Miami Vice. Jackson 5. Footloose. Haley’s Comet. “Eye of the Tiger.” Nautilus. Video game sounds. Rambo. Rocky. Heck, maybe even After Burner if you want. And of course Billy Crystal’s Fernando Lamas impression. And of course it’s about Bo Jackson. It’s almost paralyzing how awesomely 80s this 1985 song recorded at Birmingham’s Prestige Recording Studio (now […]
Archives for November 2012
Kansas City fan uses Bo Jackson’s (and lesser Royals’) jersey number to win Powerball
Bo Bo Bo. You’ve let Julia Roberts play alongside you in a movie because you’re the greatest multisport hero ever. Documentarians study you. You’ve saved us from tornados. Because being Superman is no longer a challenge—seriously, you school Superman and reduce Dean Cain to hoping for a rebound. (And OBVIOUS goaltending, which is why he only appears in Lifetime movies to […]
Bo and his biggest fan in Japan
We knew about Bo Jackson’s record breaking, cover making performance in the 1986 Japan Bowl, and we have some great photos from it. Just not as great as this one from SI’s 50th Bo birthday celebrating gallery. No wonder Nissan’s a proud sponsor of the Heisman Trophy. Related: Bo Jackson on “Sesame Street.” … Keep […]
Coachapalooza ’12: Worth it
Hi, I’m Jerry. I used to post here a lot. This is what I hope will be a series of brief posts on Auburn’s 2012 coaching transition. Listen: yes, damn it, it was worth it. Don’t care how many times the guy at the airport is referred to as a prophet. Don’t care that Chizik […]
Bo Jackson on ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’
They do God’s work over there at the @si_vault Twitter account—and tomorrow they’ve promised something even godlier than usual: An awesome gallery of rare Bo photos in celebration of his… 50th… birthday, including this shot from Bo’s 1990 guest appearance on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air… … which reminded us we’ve been remiss in posting the […]