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Growing up during Bo Jackson’s rise to fame, I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to watch him excel in both baseball and football. To this very day, he is, without a doubt, the single greatest athlete I have ever seen.
Owner of the fastest 40-yard dash ever recorded at the NFL Combine (4.12 seconds), Jackson won the 1985 Heisman Trophy after an illustrious career as Auburn’s tailback. Although he excelled on the diamond, he wasn’t considered a future star as he was on the gridiron.
Selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1986 draft, Jackson lost his eligibility after the team took him on a private plane ride deemed to be illegal by the NCAA.
Shortly thereafter, he signed a professional contract with the Kansas City Royals—who drafted him in the fourth-round of the 1986 draft—and began his career in professional baseball.
MLB Prospects: 10 Prospects Who Could Be the Next Bo Jackson | Bleacher Report
Growing up during Bo Jackson’s rise to fame, I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to watch him excel in both baseball and football. To this very day, he is, without a doubt, the single greatest athlete I have ever seen.
Owner of the fastest 40-yard dash ever recorded at the NFL Combine (4.12 seconds), Jackson won the 1985 Heisman Trophy after an illustrious career as Auburn’s tailback. Although he excelled on the diamond, he wasn’t considered a future star as he was on the gridiron.
Selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1986 draft, Jackson lost his eligibility after the team took him on a private plane ride deemed to be illegal by the NCAA.
Shortly thereafter, he signed a professional contract with the Kansas City Royals—who drafted him in the fourth-round of the 1986 draft—and began his career in professional baseball.
MLB Prospects: 10 Prospects Who Could Be the Next Bo Jackson | Bleacher Report
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