You Don’t Know Bo. But you do, because he’s Auburn. There are allusions here to the mythos of Bo. We’re all a part of the mythos of Bo by now. After all of these years Bo is Auburn is us. And so is this documentary, in a way. You’re going to watch it, all of it, frame […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Auburn unveils bronze statues honoring Heisman winners Pat Sullivan, Bo Jackson, and Cam Newton
Auburn unveiled the bronze statues honoring its three Heisman Trophy winners today a year and one day after announcing it had commissioned them. The statues were unveiled at a ceremony held outside Jordan-Hare Stadium before Auburn’s annual A-Day game. Each is one-half times life size and weighs approximately 1,900 pounds. “It’s a special day in […]