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That being said, it does generally defer to the most prolific offensive player, QB, RB, etc.,. You had to be a generational talent on defense to even be in the final 5.
The real tragedy of Bo's injury was that he was too strong for his own good. Doctors told him that his power while running full speed actually pulled his hip away from the leg to which the tackler was holding on. In essence, he dislocated his own hip when lesser athletes would have just gone down unable to overcome the strength of their own hip's connective tissue; the man was too powerful for his own body!
The Doc said Bo told him he "felt like he pulled his hip out of socket to the back". Doc said "That can't happen", but later learned that's exactly what happened.
He refused to go to the doctor I believe which resulted in his needing a hip replacement. Had he got MRIs, X-rays, etc. he probably would’ve come back fine.
Maybe I'm wrong, but didn't he suffer a 'hip-pointer' landing awkwardly on first base playing for the Royals? I thought THAT was the moment and injury that ended his domination in both sports!
@@christopherhammond3664 the doctor actually also further went on to say that if he by some miracle had pulled his hip out, no man would have been strong enough to put it back in. 2 feats in a matter of seconds that a doctor claimed impossible
This video was edited horribly about Bo. They showed Hershel Walker highlights as Bo, they showed Dion Sanders chasing the Homerun thatBo actually hit. Bo didn’t play for Tampa Bay because they brought him to Tampa on a flight which cost him his remaining eligibility at Auburn to play baseball. Bo’s best season at The LA Raiders was 89 and they said he almost rushed for 1000 yards but failed to say he did it in only 8 games, when the rest played 16 games. Bo is truly a legend.
I was showing my son Bo’s highlights bc his middle name is Bo - after Bo Jackson. He was AS IMPRESSED as a 5 yr old in 2023 as I was as a 5 yr old 30 yrs ago. Even wilder, I’m an LSU alum. I love LSU football, I hate Auburn in the way I hate every other SEC school, but Bo transcends all that. But, for me - when ai found out about the Uvalde kids… that just shows who he is. He’s still just a country kid whose mom raised him right. God bless him for that.
Running up that outfield wall was undoubtedly a highlight for him and in the world of sport. That definitely should have been in the video they viewed. No way you leave that out, because it wows anyone who sees it.
Bo Jackson was amazing, Deion Sanders is also a player who excelled in the NFL and MLB. If y’all haven’t already I would suggest watching a video on Deion Sanders’ career.
@@DNReacts wouldn’t say Neon Deion excelled in MLB. He was pretty much a journeyman in the MLB. Though he was a great cover corner and return man in the NFL his tackling kinda lacked something to be desired. I watched FSU play Auburn when both he and Bo were playing college football and remember Deion a play where Bo was headed downfield towards Deion and Deion just did his level headed best to get out of Bo’s way. He didn’t even try to tackle Bo…not that I blame him…so I think Bo was better at football too. I always felt that Deion was a great CB but a bit over rated. He’s treated by his fans as the best NFL CB ever where as in my lifetime I’ve seen at least 5 CB’s who were better than Deion.
Sanders was an outstanding NFL player at his position and deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. However, he was not nearly the baseball player that Jackson was.
If I'm not mistaken, Deion is the only player to ever almost play in both professional sports on the day. He had a NFL game in the morning then flew across country to play in an MLB game but because of sports politics and egos of owners they wouldn't let him actually play in the MLB game because they were mad he played an NFL game earlier that day even though they picked him for their team knowing he was also an NFL player simultaneously. The NFL was understanding as long as he fulfilled his obligations to them on game days but the MLB got in their feelings for no reason.
@DN Reacts there is a 30 for 30 series show about Bo that tells his story. The crazy thing about his injury is that he didn’t pop it back in when he hit the ground it popped it back in, but he told the team doctors that he thought he popped his hip out of socket and they told him that’s physically impossible no one can do that from just being tackled like that. Well Bo was right because about time they realized that is what happened the tissue had died in his hip since no blood was getting to it and he needed a hip replacement
The player running to home plate was jogging in because conventional wisdom said “no one can throw a ball that far that fast” but Bo can and did. The guy was in shock and was out by over 15 feet.
@@pablojose4890 well he wasn’t running full speed, wasn’t intending to slide and was coming in standing up. His reaction looked like he didn’t even think it was possible to be thrown out at home plate.
I was the smallest guy on my teams. I remember throwing a runner out at home from the warning track at home when I was around 14 years old. My coach made me run laps for not hitting the cutoff man lol. He was also my football coach and moved me to defensive end. He said "Run around them, you are fast enough. Hit the QB."
A few years ago I managed to watch the 30 for 30 Bo Jackson documentary here in the UK and to this day I still say it is the best sports documentary (maybe all documentary's) I have ever seen. The stories about Bo in that documentary are amazing and if you get the chance to watch it, definitely do. The man was amazing...
Bo Jackson is, in my opinion, the greatest athlete who ever lived. His physical talents put him on another level from anyone else- nobody can touch him. Bo preferred baseball, and played football because he could rather than because he loved it, and he was still one of the best football players in the world at his peak. His career-ending injury robbed us of seeing him finish out what could have been the best football career of all time.
Interesting note. After Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Kevin Walker inflicted the career ending injury on Bo Jackson in the 1990 playoffs, the team lost that game, and would not make it back to the playoffs until the 2005 season. They wouldn't actually win another playoff game until the 2021 season. Among us Bengals fans, this long streak of failure was sometimes called the curse of Bo Jackson. Like it was the team's punishment for ending the career of such a promising young star.
2005? The Raiders with Rich Gannon, Jerry Rice, and Tim Brown “beat” Tom Brady in 2002 in the tuck rule game. The Raiders went on to play in the Super Bowl in 2003, which was the first NFL game ever shot in high definition.
A couple of others come to mind: Jim Brown and Wilt Chamberlin. Brown is considered the greatest lacrosse player that ever lived along with his football career and Wilt Chamberlin was a phenomenal all-around athlete.
I guess you never heard of Jim Thorpe. Bo Jackson might be the most overrated athlete of all time. What did he actually really accomplish playing baseball or football? Before you said he made the All Star game in the pro bowl that was voted by clueless fans. He was not a good baseball player below average hitter and a below average defensive player. He struck out once every 2.75 at bats and there's only one time in his career where he had a batting average above the team batting average. Now I believe he had potential in football but potential does not need anything. He averaged 695 yd per year and 4 touchdowns per year and he ranks over 3000 all time rushing. What he did in rushing it took Barry Sanders one and a 1/2 years to do
Deon Sanders played NFL and MLB at the same time. In fact he is the only player to play a football game and baseball game in the same day. He actually helicoptered from one to the other.
Deion is also the only player to ever play in both a World Series and a Super Bowl. He was never on a World Series winning team but he does have two Super Bowl rings.
Yes, that is from ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary. It is 100% better than this video as they dig deep into Bo's life and career with lots more details. In fact, all of those 30 for 30 videos from ESPN are superb and worth watching.
@@DNReacts I was in training in the Army in Virginia, and I walked out the chow hall and he was standing right there talking to a group of Soldiers about a protein bar and brand, I talked to him for about 10 minutes…I’m from Chicago and white Sox fan..I was at his comeback game as a kid…but meeting him is person one thing I must say…he had the Biggest Head I have ever seen on a human 😳……great Guy was still in great shape in 2002 and the biggest f’ing Noggin and Shoulders ever
You know who athlete like those guys but I don't think he played pro ball I'm not sure his name was Paul Robson he was more of a Collegiate star became a big-time African-American movie star I think that was back in the 30s
I was in high school when Bo came to nationwide attention. He was so popular and a great athlete without the ego. He let his action on the field do his talking. People always ask "what ifs" still today.Great video👏👏👏 🙂
Wonderful that you posted this. Some clarification: Bo Jackson's fame began as a running back at Auburn University in 1982, where his unusual combination of size and speed caught the eye of college football fans on American TV. And he was in the Southeastern Conference, the ultimate training ground for the NFL. As a senior in 1985, his Heisman Trophy selection validated his brilliance. And while college baseball wasn't televised much, baseball scouts knew that his talent there would eventually be huge at the major league level. The Heisman is the Ballon d'Or of American college football irrespective of field position. Mostly won by quarterbacks now. Look for the "Bo Knows" advertisements for Nike. Hilarious in the extreme.
@@DNReacts - Here are the two "Bo Knows" commercials by Nike. One of the best ad campaigns ever, as well: Part 1: ruclips.net/video/BbaXrmmSEUs/видео.html Part 2: ruclips.net/video/bjpSH8qJ7c4/видео.html
Another thing that has helped Bo Jackson’s immortality is how overpowered he is in the Tecmo bowl and Tecmo Super Bowl football video games on the NES. He is so good in those games (only Tecmo Suoer Bowl is played competitively) that most competitions do not allow you to use the Los Angeles Raiders, because of how overpowered he is. if you want to see this in animated form, family guy has an infamous clip using real gameplay to show how overpowered Bo Jackson was in Tecmo Super Bowl, and he’s even more overpowered in the original Tecmo Bowl.
You asked if there has ever been another NFL athlete to play more than one sport and the only name I can think of is Deion Sanders - who was a great cornerback / safety in the NFL and simultaneously played MLB / professional baseball. What makes both Jackson and Sanders impressive isn't just that they could compete at the professional level in both sports, it's that they played both sports simultaneously - meaning that during a period where their peers were resting / recovering in the offseason - both men were busy competing in the other sport. In case you're wondering - NFL football runs from training camp in August until the Super Bowl in early February; whereas baseball (MLB) runs from spring practice in March until the World Series in October. So there is some overlap in September and October. For a variety of factors, the two athletes made arrangements with each team to have a more flexible schedule, and since baseball has many more games (in a sense - you are paid an average salary per game) - the players tended to favor football over baseball as they could collect more money, since again, football players make more money per game than baseball players. An NFL season is only 17 games total vs. 162 games in baseball. (Yes I had to look that last one up on Google) But as you can see from their calendar, these two men were competing constantly year round with almost no rest. That's really impressive. And i do wonder if it led to Bo Jackson's shortened career. We'll never know. But thanks for your reactions.
Wow, thank you Jedd. Fantastic comment!! Took a lot from your message, especially 162 games in Baseball! Also didn’t realise the NFL was only 17. Thank you for taking the time
I know there were occasions, at least with Deion Sanders, that he would play a football game in the afternoon and then fly to another city and play baseball that night. Kind of like Michael Jordan playing 36 holes of golf and then playing a game that night.
Jackie Robinson played 4 sports in college before his pro baseball career. Dave Winfield was drafted in 3 professional sports, but ended up being a 12-time All Star in baseball.
5:45. Wrong guy. That's Herschel Walker, who had an equally successful college career, won a Heisman, ran with the same style as Bo, wore the same number, and underachieved in the NFL although his career achievements are still underrated. He recently came close to becoming a senator for Georgia.
Bo is on a very short list of greatest athletes who ever lived. It was a terrible tragedy that his career was cut short by a hip injury. He was a joy to watch on both the football and baseball field.
The early 1990's had their share of sports tragedies. Worst one: The on court stabbing of Monica Seles at 19 (and already the winner of 8 Grand Slam singles titles).
You also missed him running up a fence. We used to see that in college all the time while he played. The Tampa Bay problem was they didn't get clearance, flew him down to Tampa and thus made him ineligible for his senior baseball season. It was great being a student when you had Bo Jackson, Charles Barkley & The Big Hurt all on campus and playing. Fun times.
No way Bo hit his peak. He’s absolutely one of a kind. He could hit for power, had a cannon of an arm, lightning speed, outstanding defender. Just struck out a lot. And in football could run over and past anyone. He was only getting better probably for another 5 or so years before you’d have seen him level off.
Yep. He was only just getting going in *both* sports when he blew out his hip because he was simply *that* strong. Just a freak of nature man, I wish it'd gone down differently
4:20 to answer this question, many NFL Quarterbacks (Patrick Mahomes for example) were phenomenal baseball pitchers as well. Some even got MLB offers and such like Mahomes. There have been a little under 70 known athletes to compete in MLB and NFL; however, the only one similar to Bo's success in both would be Deion Sanders in my opinion. Deion I believe has a record or so for games in both sports, having played 641 MLB games and 188 NFL games during a span of 16 years.
I'm sorry this video didn't show any interviews or allow you to see him speak in any other capacity. Bo almost always referred to himself in the 3rd person, which was always fun. He had a stuttering problem as a kid and could never say "I", so he got in the habit of saying Bo. It's kinda hilarious.
When Bo dislocated his hip and popped it back in himself the team doctors said that was impossible so they didn't investigate further. The dislocation severed an artery that fed his hip joint and after a couple days of no blood supply the bone surrounding the joint died so it was a preventable tragedy that he required a hip replacement which essentially crippled him and ended his athletic career. He played a little bit of baseball after the injury but was never the same. Deion Sanders was a two sport star a few years after Bo and won a Super Bowl in the NFL and played in a World Series in MLB and while his baseball team didn't win the title he had a great World Series. He was never an all-star in baseball but he was pretty good and he's an absolute legend in the NFL as one of the greatest CB's and he's in the Hall of Fame. Deion has some great highlights especially as a punt returner but one problem for him with highlights is that a great cornerback rarely gets attacked by the opposing offense since he's usually covering his receiver so well there's no point in throwing the ball his way.
Well done. I remember his playing days well, but I had never seen this summary. Great video and reaction. Thanks for your interesting reaction. Can't imagine another athlete playing both of these sports so successfully, these days -- especially with complicated contracts and clauses regarding commitments and requirements from teams and the leagues in general.
Bo Jackson was a complete beast yall. I got both his rookie cards and tons of others. It was B. Jackson that showed me I could hit as a running back with the ball. I played both side of the ball (RB, MLB, PR, KR). I ran track here in Va as an anchor on the 4×100 relay. I was terrible at hitting the baseball tho, but my father was throwing some heat at me when I was 8 learning how to be a catcher. This dude is my sports hero, probably over MJ. Thanks for the video
Heisman is given to the best college football player - no matter what position. It can be given to a player no matter what year they are in college, but for a long time it was kind of an unwritten rule that it would be mostly given to seniors, in their last year of college.
One of the most important things about Boo Jackson is that he is one of the nicest person you’ll ever meet. The less massive shooting we had in Texas in the school boo Jackson pays for everybody funerals.
Deion Sanders is the only other NFL & MLB player. But he was only an all star at FB . He famously played in both NFL & MLB games in the same day ! Michael Jordan played in the NBA and the minor leagues of MLB . Developmental league of the MLB Herschel Walker a great NFL RB also was part of the USA Olympic bobsled team & fought in the UFC . Mark Gastineau NFL DL was also a professional boxer later in his career
Have to understand something too, Bo ONLY played in the NFL after baseball season was over. Meaning he missed the first 3-4 games in the NFL and was still one of the top running backs each of his seasons in the NFL.
It's too long for a RUclips reaction but if you get the chance check out the documentary ESPN did on him. It's called You Don't Know Bo. This guy was a physical specimen.
I’m really enjoying your reactions! I’m not a sports fan, but the American football videos are my favorites. I’m learning right along with you. You have to watch Meet the Most Intimidating Player In NFL History by KTO. It’s just crazy!
Bo was great but I'm a Wilt Chamberlain guy. He retired from the NBA in 1973 and still holds 72 NBA records. He then went and became the world's best volleyball player. He was a multi-sport athlete in college winning the high jump in college and breaking records in the shot put and triple jump. He bench pressed over 600 pounds and was the largest man I ever met.
On top of all his other accolades and accomplishments, he's also the first (and I believe still the only?) athlete in professional sports to play with an artifical hip (and this was with the medical technologies of the late 80s/early 90s). Just further testament to his otherwordly-ness. There's a fascinating ESPN 30 for 30 about Bo that delves deeper into all his mythology.
Its NOT mythology bro...ir actually happened.A" Myth" would be like that one guy on here sayin Bo ran with such speed and force that his body seperated from his hip!?🤔🙄just stop it already🤪
@@2strong2bend2solid2break I only use mythology in a loose sense and not to lessen the reality of his greatness. There are plenty of unconfirmed, Paul Bunyan-like stories (especially from his younger years) about Bo to go along with all the mind blowing stuff we can confirm. Maybe check yourself in the future before you jump in a comment section to trash other people with your salty nitpicking. Could use a whole lot less of that general attitude in the world right now. The thing about his injury probably being caused or worsened by his power is 100% true too. His physician straight up talks about it in his 30 for 30.
Bo Jackson's backup was Marcus Allen. After Bo's injury, Marcus Allen became the starting RB and Marcus Allen is in the HOF, recognized as one of the all-time greats. And Allen was the backup
I grew up with Bo...He and Lawrence Taylor were the most powerful forces I ever seen in all of sports...Bo went through any and all that got in his way... for just the shortest amount of time he played (due to a career ending injury) he left an everlasting impact on the game of football.. when speaking about the greats his name should always be mentioned... great reaction guys
I remember the game that ended his career. As Bo was running up field, the tackler dove for his leg, and after grabbing it, stopped dead on the turf like an emergency brake was deployed. It happened when Bo was practically running full speed, and I remember the tackle looking awkward from how abruptly Bo's forward momentum stopped. Bo was certainly an amazing athlete, but his story is in many ways tragic because of what he could have done. NFL players get injuries of all types, all the time. The only major injury Bo ever experienced was the one that ended his athletic career.
The horse collar rule did not result from the Bo Jackson injury. The rule was implemented after the 2004 season after Roy Williams used to technique and seriously injured several players including Terrell Owens and Steve Smith who both suffered broken legs. The rule became known as the Roy Williams rule the following season....
This was a nice biography of Bo Jackson's athletic life story, but there are some videos out there of his greatest plays in both sports that must be seen to really observe his greatness
The thing about Bo was his size and his speed. He still has the fastest ever 40 yard dash at the NFL combine (4.12 - though that was back when it was timed by stop watch and not as technically as it is now) while also being 6'1" (1.85 m) and 227 pounds (102 kg - or 16 stone if you prefer lol). Best athlete of all time. I of course typed this before we got to where they talked about the 40 lol.
People have mentioned Deion Sanders. One of the best cornerbacks ever (also a good punt/kick returner) and although not an MLB All-Star, he was a good baseball player. He's the only person to hit a homerun and score a touchdown in the same week. Also, the only person to ever play in both a Super Bowl and World Series.
The general rule of thumb is that the better you are at something another thing suffers, Bo was the exception to the rule. There have been numerous multi sport athletes, but very few excelled in more than one.
I was at Auburn and got to watch Bo play in person… he was absolutely amazing. Power, speed and strength to go along with heart. The reason why Bo’s injury was so bad was because there was so much power in his strides. How great an athlete he was can be seen in the fact that after his injury he came back at probably half power and he was still better than most players. From what I’ve seen and heard of Bo he has a good heart and is a good person. I miss watching him show his God given talents.
Love the reaction. To put it in perspective, being an all star in the NFL and the MLB is like being on the English national team for both soccer and cricket.
Dion Sanders is probably the only person who comes close to Bo. Dion played in the NFL and MLB as well. Then Michael Jordan is also up there playing in the NBA and then the MLB for a couple years before going back to NBA.
Hi, I met Bo Jackson in a line in KC, Kansas. He was such a kind man! I'm five feet six inches tall, and he had to look down to talk to me. His body was muscle, his forearm was bigger than my legs. THANK GOD he was very nice!!!🤗🏈⚾♥
They refer to Bo as the shot that was never heard. I truly believe that Bo would've broke every record in both sports as he had previously done in all facets. One thing they forget to mention was that Bo ended Brian Bosworth's career when he steamrolled over him, which actually started off the Boz's very short lived film career.
To me he's hands down the greatest sports athlete ever simply because of his versatility and the fact he can Excel at any sport he played. But because his sports career was cut short, he couldn't make a bigger name for himself when debating who's the greatest athlete ever.
Guys! I think I've just discovered your channel and watching you react to all these dudes I grew up watching is making me excited!!! It's like watching Barry Sanders and Bo Jackson all over again, and in Chicago we had WALTER PAYTON!!!
The only other athlete to play both Football and Baseball was Deion Sanders. He was one of the best defensive players in the NFL in the secondary (defending against receivers), but was not an all-star in baseball. In one of the clips it that shows Bo hitting a home run, it was Deion Sanders who ran all the way to the wall and failed to catch it: 5:19-5:24
It doesn't mention it in the video, it kind of glosses over his injury but what happened was the tackling player clamped down on his leg and he was so insanely fast and powerful he had the force built up that he actually ripped his joint out of the socket. we are talking about like literla tons of force to be able to do that. As twisted of a statement as it may be to me that has always been the most impressive display of raw this man is just built different when it comes to Bo. He was strong enough to rip his own leg off if he wanted.
Just so you know how big of a Star he was in 89/90 he was as big as Michael Jordan at that time, those Nike "Bo Knows" campaigns were huge. And my favorite shoes of all time are still the grey suede Nike Bo Jackson's.
I’m sure others have mentioned Deion Sanders. Bo & Deion have played against each other, too. Deion said baseball was by far the hardest sport. A lot of NFL and MLB players have played both sports throughout their lives and will get drafted by both sports leagues. AJ Brown of the Eagles was drafted to the San Diego Padres & would talk about wanting to still play for both sports. (Eagles would never allow that to happen!) We’ll probably never see another 2 sport athlete in the majors because large contracts & the probability of injury. Love watching! Hope you guys are able to watch the Eagles win the Super Bowl tomorrow!!
The thing was though Deion was a phenomenal football player, but not that great at baseball on the professional level. It's just that he was very fast, so he could serve as a pinch runner, or bunt for a hit and steal a base, that kind of thing.
The irony is that he still has this mythical essence and air about him because of the injury, because we saw how special he was as just a brief glimpse. He plays a full career, NFL or MLB, and he's maybe not as famous or considered so special. Likely, he's an NFL Hall of Famer, but he'd be on the long list of HOF RBs who aren't on the Mount Rushmore of RBs.
Yes, after the injury, Bo only returned to MLB as a Designated Hitter (an IMO silly rule that lets one player per side bat throughout the game without having to play defense). He could no longer sprint across outfields any more than he could gallop down the sidelines towards the end zone. The video you watched was a good introduction to Bo's career, but missed out some of his most outstanding NFL runs. Glad you enjoyed it, though.
As a child of the 80s, i can confirm; Bo Jackson was a phenomenon. His 30 for 30 documentary is among the best sports docs ever. The videos and highlights do a bang up job of showcasing what an incredible, generational athlete he was. But hearing his peers talk about him drives home the staggering ability he displayed. When other world-class athletes are saying he's the greatest athlete they've ever seen, that holds a lot of weight, imo. Last thing, as I enjoy watching you lads, and you asked; "Neon" Deion Sanders is comparable; in the sense he was also an exceptional athlete and played pro football and baseball at an incredibly high level (though he played Cornerback and was nowhere near as physically dominant as Bo). Sanders' was also an American phenomenon; a braggart who indeed talked the talk and walked the walk. You two would enjoy his highlights or a career recap like Bo's (unless you've already done it; I've just found you lot this morning, so lots of vids to watch). Sorry for the long-winded reply. 😅
Great video choice! I really appreciate your thoughts and opinions on football, and that you don’t pause the video every two seconds. I’m really enjoying your channel. Good job guys! 😊
Not sure what you guys have access to via streaming in the UK, but ESPN has a great documentary series (30 for 30) with an episode on Jackson. (Not to mention a bunch of other good NFL episodes that you guys would probably enjoy.) Fills in a lot of the blanks and really illustrates just what a freak athlete he was beyond a short highlight film. Really good, humble, down-to-earth dude too. Fortunately he did pretty well with his investments so he's had a good retirement.
What makes his hip injury even more tragic is that it was only as serious an injury because he was such an amazing athlete. A normal person being tackled like he was in that play would have just gone to ground and be perfectly fine, but Bo was so strong the force from him driving his legs into the ground to stay up while being tackled from behind caused his hip to dislocate. I never got to see him play live and his prime years were before I was born, but I still say he is easily a top-5 all time greatest athlete which a strong case that could be made for him being the greatest pure athlete ever
I watched the game where he got that injury when i was a kid. I was devastated. I was in awe of his ability, even though I was only about 9 or 10 at the time
The Heisman is awarded to the “most outstanding” player in college football each year - the full criteria is 2 sentences long. But as a practical matter almost always given to the best quarterback or running back for that year. But more than just that, as a cultural thing it’s the most prestigious sports award of them all. Somehow, it just gets far more attention than any other such award - comparatively people hardly pay much attention to the MVP awards in other sports and leagues, but the Heisman is always a huge event in US culture.
Btw it was not at all true that in the early 80s only seniors won the Heisman. Even at that time the Heisman had often been given to juniors. But that WAS where they drew the line - no 2nd year Sophomore won the Heisman until Tim Tebow did in 2007. Then in 2012 for the first time a freshman won it, Johnny Manziel.
you guys are entertaining as hell watching these football videos. first stop on youtube each day has become this channel. keep it up. just gonna quick spam you with my suggestion again on your next video. Ray Lewis Mic'd Up 1.8 million views. i guarantee you wont regret it. have a good one fellas!
@@DNReacts You’re very welcome. The last two facts stated in the documentary before the ending credits sums up Bo Jackson’s career. It is unfortunate and quite amazing at the same time. Love your channel and I hope you enjoy the Super Bowl this Sunday 🏈
@@treystevenson9872 Thank you for that and completely agree! We’re really looking forward to it! If you can’t make the live, hope you have a great evening 👍
There is a bit of info the video didn't mention. The Yankees offer Bo a multi-million dollar contract when he was a senior in High School. Even though his family was poor his mom wanted him to get a college education and Bo turned it down.
The Heisman Trophy is given to the best college football player of the season voted on by a panel. Normally it is given to an offensive skill player. The unwritten senior only rule has been broken often.
the monday night game was so much bigger than they portrayed in that video... there is only one game on Monday (there also was no Sunday night football) so Monday night football was THE game with everyone watching and he popped off for 200 yards... you could watch just the highlights of that one game to see how amazing he was... speed and power. Then the next year he dominates the MLB all star game (which was in his team's home stadium if I recall correctly)... it was like a script (like Derek Jeter's career almost seems unplausible)
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The Heisman Trophy is awarded to the Best College Football athlete in the country.
Thank you! 😀
Basically MVP award
@@jakehart60 In the UK, it's MOP (most outstanding).
That being said, it does generally defer to the most prolific offensive player, QB, RB, etc.,. You had to be a generational talent on defense to even be in the final 5.
Archie Griffin had won it twice.
Bo could have won it his freshman season and his sophomore season too.
The real tragedy of Bo's injury was that he was too strong for his own good. Doctors told him that his power while running full speed actually pulled his hip away from the leg to which the tackler was holding on. In essence, he dislocated his own hip when lesser athletes would have just gone down unable to overcome the strength of their own hip's connective tissue; the man was too powerful for his own body!
The Doc said Bo told him he "felt like he pulled his hip out of socket to the back". Doc said "That can't happen", but later learned that's exactly what happened.
He refused to go to the doctor I believe which resulted in his needing a hip replacement. Had he got MRIs, X-rays, etc. he probably would’ve come back fine.
People don't realize that Bo almost lost his leg over that deal. He went into a lot of detail at a golf event here in Alabama one year.
Maybe I'm wrong, but didn't he suffer a 'hip-pointer' landing awkwardly on first base playing for the Royals? I thought THAT was the moment and injury that ended his domination in both sports!
@@christopherhammond3664 the doctor actually also further went on to say that if he by some miracle had pulled his hip out, no man would have been strong enough to put it back in. 2 feats in a matter of seconds that a doctor claimed impossible
This video was edited horribly about Bo. They showed Hershel Walker highlights as Bo, they showed Dion Sanders chasing the Homerun thatBo actually hit. Bo didn’t play for Tampa Bay because they brought him to Tampa on a flight which cost him his remaining eligibility at Auburn to play baseball. Bo’s best season at The LA Raiders was 89 and they said he almost rushed for 1000 yards but failed to say he did it in only 8 games, when the rest played 16 games. Bo is truly a legend.
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I was showing my son Bo’s highlights bc his middle name is Bo - after Bo Jackson. He was AS IMPRESSED as a 5 yr old in 2023 as I was as a 5 yr old 30 yrs ago.
Even wilder, I’m an LSU alum. I love LSU football, I hate Auburn in the way I hate every other SEC school, but Bo transcends all that.
But, for me - when ai found out about the Uvalde kids… that just shows who he is. He’s still just a country kid whose mom raised him right. God bless him for that.
You missed Bo defy gravity running laterally on a wall playing baseball.
Is that not his best highlight? I was suprised it didn't turn up in this video
Running up that outfield wall was undoubtedly a highlight for him and in the world of sport. That definitely should have been in the video they viewed. No way you leave that out, because it wows anyone who sees it.
I was looking for that.
Yes! It's the one highlight I can't get enough of. Laws of physics did not apply to this man.
Bo Jackson was amazing, Deion Sanders is also a player who excelled in the NFL and MLB. If y’all haven’t already I would suggest watching a video on Deion Sanders’ career.
We are doing a Deion video soon!
@@DNReacts wouldn’t say Neon Deion excelled in MLB. He was pretty much a journeyman in the MLB. Though he was a great cover corner and return man in the NFL his tackling kinda lacked something to be desired.
I watched FSU play Auburn when both he and Bo were playing college football and remember Deion a play where Bo was headed downfield towards Deion and Deion just did his level headed best to get out of Bo’s way. He didn’t even try to tackle Bo…not that I blame him…so I think Bo was better at football too.
I always felt that Deion was a great CB but a bit over rated. He’s treated by his fans as the best NFL CB ever where as in my lifetime I’ve seen at least 5 CB’s who were better than Deion.
Sanders was an outstanding NFL player at his position and deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. However, he was not nearly the baseball player that Jackson was.
If I'm not mistaken, Deion is the only player to ever almost play in both professional sports on the day. He had a NFL game in the morning then flew across country to play in an MLB game but because of sports politics and egos of owners they wouldn't let him actually play in the MLB game because they were mad he played an NFL game earlier that day even though they picked him for their team knowing he was also an NFL player simultaneously. The NFL was understanding as long as he fulfilled his obligations to them on game days but the MLB got in their feelings for no reason.
The best video I’ve seen of Deion was when Carleton Fisk almost threw him in the stands. His Neon Deion personality didn’t fly in the MLB.
One of the greatest athletes ever hands down. Unfortunate injury ended his sports career.
It is. Would have been great to have seen what he could have achieved over a full career. The numbers could have been insane!
I was watching the game against Cincy when he got hurt. Dude could've played another decade. Tragic loss. Outstanding career nonetheless.
He still played baseball after the injury
@DN Reacts there is a 30 for 30 series show about Bo that tells his story. The crazy thing about his injury is that he didn’t pop it back in when he hit the ground it popped it back in, but he told the team doctors that he thought he popped his hip out of socket and they told him that’s physically impossible no one can do that from just being tackled like that. Well Bo was right because about time they realized that is what happened the tissue had died in his hip since no blood was getting to it and he needed a hip replacement
His throw from the warning track to home plate without a bounce was legendary.
The most amazing throw ever seen.
The player running to home plate was jogging in because conventional wisdom said “no one can throw a ball that far that fast” but Bo can and did. The guy was in shock and was out by over 15 feet.
@@mrh3085 it was Harold Reynolds, one of the fastest guys in baseball back then. I don't think he was jogging, IMO.
@@pablojose4890 well he wasn’t running full speed, wasn’t intending to slide and was coming in standing up. His reaction looked like he didn’t even think it was possible to be thrown out at home plate.
I was the smallest guy on my teams. I remember throwing a runner out at home from the warning track at home when I was around 14 years old. My coach made me run laps for not hitting the cutoff man lol. He was also my football coach and moved me to defensive end. He said "Run around them, you are fast enough. Hit the QB."
A few years ago I managed to watch the 30 for 30 Bo Jackson documentary here in the UK and to this day I still say it is the best sports documentary (maybe all documentary's) I have ever seen. The stories about Bo in that documentary are amazing and if you get the chance to watch it, definitely do. The man was amazing...
Bo Jackson is the reason I went to Auburn. He is still in the community a lot too. He is a good guy, which makes him even cooler.
Bo Jackson is, in my opinion, the greatest athlete who ever lived. His physical talents put him on another level from anyone else- nobody can touch him. Bo preferred baseball, and played football because he could rather than because he loved it, and he was still one of the best football players in the world at his peak. His career-ending injury robbed us of seeing him finish out what could have been the best football career of all time.
Bo and Wilt
There's also an old Alabama rumor that he NEVER touched a set of weights! Rather? He was a hard-working farm boy that had UNREAL strength!🚫🏋🚫💉🚫💩
I completely agree with you
Agreed. Bo and wilt
Jim Thorpe is up there.
Before Bo, there was a guy named Jim Thorpe, also, at that time, considered the greatest athlete in America
That's who I thought of too, but that was circa WWI, so a completely different era that actually predates the NFL.
Thorpe won an Olympic gold medal in decathlon. I don't recall if he won any other medals in that games.
***Edit. He also won gold in Pentathlon
Yeah in the 1910’s. Not quite the same caliber of athletes as when Bo competed.
Bo was "PRE-Internet"...Jim Thorpe was "PRE-historic"!!🤭🫡
@@christopherhammond3664 And then Jim Thorpe went onto playing football and baseball professionally.
Interesting note. After Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Kevin Walker inflicted the career ending injury on Bo Jackson in the 1990 playoffs, the team lost that game, and would not make it back to the playoffs until the 2005 season. They wouldn't actually win another playoff game until the 2021 season. Among us Bengals fans, this long streak of failure was sometimes called the curse of Bo Jackson. Like it was the team's punishment for ending the career of such a promising young star.
And now Mahomes gets to ruin your day for a decade! Love it! lol all in fun sir.
@@morantrent67 He still has a losing record against the Bengals.
2005? The Raiders with Rich Gannon, Jerry Rice, and Tim Brown “beat” Tom Brady in 2002 in the tuck rule game. The Raiders went on to play in the Super Bowl in 2003, which was the first NFL game ever shot in high definition.
@@shiscarp I was talking about the Bengals, not the Raiders.
@@TheStapleGunKid Haha, whoops, my bad! 😳😄
You had to be there watching him play every game. He was truly the greatest athlete I've ever seen.
Same here & it’s not particularly close either.
Only other one in the same realm is Deion and Deion wasn't anywhere as good at baseball, though he certainly wasnt bad. He just wasn't Bo.
A couple of others come to mind: Jim Brown and Wilt Chamberlin. Brown is considered the greatest lacrosse player that ever lived along with his football career and Wilt Chamberlin was a phenomenal all-around athlete.
I guess you never heard of Jim Thorpe. Bo Jackson might be the most overrated athlete of all time. What did he actually really accomplish playing baseball or football? Before you said he made the All Star game in the pro bowl that was voted by clueless fans. He was not a good baseball player below average hitter and a below average defensive player. He struck out once every 2.75 at bats and there's only one time in his career where he had a batting average above the team batting average. Now I believe he had potential in football but potential does not need anything. He averaged 695 yd per year and 4 touchdowns per year and he ranks over 3000 all time rushing. What he did in rushing it took Barry Sanders one and a 1/2 years to do
@@BBBYpsi your an idiot.
Deon Sanders played NFL and MLB at the same time. In fact he is the only player to play a football game and baseball game in the same day. He actually helicoptered from one to the other.
Deion is also the only player to ever play in both a World Series and a Super Bowl. He was never on a World Series winning team but he does have two Super Bowl rings.
There’s a documentary called “You Don’t Know Bo” that’s really well done. His combined highlights would probably be worth watching too.
Thank you for the suggestions, will add to the list!
Yes, that is from ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary. It is 100% better than this video as they dig deep into Bo's life and career with lots more details. In fact, all of those 30 for 30 videos from ESPN are superb and worth watching.
The 30 for 30's are a excellent series.
Yes, that's my favorite ESPN 30 for 30 episode. Bo was amazing!!!
@@kevinerose they really are
Honestly the best athlete ever, of any sport
Bo Jackson is my all time favorite athlete met him in 2002 nicest guy ever…loved the cartoon with him Wayne Gretzky and Michael Jordan called prostars
That’s great Pierre! How did you meet, was it arranged or by chance?
@@DNReacts I was in training in the Army in Virginia, and I walked out the chow hall and he was standing right there talking to a group of Soldiers about a protein bar and brand, I talked to him for about 10 minutes…I’m from Chicago and white Sox fan..I was at his comeback game as a kid…but meeting him is person one thing I must say…he had the Biggest Head I have ever seen on a human 😳……great Guy was still in great shape in 2002 and the biggest f’ing Noggin and Shoulders ever
@@pierregibson6699 That’s a great story! Awesome. Biggest head 😅
According to Bo, he saw himself as a Baseball player, that played football in the offseason.
There was a guy named Jim Thorpe who won the decathlon in the Olympics of 1912. He then played professional football and baseball.
The Thorpedo, absolute unit
As great as that is, Bo did it after decades of players, coaches and trainers learning and optimizing the two sports.
You know who athlete like those guys but I don't think he played pro ball I'm not sure his name was Paul Robson he was more of a Collegiate star became a big-time African-American movie star I think that was back in the 30s
I was in high school when Bo came to nationwide attention. He was so popular and a great athlete without the ego. He let his action on the field do his talking. People always ask "what ifs" still today.Great video👏👏👏 🙂
Wonderful that you posted this. Some clarification:
Bo Jackson's fame began as a running back at Auburn University in 1982, where his unusual combination of size and speed caught the eye of college football fans on American TV. And he was in the Southeastern Conference, the ultimate training ground for the NFL. As a senior in 1985, his Heisman Trophy selection validated his brilliance. And while college baseball wasn't televised much, baseball scouts knew that his talent there would eventually be huge at the major league level.
The Heisman is the Ballon d'Or of American college football irrespective of field position. Mostly won by quarterbacks now.
Look for the "Bo Knows" advertisements for Nike. Hilarious in the extreme.
Thank you Brent! Great information. We will check them out 👍
@@DNReacts - Here are the two "Bo Knows" commercials by Nike. One of the best ad campaigns ever, as well:
Part 1: ruclips.net/video/BbaXrmmSEUs/видео.html
Part 2: ruclips.net/video/bjpSH8qJ7c4/видео.html
Another thing that has helped Bo Jackson’s immortality is how overpowered he is in the Tecmo bowl and Tecmo Super Bowl football video games on the NES.
He is so good in those games (only Tecmo Suoer Bowl is played competitively) that most competitions do not allow you to use the Los Angeles Raiders, because of how overpowered he is.
if you want to see this in animated form, family guy has an infamous clip using real gameplay to show how overpowered Bo Jackson was in Tecmo Super Bowl, and he’s even more overpowered in the original Tecmo Bowl.
You asked if there has ever been another NFL athlete to play more than one sport and the only name I can think of is Deion Sanders - who was a great cornerback / safety in the NFL and simultaneously played MLB / professional baseball. What makes both Jackson and Sanders impressive isn't just that they could compete at the professional level in both sports, it's that they played both sports simultaneously - meaning that during a period where their peers were resting / recovering in the offseason - both men were busy competing in the other sport. In case you're wondering - NFL football runs from training camp in August until the Super Bowl in early February; whereas baseball (MLB) runs from spring practice in March until the World Series in October. So there is some overlap in September and October. For a variety of factors, the two athletes made arrangements with each team to have a more flexible schedule, and since baseball has many more games (in a sense - you are paid an average salary per game) - the players tended to favor football over baseball as they could collect more money, since again, football players make more money per game than baseball players. An NFL season is only 17 games total vs. 162 games in baseball. (Yes I had to look that last one up on Google) But as you can see from their calendar, these two men were competing constantly year round with almost no rest. That's really impressive. And i do wonder if it led to Bo Jackson's shortened career. We'll never know. But thanks for your reactions.
All Baseball money is guaranteed, football is not.
Wow, thank you Jedd. Fantastic comment!! Took a lot from your message, especially 162 games in Baseball! Also didn’t realise the NFL was only 17. Thank you for taking the time
I know there were occasions, at least with Deion Sanders, that he would play a football game in the afternoon and then fly to another city and play baseball that night. Kind of like Michael Jordan playing 36 holes of golf and then playing a game that night.
@@Out-Of-Service Yes you are right - i remember that too. Truely amazing to play both games in same day.
Jackie Robinson played 4 sports in college before his pro baseball career. Dave Winfield was drafted in 3 professional sports, but ended up being a 12-time All Star in baseball.
5:45. Wrong guy. That's Herschel Walker, who had an equally successful college career, won a Heisman, ran with the same style as Bo, wore the same number, and underachieved in the NFL although his career achievements are still underrated. He recently came close to becoming a senator for Georgia.
I noticed that right away also, for a second I went when did Bo play for the Cowboys. The editor of that video showed Herschel a few times :)
Bo is on a very short list of greatest athletes who ever lived. It was a terrible tragedy that his career was cut short by a hip injury. He was a joy to watch on both the football and baseball field.
The early 1990's had their share of sports tragedies.
Worst one: The on court stabbing of Monica Seles at 19 (and already the winner of 8 Grand Slam singles titles).
You also missed him running up a fence. We used to see that in college all the time while he played. The Tampa Bay problem was they didn't get clearance, flew him down to Tampa and thus made him ineligible for his senior baseball season. It was great being a student when you had Bo Jackson, Charles Barkley & The Big Hurt all on campus and playing. Fun times.
5:25 he’s the one that hit the home run. Deion sanders was the one that didn’t catch it
I was blessed to have the opportunity to see Bo Jackson score an NFL touchdown and also see him hit a major league home run!
The 30 For 30, Bo Knows, is fantastic.
No way Bo hit his peak. He’s absolutely one of a kind. He could hit for power, had a cannon of an arm, lightning speed, outstanding defender. Just struck out a lot. And in football could run over and past anyone. He was only getting better probably for another 5 or so years before you’d have seen him level off.
Yep. He was only just getting going in *both* sports when he blew out his hip because he was simply *that* strong. Just a freak of nature man, I wish it'd gone down differently
Bo is also a top notch archer. He hunts a lot. He also leads an annual charity biking event across Alabama. Bo knows bows and bikes!
At his peak, he's easily the best professional US athlete. Would've loved to see what could've happened if injuries didn't derail him
4:20 to answer this question, many NFL Quarterbacks (Patrick Mahomes for example) were phenomenal baseball pitchers as well. Some even got MLB offers and such like Mahomes. There have been a little under 70 known athletes to compete in MLB and NFL; however, the only one similar to Bo's success in both would be Deion Sanders in my opinion. Deion I believe has a record or so for games in both sports, having played 641 MLB games and 188 NFL games during a span of 16 years.
I'm sorry this video didn't show any interviews or allow you to see him speak in any other capacity. Bo almost always referred to himself in the 3rd person, which was always fun. He had a stuttering problem as a kid and could never say "I", so he got in the habit of saying Bo. It's kinda hilarious.
When Bo dislocated his hip and popped it back in himself the team doctors said that was impossible so they didn't investigate further. The dislocation severed an artery that fed his hip joint and after a couple days of no blood supply the bone surrounding the joint died so it was a preventable tragedy that he required a hip replacement which essentially crippled him and ended his athletic career. He played a little bit of baseball after the injury but was never the same. Deion Sanders was a two sport star a few years after Bo and won a Super Bowl in the NFL and played in a World Series in MLB and while his baseball team didn't win the title he had a great World Series. He was never an all-star in baseball but he was pretty good and he's an absolute legend in the NFL as one of the greatest CB's and he's in the Hall of Fame. Deion has some great highlights especially as a punt returner but one problem for him with highlights is that a great cornerback rarely gets attacked by the opposing offense since he's usually covering his receiver so well there's no point in throwing the ball his way.
Well done. I remember his playing days well, but I had never seen this summary. Great video and reaction. Thanks for your interesting reaction. Can't imagine another athlete playing both of these sports so successfully, these days -- especially with complicated contracts and clauses regarding commitments and requirements from teams and the leagues in general.
Thank you for the comments TB. Really appreciate it!
I grew up in mcCalla Alabama. I went to mcadory High School. Bo’s locker is still there with memorabilia of his legendary legacy.
Bo Jackson was a complete beast yall. I got both his rookie cards and tons of others. It was B. Jackson that showed me I could hit as a running back with the ball. I played both side of the ball (RB, MLB, PR, KR). I ran track here in Va as an anchor on the 4×100 relay. I was terrible at hitting the baseball tho, but my father was throwing some heat at me when I was 8 learning how to be a catcher. This dude is my sports hero, probably over MJ. Thanks for the video
Heisman is given to the best college football player - no matter what position. It can be given to a player no matter what year they are in college, but for a long time it was kind of an unwritten rule that it would be mostly given to seniors, in their last year of college.
Thank you for the context 😀
Any position, so long as that player doesn’t play defense exclusively. Lol
One of the most important things about Boo Jackson is that he is one of the nicest person you’ll ever meet. The less massive shooting we had in Texas in the school boo Jackson pays for everybody funerals.
That’s a class act.
Deion Sanders is the only other NFL & MLB player. But he was only an all star at FB . He famously played in both NFL & MLB games in the same day !
Michael Jordan played in the NBA and the minor leagues of MLB . Developmental league of the MLB
Herschel Walker a great NFL RB also was part of the USA Olympic bobsled team & fought in the UFC .
Mark Gastineau NFL DL was also a professional boxer later in his career
russell wilson also played some games in the mlb i’m pretty sure
@@evanlambster1134 He sure did . Minor leagues.
I think Deion is the only player to have played in a Super Bowl and the World Series.
Thank you Robert, this is great information. Appreciate it 👍
Have to understand something too, Bo ONLY played in the NFL after baseball season was over. Meaning he missed the first 3-4 games in the NFL and was still one of the top running backs each of his seasons in the NFL.
It's too long for a RUclips reaction but if you get the chance check out the documentary ESPN did on him. It's called You Don't Know Bo. This guy was a physical specimen.
I truly hope you gentlemen watch his highlights. This documentary was very informative but you have to see him in action.
We definitely will be!
I’m really enjoying your reactions! I’m not a sports fan, but the American football videos are my favorites. I’m learning right along with you. You have to watch Meet the Most Intimidating Player In NFL History by KTO. It’s just crazy!
Thank you Angela. Glad to have you. The quoted video has been recorded, due out next week 😀
Bo was great but I'm a Wilt Chamberlain guy. He retired from the NBA in 1973 and still holds 72 NBA records. He then went and became the world's best volleyball player. He was a multi-sport athlete in college winning the high jump in college and breaking records in the shot put and triple jump. He bench pressed over 600 pounds and was the largest man I ever met.
Haven’t heard of Wilt until now. Will add to our list to watch! Thanks
On top of all his other accolades and accomplishments, he's also the first (and I believe still the only?) athlete in professional sports to play with an artifical hip (and this was with the medical technologies of the late 80s/early 90s). Just further testament to his otherwordly-ness. There's a fascinating ESPN 30 for 30 about Bo that delves deeper into all his mythology.
Its NOT mythology bro...ir actually happened.A" Myth" would be like that one guy on here sayin Bo ran with such speed and force that his body seperated from his hip!?🤔🙄just stop it already🤪
@@2strong2bend2solid2break I only use mythology in a loose sense and not to lessen the reality of his greatness. There are plenty of unconfirmed, Paul Bunyan-like stories (especially from his younger years) about Bo to go along with all the mind blowing stuff we can confirm. Maybe check yourself in the future before you jump in a comment section to trash other people with your salty nitpicking. Could use a whole lot less of that general attitude in the world right now. The thing about his injury probably being caused or worsened by his power is 100% true too. His physician straight up talks about it in his 30 for 30.
This took me back ... Bo Knows !!
The Heisman trophy is given to the best player in College football. Love the vids lads!
Appreciate it Drew!
Bo Jackson's backup was Marcus Allen. After Bo's injury, Marcus Allen became the starting RB and Marcus Allen is in the HOF, recognized as one of the all-time greats. And Allen was the backup
I grew up with Bo...He and Lawrence Taylor were the most powerful forces I ever seen in all of sports...Bo went through any and all that got in his way... for just the shortest amount of time he played (due to a career ending injury) he left an everlasting impact on the game of football.. when speaking about the greats his name should always be mentioned... great reaction guys
Deion Sanders played both football and baseball. He played both sports on the same day.
And there was an MLB game where he and Bo faced off Yankees vs Royals
Thanks Gregory. Certainly is a limited pool of players. I think we also have a reaction in the pipeline for Deion too 👍
Played against him in high school ,he was unstoppable !
Imagine being able to break a baseball bat on your knee like it’s a pencil lol
It’s crazy! 😂
I remember the game that ended his career. As Bo was running up field, the tackler dove for his leg, and after grabbing it, stopped dead on the turf like an emergency brake was deployed. It happened when Bo was practically running full speed, and I remember the tackle looking awkward from how abruptly Bo's forward momentum stopped. Bo was certainly an amazing athlete, but his story is in many ways tragic because of what he could have done. NFL players get injuries of all types, all the time. The only major injury Bo ever experienced was the one that ended his athletic career.
That tackle that ruined his hip resulted in a rule change in football. The horse collar tackle is a penalty now.
I still can’t believe he played on after that
The horse collar rule did not result from the Bo Jackson injury. The rule was implemented after the 2004 season after Roy Williams used to technique and seriously injured several players including Terrell Owens and Steve Smith who both suffered broken legs. The rule became known as the Roy Williams rule the following season....
This was a nice biography of Bo Jackson's athletic life story, but there are some videos out there of his greatest plays in both sports that must be seen to really observe his greatness
We will be doing more on him in the future!
Loving your nfl and college football reactions. I hope you keep them coming
Thank you Carolyn. Appreciate the support!
The thing about Bo was his size and his speed. He still has the fastest ever 40 yard dash at the NFL combine (4.12 - though that was back when it was timed by stop watch and not as technically as it is now) while also being 6'1" (1.85 m) and 227 pounds (102 kg - or 16 stone if you prefer lol). Best athlete of all time.
I of course typed this before we got to where they talked about the 40 lol.
People have mentioned Deion Sanders. One of the best cornerbacks ever (also a good punt/kick returner) and although not an MLB All-Star, he was a good baseball player. He's the only person to hit a homerun and score a touchdown in the same week. Also, the only person to ever play in both a Super Bowl and World Series.
The only other American athlete I know of who was in Bo's category was Jim Thorpe (1887-1953) Thorpe was an absolute powerhouse of an athlete.
The general rule of thumb is that the better you are at something another thing suffers, Bo was the exception to the rule. There have been numerous multi sport athletes, but very few excelled in more than one.
I was at Auburn and got to watch Bo play in person… he was absolutely amazing. Power, speed and strength to go along with heart. The reason why Bo’s injury was so bad was because there was so much power in his strides. How great an athlete he was can be seen in the fact that after his injury he came back at probably half power and he was still better than most players. From what I’ve seen and heard of Bo he has a good heart and is a good person. I miss watching him show his God given talents.
Love the reaction. To put it in perspective, being an all star in the NFL and the MLB is like being on the English national team for both soccer and cricket.
Thank you Noah!
Dion Sanders is probably the only person who comes close to Bo. Dion played in the NFL and MLB as well. Then Michael Jordan is also up there playing in the NBA and then the MLB for a couple years before going back to NBA.
Thank you for the information Victor!
Unstoppable in every sport. No one else like him.
Bo is still my all time favorite sports person. As a kid watching him play football and baseball. I was blown away.
Hi, I met Bo Jackson in a line in KC, Kansas. He was such a kind man! I'm five feet six inches tall, and he had to look down to talk to me. His body was muscle, his forearm was bigger than my legs. THANK GOD he was very nice!!!🤗🏈⚾♥
They refer to Bo as the shot that was never heard. I truly believe that Bo would've broke every record in both sports as he had previously done in all facets.
One thing they forget to mention was that Bo ended Brian Bosworth's career when he steamrolled over him, which actually started off the Boz's very short lived film career.
They should show Bo running up the wall to make a catch playing baseball. He jumps up the wall and just kept on running on the wall.
That sounds crazy!
To me he's hands down the greatest sports athlete ever simply because of his versatility and the fact he can Excel at any sport he played. But because his sports career was cut short, he couldn't make a bigger name for himself when debating who's the greatest athlete ever.
So glad you checked this out! I suggested this.
Thank you for the suggestion, we loved it!
Hell yeah, when I saw your baseball videos earlier today I was like they better watch BO Jackson. So happy to see this.
Thank you Christopher. We’ve got a much better Bo video coming out next Thursday. MLB focused Bo highlights too
Guys! I think I've just discovered your channel and watching you react to all these dudes I grew up watching is making me excited!!! It's like watching Barry Sanders and Bo Jackson all over again, and in Chicago we had WALTER PAYTON!!!
The only other athlete to play both Football and Baseball was Deion Sanders. He was one of the best defensive players in the NFL in the secondary (defending against receivers), but was not an all-star in baseball. In one of the clips it that shows Bo hitting a home run, it was Deion Sanders who ran all the way to the wall and failed to catch it: 5:19-5:24
DEON SANDERS, JIM THORPE...THESE GUYS WERE INSANE.
I wish we could of had an official 40 yd dash time. 4:12 is unheard of
It doesn't mention it in the video, it kind of glosses over his injury but what happened was the tackling player clamped down on his leg and he was so insanely fast and powerful he had the force built up that he actually ripped his joint out of the socket. we are talking about like literla tons of force to be able to do that. As twisted of a statement as it may be to me that has always been the most impressive display of raw this man is just built different when it comes to Bo. He was strong enough to rip his own leg off if he wanted.
Just so you know how big of a Star he was in 89/90 he was as big as Michael Jordan at that time, those Nike "Bo Knows" campaigns were huge. And my favorite shoes of all time are still the grey suede Nike Bo Jackson's.
I’m sure others have mentioned Deion Sanders. Bo & Deion have played against each other, too.
Deion said baseball was by far the hardest sport.
A lot of NFL and MLB players have played both sports throughout their lives and will get drafted by both sports leagues. AJ Brown of the Eagles was drafted to the San Diego Padres & would talk about wanting to still play for both sports. (Eagles would never allow that to happen!)
We’ll probably never see another 2 sport athlete in the majors because large contracts & the probability of injury.
Love watching! Hope you guys are able to watch the Eagles win the Super Bowl tomorrow!!
Yeah we are looking at Deion soon! We will be watching the Super Bowl! Can’t wait!
The thing was though Deion was a phenomenal football player, but not that great at baseball on the professional level. It's just that he was very fast, so he could serve as a pinch runner, or bunt for a hit and steal a base, that kind of thing.
The irony is that he still has this mythical essence and air about him because of the injury, because we saw how special he was as just a brief glimpse. He plays a full career, NFL or MLB, and he's maybe not as famous or considered so special. Likely, he's an NFL Hall of Famer, but he'd be on the long list of HOF RBs who aren't on the Mount Rushmore of RBs.
Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, and Jim Thorpe are all amazing athletes.
Yes, after the injury, Bo only returned to MLB as a Designated Hitter (an IMO silly rule that lets one player per side bat throughout the game without having to play defense). He could no longer sprint across outfields any more than he could gallop down the sidelines towards the end zone.
The video you watched was a good introduction to Bo's career, but missed out some of his most outstanding NFL runs. Glad you enjoyed it, though.
For humor purposes watch the " Bo knows" commercials. Hilarious.
We will, thanks!
As a child of the 80s, i can confirm; Bo Jackson was a phenomenon. His 30 for 30 documentary is among the best sports docs ever.
The videos and highlights do a bang up job of showcasing what an incredible, generational athlete he was. But hearing his peers talk about him drives home the staggering ability he displayed. When other world-class athletes are saying he's the greatest athlete they've ever seen, that holds a lot of weight, imo.
Last thing, as I enjoy watching you lads, and you asked; "Neon" Deion Sanders is comparable; in the sense he was also an exceptional athlete and played pro football and baseball at an incredibly high level (though he played Cornerback and was nowhere near as physically dominant as Bo). Sanders' was also an American phenomenon; a braggart who indeed talked the talk and walked the walk. You two would enjoy his highlights or a career recap like Bo's (unless you've already done it; I've just found you lot this morning, so lots of vids to watch).
Sorry for the long-winded reply. 😅
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Thank you! Really appreciate that! Thanks for the support 😀
I was a young child of the 80s and I'm telling you right now it didn't matter if you love sports or not, everybody loved Bo.
The irony, that home run they showed...the other 2 sport star, Deon tried to chase it down
Bo is an amazing hunter as well. That is his true passion. He is a master with an bow and arrow and can shoot and hit targets with his feet.
Not sure what you guys have access to via streaming in the UK, but ESPN has a great documentary series (30 for 30) with an episode on Jackson. (Not to mention a bunch of other good NFL episodes that you guys would probably enjoy.) Fills in a lot of the blanks and really illustrates just what a freak athlete he was beyond a short highlight film. Really good, humble, down-to-earth dude too. Fortunately he did pretty well with his investments so he's had a good retirement.
What makes his hip injury even more tragic is that it was only as serious an injury because he was such an amazing athlete. A normal person being tackled like he was in that play would have just gone to ground and be perfectly fine, but Bo was so strong the force from him driving his legs into the ground to stay up while being tackled from behind caused his hip to dislocate.
I never got to see him play live and his prime years were before I was born, but I still say he is easily a top-5 all time greatest athlete which a strong case that could be made for him being the greatest pure athlete ever
I watched the game where he got that injury when i was a kid. I was devastated. I was in awe of his ability, even though I was only about 9 or 10 at the time
I watched him play, he was ridiculous at both sports!!! Awesome athlete
The Heisman is awarded to the “most outstanding” player in college football each year - the full criteria is 2 sentences long. But as a practical matter almost always given to the best quarterback or running back for that year. But more than just that, as a cultural thing it’s the most prestigious sports award of them all. Somehow, it just gets far more attention than any other such award - comparatively people hardly pay much attention to the MVP awards in other sports and leagues, but the Heisman is always a huge event in US culture.
Btw it was not at all true that in the early 80s only seniors won the Heisman. Even at that time the Heisman had often been given to juniors. But that WAS where they drew the line - no 2nd year Sophomore won the Heisman until Tim Tebow did in 2007. Then in 2012 for the first time a freshman won it, Johnny Manziel.
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A great documentary you need to watch is ESPN’s 30 for 30: ‘You Don’t Know Bo’. It’s a classic.
Thank you for the suggestion!
@@DNReacts You’re very welcome. The last two facts stated in the documentary before the ending credits sums up Bo Jackson’s career. It is unfortunate and quite amazing at the same time. Love your channel and I hope you enjoy the Super Bowl this Sunday 🏈
@@treystevenson9872 Thank you for that and completely agree! We’re really looking forward to it! If you can’t make the live, hope you have a great evening 👍
There is a bit of info the video didn't mention. The Yankees offer Bo a multi-million dollar contract when he was a senior in High School. Even though his family was poor his mom wanted him to get a college education and Bo turned it down.
Thanks for the info!
The Heisman Trophy is given to the best college football player of the season voted on by a panel. Normally it is given to an offensive skill player. The unwritten senior only rule has been broken often.
Thank you for the context, had a feeling it may be for this.
the monday night game was so much bigger than they portrayed in that video... there is only one game on Monday (there also was no Sunday night football) so Monday night football was THE game with everyone watching and he popped off for 200 yards... you could watch just the highlights of that one game to see how amazing he was... speed and power. Then the next year he dominates the MLB all star game (which was in his team's home stadium if I recall correctly)... it was like a script (like Derek Jeter's career almost seems unplausible)