Rarest among the clips Lulu-vision has been killing it with lately: the Bo Jackson featurette that aired during the broadcast of the 1985 Heisman Trophy ceremony. It probably comes across even rarer because, judging by the voice over, the producers thought it was supposed to be a 1970s educational film (so yeah, it’s too bad [...]
Cam isn’t the first Heisman Trophy winning superstar to Auburn for his degree. And, hey, he won’t be the first to make a commercial praising its benefits, either. Spirit of Auburn, baby. Video: @AU_History. Related: Big Heisman On Campus: Bo Jackson goes back to school. … Keep Reading: * Lead singer of Journey in an [...]
A 1985 baseball scouting report on the “the best pure athlete in America today” who “can win the Heisman Trophy next year.” The baseball scouting report. (“Don Baylor type body?” Don Baylor wishes!) Photo via; h/t @JarrodLitton, @DKinAU Related: That time Aubie dressed up as Bear Bryant. … Keep Reading: * Jimmy Buffett in [...]
We took time to interview them about it when we thought it was just a “sounded so good” whim. But Nashville-based, southern-fried indie rockers The Weeks are taking the imagery conjured in their wonderfully titled, just released record, “Dear Bo Jackson,” and running it with it like No. 34 down a 1983 sideline. The flyer [...]
Ah, now we know why Bo Jackson didn’t like Mark and Brian… Yep, it’s probably safe to say that, regardless their intentions, sponsors would be racing from the you-know-you-lived-in-Birmingham-in-the-80s “soft shock jocks” legends faster than Bo down a sideline were something like 1984′s “My Bo” to come out today. Because it was raising eyebrows nearly [...]
The greatest athlete of all time is fast becoming one of the greatest humanitarians of our generation. Bo Jackson has officially set a date for Bo Bikes Bama 2. This time taking his solo charity bike ride through Cordova, one of the towns hardest hit by the tornadoes that tore across Alabama in April 2011 [...]
Cam Newton isn’t the only Auburn legend famous for doing (good) unto others at the height of his career. Here’s a mashup of AP reports on Bo getting his Good Samaritan on in February 1989. Football and baseball star Bo Jackson was one passer-by who didn’t keep going when he spotted a car accident on [...]
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The point of ESPN’s recent, record-setting documentary about Bo Jackson was basically to investigate if he was actually a human. So, again, if the “unique metric” their Sports Science team is using to help decide the greatest athlete of all time is in fact built on “attributes such as speed (Bo’s faster than a Smart [...]
… because of course he does. And it was his first attempt. With 15 seconds left. It’s around the 5:20 mark. Go McAdory! h/t: Kenny Smith Related: Bo Jackson on Sesame Street. THE WAR EAGLE READER NEEDS YOUR HELP. … Keep Reading: * Anchors away, my Bo * Auburn football radio broadcast in punxploitation classic [...]
