legit. Although there was some confusion a couple of years ago when the notion that the Bucs had timed him during combine workouts at 4.12 was debunked since Bo didn't run that day (EDIT: to be clear, the Bucs workout was a different one from the 49ers).
Unfortunately, that Injury was basically the end of the legend Bo Jackson. As fast as he came in the scene he was gone. The sad part is that he was only around for so long, not enough time to hold many records, get mvps, and Super Bowls. He is a visual legend for sure because the numbers can’t compete with his limited time.
That sucks to hear. I wonder if he played in the modern era, could the science and tech we have now dealt with his injuries better and prolonged his career? I'd have to think so
@@kabirconsiders yes so long story short tua tagovailoa is a rookie this year in the league and going through his college career won multiple national championships was supposed to be the next big Quarterback in the NFL. to the point that teams were intentionally trying to be the worst team in the league so they could have the first pick in the draft to get him. (They even named it “tanking for tua”) and he ended up having pretty much the same exact injury as what ended Bo Jacksons career his senior year of college but with modern medicine he’s perfectly fine now and the only real repercussion of the injury was that he fell from first overall in the draft to the 5th.
Bo was probably the best athlete in NFL history. He was 6'1", 227 lbs (185 cm, 102 kg) & ran the 40 yd dash in 4.12 sec (EDIT: no official combine time but a 49ers pre-draft scouting report had him timed at 4.12; and Bo himself claims that he ran a 4.13 in college). That is beyond ridiculous. By comparison: - Deion Sanders, also one of the best athletes ever & played in both the NFL & MLB: 6'1", 195 (185 cm, 88 kg), 4.21 40 - also incredible but simply not at the same level of power & speed. - DK Metcalf may be the closest in size-to-speed ratio currently in the NFL: 6'4", 229 (193 cm, 103 kg), 4.33 40 - a bit bigger than Bo but not even close in speed.
@@kabirconsiders Absolutely, at least as effective if not more because of stricter tackling rules for nfl defenses & modern day equipment/nutrition/fitness/medical standards & advances that he didn't have 30-35 yrs ago. There'd be less wear & tear week in & week out, and somewhat of a lesser chance of a career ending injury.
@@darchon5 In one documentary, he said that he never lifted a weight in his life. He eventually got a big weight lifting setup for his house just so people would stop asking him questions about it.
@@kabirconsiders Yes, I agree, but that was also the risk of playing two sports. Teams today probably wouldn't allow athletes to play two sports, they would want to protect their investments and probably would have that in their contract.. At least not at the same time, but if the end their career in one sport and start another one, then that's not an issue.
@@kabirconsiders That answer is most likely yes. In his senior collegiate year, Tua Tagovailoa suffered largely the same injury and has recovered... mostly because of external imaging technologies that were hard to find in Bo's day. The circulatory damage to Bo's hip joint wasn't detected in time to avoid permanent injury.
@@mfree80286 I suspected so. Tbh its not that surprising now that I think about it.. things that may have been deadly 100 years ago can probably be dealt with by over the counter medication. The passage of time!
Super late but I’m sure you’ve heard the song scenario by a tribe called quest and if you haven’t just please listen to it lol. The opening lines tho are “Aiyyo Bo knows this (What?) And Bo knows that (What?) But Bo don't know jack cause Bo can't rap” Bo was probably on course to be bigger then Jordan getting shoutouts in huge rap songs like that. Bo Knows is also a reference to his Nike clothing line which if I remember correctly at the time was the biggest seller for Nike. I’m kinda mad I found ur channel super late you react to the best stuff man
2 pro sport athletes include Danny Ainge (infielder Toronto Blue Jays & guard Boston Celtics), Deion Sanders (outfielder Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees & cornerback/wide receiver/kick returner Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Washington Redskins) and Bo Jackson (outfielder Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox & running back Oakland Raiders). Bo was All Pro. NFL and an All Star in MLB. NOBODY ELSE ACHIEVED THAT.
Deion sanders played for the Atlanta Braves MLB play corner back for Dallas Cowboys San Francisco 49ers Atlanta Falcons and with one of the best kick return all time time
Dave Winfield was drafted in 3 professional sports... Baseball, Basketball, and Football(He didn't even play college football but Minnesota drafted him anyway). He didn't play multiple sports though, choosing Baseball.
Late to the party, but did you watch to the end end? It looks like you shut it off right at the logo, and he put a little extra thing in after. It's a Family Guy bit where they play Tecmo Bowl and reference how utterly OP Bo was in the game with actual game play. Everyone I know that grew up playing that had house rules about nobody using the Raiders because he made them unbeatable as long as you didn't tank it yourself.
It's sad people don't realize how much of a monster the Boz was and to have run him over. This was a 6'4" 250 lbs animal and bo just runs him over. It was the end of Bosworth
I hate he had the injury to pretty much be the ending to his career. His own power is what caused the injury pulling and ripping the hip out of socket. Had to have a hip replacement and never was the same. But also just coming back from an injury like that stand to this guy being so tough. Just about anyone else wouldn’t have been able to come back.
Herschel Walker might be the one guy who was a better all around athlete. NFL star, Olympic bobsledder, track and field star and even won a couple MMA fights....in his late 40s
@@kabirconsiders that's too bad😕 it's probably the best documentary that has been done on the man. This man left college to go pro after his junior year, and is still #17 on the all time leading rushers list. Many people consider his NFL career "overrated" but he played 3 yrs in the USFL before it collapsed, his combined professional rushing yards are 13,787 which would put him in the top 10 all time. Plus he was a world class track athlete, an olympic Bob sled racer, performed with Ft. Worth ballet in Texas, and fought in the UFC
Brian Bosworth was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks and Bo just picked him up and set him in the endzone. Here is some history on Bosworth. ruclips.net/video/az-vWh_VcuI/видео.html ruclips.net/video/OXbS07TPre0/видео.html This second one will get you a copyright strike so just watch that one.
You mentioned the size of Jackson's thighs. You should react to Earl Campbell. His thighs were the size of an average person's waist. Campbell wasn't as gifted an all-around athlete as Jackson, but he was the most powerful running back I've ever seen. Most running backs gain yardage by avoiding tacklers. Campbell would just run over the top of them.
Yep he's pretty high on the list, people have mentioned his thighs being even bigger than Bo's, that sounds crazy to me lol. They must look like tree trunks!
Bo and Deion are the only players with 4.1s but unofficial. But most people don’t deny it because they played at a speed that is rarely seen and I remember Bo as kid and he is still the fastest football player in game, he is a God.
There has been a few people that have played both sports simultaneously. Danny Ainge played pro baseball and pro basketball. But no one did it on the level that Bo did. Deion was definitely #2. Both Deion and Bo were among the best at their position in football. But in baseball, Bo stood out more than Deion did. I'm not so sure that Jordan counts as a double pro. He was not a good baseball player. He wasn't in the pros. He played for the white sox minor league team. He wasn't even good in the minor leagues. But they knew he would put butts in seats so they put up with his bad numbers for a while.
Tim Tebow was an NFL quarterback and hes currently playing baseball. Not likely he will make it to the MLB though. Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks QB) also has played some in the MLB
Craziest part about Bo - is he was drafted #1 overall in football, but because the NFL team screwed him over - he REFUSED TO PLAY FOR THEM and went and played baseball instead lol.
Michael Jordan was given a chance to play "minor league" baseball, solely because of his name and stature. Kind of like when Usain Bolt was given a chance to play soccer for some professional club. Jordan never really played high school baseball! He was clumsy and bad, but the media, of course, exaggerated his weak exploits on the baseball field during that one year.... Bo Jackson was a legitimate MLB player, especially if he would have concentrated on the fundamentals of baseball more.
There have been a handful of guys that have done this, but only Sanders and Jackson were both high-level players in both sports, and only Bo was elite at both
@@kabirconsiders he competed in the early 20th century. So you won’t really see highlights, just a bio. He won the decathlon and pentathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912, and played professional baseball and football at the highest level. He didn’t get the credit he deserved for how great he was in his day because he was an American Indian.
If you want to see another amazing all around type of athlete, check out Jim Thorpe. He is, literally, considered one of the best over all athletes ever, and the best American over all athlete. The man was INSANLY talented. ruclips.net/video/rd-tL_q9Kfg/видео.html If you want to react to a laugh, they featured him on Drunk History, too, which was where I first heard of him ruclips.net/video/pCG-iozFx8k/видео.html
Bo Jackson's 40 was hand timed, so it is no longer considered a valid record, the best electronically timed 40 yard dash is a 4.24 from Chris Johnson of the Tenessee Titans in 2008.
Maybe the strangest thing about Bo was that he never worked and hardly trained. He famously never lifted weights of did much of anything else other than just go out and be legendary. I saw Bo play minor league baseball right before he went to KC. He was playing center field and a guy hits a hard grounder up the middle. Bo charges and. Scoops it up about fifty feet behind second and throws the guy out at first. It looked like the most normal thing ever, like it was routine but I have never seen it done again since then.
You don't need to talk all the time. You missed his running up the wall highlight because you were talking. We reaction video watchers are very comfortable simply watching your eyes.
Michael Jordan played minor league baseball and wasn't very good. Bo Jackson played Major League baseball and was an all star and one of the best players in the league when he was playing.
Dion Sanders was an all-star in baseball too. Also Brian Jordan played baseball and football he was an all-star for baseball and played with Sanders in football for Atlanta Falcons.
During today’s sports, I guess you could say Russel Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks had been a 2 sport pro, he never played a game in a season of the MLB but was signed by Texas Rangers
MJ played in the minor leagues for a few months. He didn't play in the actual pro's. Still impressive but he's not really in the same conversation as Bo and Primetime. MJ is the GOAT of basketball wasn't that good in baseball
He didn’t merely play football and baseball at the professional level (simultaneously, btw), he EXCELLED at both, simultaneously.
Insane, NOBODY dominates at two sports in todays world
Map To Hope I believe he golfed for awhile as well. Bo knows...remember those commercials. Lol.
@@kabirconsiders multiple allstar in both sports, would have been hall of fame in both if not for a freak injury.
He was also had Olympic track speed. If he just focused on track who knows what he could of done
My Aunt went to school with him . He was by far best athlete of all time . Nice's guy you will ever meet too!!
I'm just glad I was old enough to see Bo Jackson in his prime. It was like watching Paul Bunyan in real life.
Bo was a near-mythical figure, and still is. People my age (turning 50 tomorrow) tell stories to younger people about Bo, as if they were fairy tales that parents read to young children before bedtime.
"And you know what Bo did, then?"
"What did he do, wise old man?"
"He ran a 4.12 second 40 with no warm up, did a back flip while standing waist deep in water, and hit a 450 for home run in the All Star game. Then, just for fun, he drove a golf ball 330 yards, and ran over an evil linebacker named "The Boz", because he had said some mean things about Bo."
"You're lying, Wise Old Man".
"Here it is on RUclips.... original footage".
"Ooooooo! Ahhhhhh!" (millennials, gasping in awe)
Kent you really should release one of those novels lol, I can tell it'll be good reading
Lol exactly. I am too young to ever remember seeing him play but know who he is from my uncles talking about him.
@@kabirconsiders
I'm thinking it will be "The Ebony Madonna of Colfax County".
It's loosely based on a figure from my family's history. We settled in Nebraska shortly after the American Civil War. Many emancipated slaves found themselves without prospects, separated from families, etc.
One such person was a teenage girl named Mary. She wandered about, trying to find her family until she happened upon the Grady homestead in Colfax County, Nebraska. My great, great grandfather put her up and helped her check on them. After 2 years, she learned her parents had died - smallpox, I believe.
By that point, she had been taken in as part of the extended family and lived in the household with the other unmarried women. She became a respected and valued member of the local, rural Irish immigrant community, and participated in raising three generations of my family, including my father who was born in 1936. He had living memory of her. She died in 1948, her precise age unknown.
The local priest was going to refuse her a spot in the parish cemetery due to racial segregation. My grandfather, by this point a successful, influential man, was incensed. He told the priest that he had best lay Mary to rest in the family plot, or he would convert to Lutheranism and convince every other farmer in the county to do likewise.
Short version - we're still Catholic and Mary holds an honored place in the Saint Charles Catholic cemetery of Scribner, Nebraska.
Hostility to social injustice is a fierce, deeply held family tradition.
@@kentgrady9226 Woah, that's quite a story. I'd happily read it if you ever decide to release it.
@@kabirconsiders
I feel rekindled. Call It the urgency of the ticking clock.
I wrote a lengthy paper about Mary in my university days. Some people misunderstood the nature of role in the family. They were of the impression that she had traded one form of servitude for another.
In 19th century America, it was common amongst immigrant families to house large, extended family groups in the same household. One man would settle, and if he found success, would send for siblings, aunts, uncles, etc. This was particularly true for farming families. The property owner and his wife would house the unmarried men and women. Men (colloquially, "bachelor uncles") helped work the land and livestock. Women ("spinster aunts") helped run the household and raise children. When new generations took over, the bachelor uncles and spinster aunts served as mentors and instructors (provided they didn't marry off - which they often did not).
By the time my father was born, the practice was largely finished, but not entirely. Urban migration and increased industrialization of agriculture decreased the need for extra hands to run a large farm, but hadn't eliminated it.
Mary held a place of high honor, especially toward the end of her life. She had decades of experience and wisdom on rural life. Though she never had children herself, she brought many of them into the world as a midwife. She knew how to feed a household of 20 until they were stuffed, without exhausting food supplies meant to last through winter. She kept people alive at a time when morality was high and life expectancy was low. She traveled freely to the town center to conduct family business. She was, for many years, the only truly literate person on the farm. The only education my grandfather received came from Mary.
There are over 200 living descendents of the first Gradys to call themselves Americans. All of them were told about Mary early in childhood. We all owe her an unrepayable debt.
He did a dunk in high school, just by jumping straight up. Had it not been that career ending injury in football, he would’ve made the Hall in both sports. Dude was a once in a lifetime athlete
Its a shame he wasn't born 20 years later, modern medicine could've probably saved his career
@@kabirconsiders if he was born 20 years later he'd just been a football player. The 90s became the dawn of one sport athletes and more specialization in just that one.
@@JoeyNiklas Thats a good point
His injury alone shows how insane of an athlete he was
.. read about his injury
.. the doctors didn’t believe that he was strong enough to pulled his hip bone back into its socket .. even though he told them that he did ..
.: so they didn’t check it .. it bled inside his hips rotator and the blood ate right through his hip .. they had to replace it and he still played baseball after
Next up, Deion Sanders... "Prime Time" was also a freakish athlete. Not as nearly as powerful as Bo, but nearly as fast, and unbelievably gifted. Also a two sport professional athlete, and a contemporary of Bo's.
Man, the 1980's were so awesome. Barry Sanders, Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Jerry Rice, David Lee Roth, Mike Tyson, Hulk Hogan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, RunDMC, the Beastie Boys.....
Y'all youngsters missed it. No internet, no mobile data, no nothing. And we *still* partied harder, did more drugs, had more sex, and were out and out ballin' at all times.
Respect for your elders.
I was born in the 90s so I got to experience a little of the golden times you described. Going out with friends till late, people were way more relaxed, no social media... what a time it was! I've put Deion on the list
@@kabirconsiders
Sanders's natural position in football was cornerback. A soccer parallel might be left back. Prime was a genius at self marketing. You see, cornerbacks are almost always superb athletes, but rarely do they receive a lot of attention or publicity. Sanders made himself the focal point.
The thing about cornerbacks is that they might play an absolutely perfect, dominant game, but fail to register a single measurable statistic. Sanders was what is called a "shut-down corner". That means he could deny the attacking team a third of the field by himself. He was so fast and athletic, that wide receivers on his side of the field couldn't shake him - this quarterbacks were reluctant to throw the ball anywhere near him.
He also returned punts and kicks, and was one of the best ever to do it. Finally, because he was so fast and dangerous when he had the ball, he sometimes played wide receiver. Gridiron football is a highly specialized game. It's rare that a player would play multiple positions on either offense or defense - and nearly unheard of that he would play multiple positions on both.
Deion was very, very special. A little too flashy for my personal taste, but undeniably great.
Bo Jackson was my neighbor growing up in Kansas City. That dude was an absolute UNIT! Was really nice too...unless you tried to interrupt him while he was running...which...honestly...as evidenced by this video...was ALWAYS a bad idea lol. In addition to being an absolute superstar, Bo was the the first true national media sensation Kansas City sports ever had. George Brett was a more accomplished baseball player on the same team and was a superstar in his own right, but Bo was a confluence of GENERATIONAL talent, sheer size and power and the expanding 24/7 sports television market in the late 80s/early 90s that absolutely CRAVED a star like this. Hell, the "Bo Knows..." ads are STILL iconic today...almost as much as the Michael Jordan ads.
I need to check out some of those 'Bo Knows" commercials lol
When I was about 10 my elementary school and a few others went to a get kids to be active play sports yada yada event and Bo was there speaking and I was so intently paying attention to him and what he was saying someone shot a t-shirt cannon into the crowd and it hit me in the side of the head lol
lmao, hope you didn't get hurt!
@@kabirconsiders na man, Was like getting hit with a nerf ball or something lol. He was a cool dude. Spent about a hour after the presentation just talking with kids and signing stuff. Sucks he career was cut short.
Back in the day, Jackie Robinson played 4 sports at a high level. He was a pro baseball player at the end of the day, but he was an All-American football player and was vying for the Olympics but they were cancelled because of WWII. He was also good at basketball. He was a pro baseball player who was better at three other sports.
Thats crazy, something like that will never be done again. The specific skill set to play one sport at a high level is pretty unique these days
The day bo Jackson got hurt and we finally found out he would never be the same was one of the saddest days of sports for me .. I couldn’t believe we would never get to see him play football ever again .. he only got to play a few years ..
Yeah, I remember when I was in high school & there was buzz about Bo - who was in college at the time. He was a tremendous football player, who won the Heisman Trophy (an award for the best footballer in all of college, or at least of the the upper tier colleges), & there was speculation about which pro team (NFL) he'd sign with. Everyone was shocked & surprised when instead, he didn't sign with any, but went into pro baseball (MLB), joining the roster for the Kansas City (my hometown) Royals. After a couple of seasons with the Royals, the NFL came calling, & Bo was offered an awful lot of money to play football, & he agreed, becoming the 1st athlete to play 2 pro sports - at the same time.
He is also a world class archer.
i actually watched Bo hit a home run and score a touchdown in person. i am blessed. the greatest natural athlete to EVER live.
I got to see Bo Jackson play football at the LA Colosseum against the Seahawks and got to see him play baseball against the Angel's at angel stadium, he was amazing..
He was a world class sprinter in college also. Sadly he wasn't able to play baseball and football long enough to qualify for either Hall of Fame. But he was so much fun to watch for a minute.
in high school he was a 2 time state champion in the decathlon. he didn't even bother running the 1500m because he had such a big lead already and he hated distance running. had a high jump of 6'9"
Absolutely crazy genetics that dude has
I watched Bo Jackson carry Brian Bosworth on his back into the end zone for a touchdown,that's how much power Bo had in his legs.
Yeah Bo was really a freak!
I'm way late to this but I had to watch because I'm a Royals fan and Bo was ours. God! It was devastating when he got hurt!
What I wanted to say, though, was that you looked away at the wrong time. You missed him literally running up the outfield wall. 🙃
Fabulous reaction to consider how extraordinarily difficult it is to make the big leagues in American football or baseball. Great perspective and job, sir.
He have to have hip replacement surgery. Then played baseball and hit a home run with an artificial hip . Monster.
Crazy, a rare breed of dude!
@@kabirconsiders To clear this guy's comment up even further, and show you the true weight of how amazing that is. Baseball on both ends of the game is played through your hips! You get momentum as a Batter/Hitter through rotating your hips and following through the swing, same as the pitcher, and same as a shortstop turning the corner to make a double play.
U are right Neon Deon Sanders also played Both American Football and Baseball at the pro level, at the same time as Bo. Bo stiff armed Sanders when he caught him in a FB game and put Sanders to the ground. In Baseball he hit one deep over the wall and Sanders could not get to it, HOME RUN. lol
Neon Deon lol, that's a cool nickname
He ran a 4.28 40 yd dash time. At 235 lbs.
The 40 yard dash number on Bo Jackson is not "Official" by today's Combine Standards...so technically he is not the record holder. John Ross - 4.22 is the official fastest time at the combine. Bo Jackson was 6ft 1" at 230lbs and John Ross is much smaller.
Thanks for clarifying - when they mentioned 4:10 in this video I was a little confused as that wasn't the figure I'd heard was the record
True, no combine time but Bo says he was timed at 4.13 at Auburn & a 49ers scouting report from Dec 1985 (before his draft) was posted online earlier this year listing a 4.12. So that seems legit. Although there was some confusion a couple of years ago when the notion that the Bucs had timed him during combine workouts at 4.12 was debunked since Bo didn't run that day (EDIT: to be clear, the Bucs workout was a different one from the 49ers).
Unfortunately, that Injury was basically the end of the legend Bo Jackson. As fast as he came in the scene he was gone. The sad part is that he was only around for so long, not enough time to hold many records, get mvps, and Super Bowls. He is a visual legend for sure because the numbers can’t compete with his limited time.
That sucks to hear. I wonder if he played in the modern era, could the science and tech we have now dealt with his injuries better and prolonged his career? I'd have to think so
@@kabirconsiders yes so long story short tua tagovailoa is a rookie this year in the league and going through his college career won multiple national championships was supposed to be the next big Quarterback in the NFL. to the point that teams were intentionally trying to be the worst team in the league so they could have the first pick in the draft to get him. (They even named it “tanking for tua”) and he ended up having pretty much the same exact injury as what ended Bo Jacksons career his senior year of college but with modern medicine he’s perfectly fine now and the only real repercussion of the injury was that he fell from first overall in the draft to the 5th.
@@robbieschneider6669 lol, tanking for tua. We have so much to thank modern medicine for, literally saved his career!
Bo was probably the best athlete in NFL history. He was 6'1", 227 lbs (185 cm, 102 kg) & ran the 40 yd dash in 4.12 sec (EDIT: no official combine time but a 49ers pre-draft scouting report had him timed at 4.12; and Bo himself claims that he ran a 4.13 in college). That is beyond ridiculous. By comparison:
- Deion Sanders, also one of the best athletes ever & played in both the NFL & MLB: 6'1", 195 (185 cm, 88 kg), 4.21 40 - also incredible but simply not at the same level of power & speed.
- DK Metcalf may be the closest in size-to-speed ratio currently in the NFL: 6'4", 229 (193 cm, 103 kg), 4.33 40 - a bit bigger than Bo but not even close in speed.
Seems that Bo was really remarkable. Do you think he would be as effective a player in todays sports era?
@@kabirconsiders Absolutely, at least as effective if not more because of stricter tackling rules for nfl defenses & modern day equipment/nutrition/fitness/medical standards & advances that he didn't have 30-35 yrs ago. There'd be less wear & tear week in & week out, and somewhat of a lesser chance of a career ending injury.
@@darchon5 In one documentary, he said that he never lifted a weight in his life. He eventually got a big weight lifting setup for his house just so people would stop asking him questions about it.
@@HouTexHemi Natural born beast.
Yes it was an injury that ended his career, he was a beast of a man.
Makes me wonder, if he was playing in this era and got the same injury, maybe modern science would have saved his career..
@@kabirconsiders Yes, I agree, but that was also the risk of playing two sports. Teams today probably wouldn't allow athletes to play two sports, they would want to protect their investments and probably would have that in their contract.. At least not at the same time, but if the end their career in one sport and start another one, then that's not an issue.
@@willrobinson4976 Yep, I think sports teams (and everything else to be honest) was far more relaxed in the 80s and 90s
@@kabirconsiders That answer is most likely yes. In his senior collegiate year, Tua Tagovailoa suffered largely the same injury and has recovered... mostly because of external imaging technologies that were hard to find in Bo's day. The circulatory damage to Bo's hip joint wasn't detected in time to avoid permanent injury.
@@mfree80286 I suspected so. Tbh its not that surprising now that I think about it.. things that may have been deadly 100 years ago can probably be dealt with by over the counter medication. The passage of time!
Super late but I’m sure you’ve heard the song scenario by a tribe called quest and if you haven’t just please listen to it lol. The opening lines tho are “Aiyyo Bo knows this
(What?)
And Bo knows that
(What?)
But Bo don't know jack cause Bo can't rap”
Bo was probably on course to be bigger then Jordan getting shoutouts in huge rap songs like that. Bo Knows is also a reference to his Nike clothing line which if I remember correctly at the time was the biggest seller for Nike. I’m kinda mad I found ur channel super late you react to the best stuff man
2 pro sport athletes include Danny Ainge (infielder Toronto Blue Jays & guard Boston Celtics), Deion Sanders (outfielder Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees & cornerback/wide receiver/kick returner Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Washington Redskins) and Bo Jackson (outfielder Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox & running back Oakland Raiders). Bo was All Pro. NFL and an All Star in MLB. NOBODY ELSE ACHIEVED THAT.
The man is in a league of his own
Was my favorite as a young kid.
From what I’ve seen of him he was one of a kind
@@kabirconsiders sure was!
Crazy thing is, Bo played them at the same time! So NFL game Sunday, then MLB game on a Monday
Deion sanders played for the Atlanta Braves MLB play corner back for Dallas Cowboys San Francisco 49ers Atlanta Falcons and with one of the best kick return all time time
Brian Jordan is another that played in the NFL and MLB
billy ware- Deion Sanders and Tim Tebow as well.
Dave Winfield was drafted in 3 professional sports... Baseball, Basketball, and Football(He didn't even play college football but Minnesota drafted him anyway). He didn't play multiple sports though, choosing Baseball.
Another really well put together video is ‘Only One (Tavon Austin Senior Highlights)’ by Dougity Dog
Cheers for the recommendation mate, I'll check it out and put it on the list
Bo Jackson and Pete Maravich the top two "what ifs" in sports. Injuries are rough.
Man y'all member the bo jackson cartoon? I watch that every Saturday morning
Naming primetime, bo Jackson, and Michael jordan as a Brit for two sports earns tons of respect from me no doubt
Bo and Deion were both unbelievable, but I give the edge to Bo because the position he played was alot rougher in football than the one Deion played
Yeah, and just by looking at Bo he seemed much more powerful
You got to Bo Jackson! Nice.
A long time coming!
Played in the NFL as a hobby.
insane
There should be a hall of fame just for Bo.
Late to the party, but did you watch to the end end? It looks like you shut it off right at the logo, and he put a little extra thing in after. It's a Family Guy bit where they play Tecmo Bowl and reference how utterly OP Bo was in the game with actual game play. Everyone I know that grew up playing that had house rules about nobody using the Raiders because he made them unbeatable as long as you didn't tank it yourself.
Well we got you to react to a baseball video in a round about way.
Lol I've done a baseball video! Don't worry more are coming this weekend :)
It's sad people don't realize how much of a monster the Boz was and to have run him over. This was a 6'4" 250 lbs animal and bo just runs him over. It was the end of Bosworth
Check out Walter Payton. One of the top running backs of all time. Appreciate you also by the way. And Jim Brown. Jerome Bettis also lol
Cheers mate, I've put them on a list!
@Rafael Felan He's coming real soon!
Try L.T as a freak of nature ,rare plyers indeed, Deion Sanders is amazing as well!
I hate he had the injury to pretty much be the ending to his career. His own power is what caused the injury pulling and ripping the hip out of socket. Had to have a hip replacement and never was the same. But also just coming back from an injury like that stand to this guy being so tough. Just about anyone else wouldn’t have been able to come back.
Yeah a hip replacement is a fairly major surgery, I doubt its ever really the same
React to mike Vick an Herschel walker
I've added him to the list!
Herschel Walker might be the one guy who was a better all around athlete. NFL star, Olympic bobsledder, track and field star and even won a couple MMA fights....in his late 40s
Absolutely insane he was able to achieve all that! I'll have to find a good vid of his to react to
@@kabirconsiders SEC Storied ruclips.net/video/IG1QfYelC_o/видео.html
@@floydhill9265 the videos unavailable for me to watch, maybe because I'm UK based
@@kabirconsiders that's too bad😕 it's probably the best documentary that has been done on the man. This man left college to go pro after his junior year, and is still #17 on the all time leading rushers list. Many people consider his NFL career "overrated" but he played 3 yrs in the USFL before it collapsed, his combined professional rushing yards are 13,787 which would put him in the top 10 all time. Plus he was a world class track athlete, an olympic Bob sled racer, performed with Ft. Worth ballet in Texas, and fought in the UFC
@@kabirconsiders here is a decent one on Herschel Walker by KTO: ruclips.net/video/ZSbc8w5Kkcg/видео.html
Him and Jonah Lomu for me as the two physical freaks of nature.
Jonah Lomu - great shout. 6'5 260lbs+ and apparently ran a sub 11 second 100m. Insane
Brian Bosworth was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks and Bo just picked him up and set him in the endzone. Here is some history on Bosworth. ruclips.net/video/az-vWh_VcuI/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/OXbS07TPre0/видео.html
This second one will get you a copyright strike so just watch that one.
Bo played baseball professionally, football was just a hobby!
The man could do it all!
In full gear, Bo ran the 100 meters 3/10 of a sec. slower than the Olympic indoor record.
You mentioned the size of Jackson's thighs. You should react to Earl Campbell. His thighs were the size of an average person's waist. Campbell wasn't as gifted an all-around athlete as Jackson, but he was the most powerful running back I've ever seen. Most running backs gain yardage by avoiding tacklers. Campbell would just run over the top of them.
Yep he's pretty high on the list, people have mentioned his thighs being even bigger than Bo's, that sounds crazy to me lol. They must look like tree trunks!
Deon played in the NFL and MLB too.
Good point
Bo and Deion are the only players with 4.1s but unofficial. But most people don’t deny it because they played at a speed that is rarely seen and I remember Bo as kid and he is still the fastest football player in game, he is a God.
There has been a few people that have played both sports simultaneously. Danny Ainge played pro baseball and pro basketball. But no one did it on the level that Bo did. Deion was definitely #2. Both Deion and Bo were among the best at their position in football. But in baseball, Bo stood out more than Deion did. I'm not so sure that Jordan counts as a double pro. He was not a good baseball player. He wasn't in the pros. He played for the white sox minor league team. He wasn't even good in the minor leagues. But they knew he would put butts in seats so they put up with his bad numbers for a while.
Tim Tebow was an NFL quarterback and hes currently playing baseball. Not likely he will make it to the MLB though. Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks QB) also has played some in the MLB
Interesting, so it has been repeated but to a much lesser degree
Craziest part about Bo - is he was drafted #1 overall in football, but because the NFL team screwed him over - he REFUSED TO PLAY FOR THEM and went and played baseball instead lol.
Would’ve been the Greatest RB of All Time, imo. GOAT American Athlete.
Yup, still true...though I guess part of it is the technology might be better now.
You have to watch Prime Time Dion Sanders now.
Please react to Larry Allen. Probably the best offensive linemen ever in football.
I've put him on the list!
8:37 Bo is throwing the runner out.
Michael Jordan was given a chance to play "minor league" baseball, solely because of his name and stature. Kind of like when Usain Bolt was given a chance to play soccer for some professional club. Jordan never really played high school baseball! He was clumsy and bad, but the media, of course, exaggerated his weak exploits on the baseball field during that one year.... Bo Jackson was a legitimate MLB player, especially if he would have concentrated on the fundamentals of baseball more.
There have been a handful of guys that have done this, but only Sanders and Jackson were both high-level players in both sports, and only Bo was elite at both
Jim Thorpe was the greatest athlete ever, but Bo was the greatest modern athlete.
I need to check Jim Thorpe out
@@kabirconsiders he competed in the early 20th century. So you won’t really see highlights, just a bio. He won the decathlon and pentathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912, and played professional baseball and football at the highest level. He didn’t get the credit he deserved for how great he was in his day because he was an American Indian.
If you want to see another amazing all around type of athlete, check out Jim Thorpe. He is, literally, considered one of the best over all athletes ever, and the best American over all athlete. The man was INSANLY talented. ruclips.net/video/rd-tL_q9Kfg/видео.html If you want to react to a laugh, they featured him on Drunk History, too, which was where I first heard of him ruclips.net/video/pCG-iozFx8k/видео.html
Thanks for the links mate, I’ll put him on my list!
Andy Gorham was capped in both football ⚽ and cricket
Bo Jackson's 40 was hand timed, so it is no longer considered a valid record, the best electronically timed 40 yard dash is a 4.24 from Chris Johnson of the Tenessee Titans in 2008.
Maybe the strangest thing about Bo was that he never worked and hardly trained. He famously never lifted weights of did much of anything else other than just go out and be legendary.
I saw Bo play minor league baseball right before he went to KC. He was playing center field and a guy hits a hard grounder up the middle. Bo charges and. Scoops it up about fifty feet behind second and throws the guy out at first.
It looked like the most normal thing ever, like it was routine but I have never seen it done again since then.
Check out Mike Alstott
React to the vontaze Burfict hit on Antonio Brown
I've added it to the list!
@@kabirconsiders 👍🏽
You don't need to talk all the time. You missed his running up the wall highlight because you were talking. We reaction video watchers are very comfortable simply watching your eyes.
The was one of my first reactions, I was still learning the ropes 😂
Bo knows
What an athlete he was!
Please react to herschel Walker and dk metcalf
DK metcalf is coming really soon, I've just added walker to the list!
Do a reaction video of Deon Sanders
He's faster than Deion (4.17) and waaaay bigger than Deion (227)....
Bo Knows diddly.
Was a common joke in my grade school. We got so tired of hearing how much he "knows"
lol
Check out The NBA’s Larry Bird.
Michael Jordan played minor league baseball and wasn't very good. Bo Jackson played Major League baseball and was an all star and one of the best players in the league when he was playing.
Dion Sanders was an all-star in baseball too. Also Brian Jordan played baseball and football he was an all-star for baseball and played with Sanders in football for Atlanta Falcons.
First!
You are indeed!
react to saquon barkley
No one catches Bo.
During today’s sports, I guess you could say Russel Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks had been a 2 sport pro, he never played a game in a season of the MLB but was signed by Texas Rangers
Interesting, I never knew Russell was drafted to an mlb team!
My apologies - I found it....
React to nba
I'll start this weekend!
MJ played in the minor leagues for a few months. He didn't play in the actual pro's. Still impressive but he's not really in the same conversation as Bo and Primetime. MJ is the GOAT of basketball wasn't that good in baseball