Pat Dye always called him a thoroughbred. Had things gone differently, we might have called him a Stallion. Yes, lost in the tug of war between baseball and football, between the NFL and the MLB, was that Bo Jackson was in the spring of 1986 being courted by a third professional sports league. It wasn't just rumors of phone calls or whatever. He met with team … [Read more...] about Bo Jackson, the Birmingham Stallion?
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‘Like a herd of buffalo’: Keith Hernandez on Bo Jackson
Nolan Ryan talked about Bo saving his life in 2014 biography "Nolan Ryan: The Making of a Pitcher." Keith Hernandez talked about Bo nearly ending his life in an interview about his 2018 memoir "I'm Keith Hernandez." "The only time I was ever scared, when I was older, in my last year in Cleveland, Oakland Raider running back that played for Kansas City, … [Read more...] about ‘Like a herd of buffalo’: Keith Hernandez on Bo Jackson
Bo Knows particle physics, foreign policy in 1990 Tank McNamara strips
The shoes, the commercials, the runs, the MVP awards, the two Tank McNamara strips in a week... remember how fun it was to be proud of him? … [Read more...] about Bo Knows particle physics, foreign policy in 1990 Tank McNamara strips
This footage of Bo Jackson snoozing before the 1986 Cotton Bowl vs. Texas A&M is the best
If you like TWER, please consider supporting my work via Patreon. Thanks! You hear Bo Jackson stories and you believe them, obviously, but at the same time... you know... people are prone to exaggeration. Did he really get to skip practice? Did he never workout? Did he really sleep right up to game time? Yes. At least he did before the 1986 Cotton Bowl, his last game as an … [Read more...] about This footage of Bo Jackson snoozing before the 1986 Cotton Bowl vs. Texas A&M is the best
‘Family Guy’ pays tribute to Tecmo Bo Jackson
It's B. You gotta press B. h/t Preston Hornsby … [Read more...] about ‘Family Guy’ pays tribute to Tecmo Bo Jackson