In 1984, former Auburn quarterback Randy Campbell wrote the unofficial anthem of an unofficial Heisman campaign.
“Oh ain’t it beautiful to see…
Bo streaking down the sideline, fast and free…”
Bo Jackson
Watch Bo Jackson’s 1987 press conference in Auburn announcing his decision to play for the Raiders
It’s so strange to go back to see what people thought when he did it. Because once he did, and once the success that was bound to happen happened — when the Bo we knew became the Bo everyone knew, it just totally turned into a cause for celebration and cartoons and awe and endless […]
VIDEO: Bear Bryant isn’t sure Bo Jackson got in the end zone for winning ’82 Iron Bowl touchdown
The sun didn’t come up Sunday morning at the Bryant house, and later that afternoon Steadman Shealy, former Bama quarterback and host of The Bear Bryant Show, barely had the strength to open the Golden Flag bag.
Kennedy Space Center: Auburn Members Only
They weren’t just posing with Disney characters. The Tigers’ also penciled in time for educational activities before meeting Boston College in the 1982 Tangerine Bowl, like a tour of the Kennedy Space Center, which an Auburn man (of course—it’s space) happened to be director of at the time. Speaking of education—Bo? Lionel? Member’s Only jacket? […]
‘It’s not a sports movie, it’s a superhero movie’ — TWER’s interview with ‘You Don’t Know Bo’ director Michael Bonfiglio
You Don’t Know Bo, the latest in ESPN’s 30 for 30 film series, isn’t a sports documentary. It’s bigger than that because Bo’s bigger than that, bigger than anything–just ask his neighbor or his high school coach or Hal Baird or Boomer Esiason or Nintendo or Nike or David Housel or Pat Dye or YouTube. […]