Bio biography bo jackson

American football and baseball player

Although not the first professional athlete to participate in more than one sport, when Bo Jackson decided to play both professional baseball and football concurrently, he became the most recognized person ever to do so. In the late s, all of America knew who Bo Jackson was. They knew him simply by his first name, "Bo," due to a hugely successful national advertising campaign with Nike, the "Bo Knows&#x;" series that made his face and name common in living rooms across the country. Jackson's speed and power on both the baseball diamond and the football field were legendary, earning him awards as well awe and respect.

Growing Up

Bo Jackson was born November 30, , in Bessemer, Alabama. He was born Vincent Edward Jackson, the eighth child of Florence Jackson Bond's ten children. His mother was barely able to support her family with her job as a housekeeper, since Jackson's father, A.D. Adams, never wed Florence and in fac

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Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, ) is an American former professional baseball and football player.

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Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, ) is an American former professional baseball and football player.

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Bo Jackson is an American athlete who starred for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball and the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League during his short but storied professional career and who is widely considered one of the greatest all-around athletes in history.

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Born Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson on November 30, , in Bessemer, Alabama.

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Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is an American former professional baseball and football player.

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Bo Jackson came to fame in the 1980s as a multitalented athlete, who excelled in baseball, football, and track at an early age.

Vincent "Bo" Jackson - Encyclopedia of Alabama

Born Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson on November 30, , in Bessemer, Alabama.

The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson

Bo Jackson is an American former baseball and football player and the only sportsperson to be named an All-Star in two major sports.