Basic Information About Bo Jackson
Full Name | Bo Jackson |
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Category | Athletes βΊ Baseball Players |
Professions | Baseball player, American football player, Businessperson, Actor, Athlete |
Net worth | $25,000,000 |
Date of birth | 1962-11-30 (61 years old) |
Place of birth | Bessemer |
Nationality | United States of America |
Father | A.D. Adams |
Mother | Florence Jackson Bond |
Spouse | 5 September - Linda Garrett (Β 1987 - present)Β (3 children) |
Kids | sons: Garrett, Nicholas, and daughter Morgan |
Gender | Male |
Height | 6 ft (1.85 m) |
Social Media | βοΈ Wikipedia βοΈ Instagram βοΈ Twitter βοΈ Facebook βοΈ Imdb |
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What Movie Awards did Bo Jackson win?
Oscar |
Golden Globe |
Golder Raspberry |
BAFTA |
Other |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bo Jackson roles
Movie / Series | Role |
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The Chamber | Sgt. Clyde Packer |
Ghostwriter | Joseph 1 episode, 1993 |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Bo Jackson 1 episode, 1994 |
Sesame Street | Self 3 episodes, 1991-1993 |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Self 1 episode, 1990 |
Moesha | Mr. Porter 1 episode, 1996 |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self 1 episode, 1994 |
Bo Jackson's Quotes
- Set your goals high and don't stop 'til you get there.
Interesting Facts about Bo Jackson
- First man to be named to both the Baseball All-Star game and the NFL's Pro Bowl
- Professional football and baseball player.
- Winner of Heisman Trophy [1985]
- Named College Football Player of the Year by THE SPORTING NEWS [1985]
- Named as running back on THE SPORTING NEWS college All-America team [1985]
- Graduated from Auburn University in 1995
- Is illegitimate; didn't meet his father until he was 11.
- Got his nickname when his brothers shortened the word "boar" - as in "wild boar."
- The 8th of 10 children.
- He and wife Linda, a psychologist, have three children: sons Garrett and Nicholas, and daughter Morgan.
- While at McAdory High School (McCalla, AL), Jackson won two state decathlon championships.
- Famous for talking about himself in the third person.
- His 1989 All-Star Game home run was called by former play-by-play announcer - and President - Ronald Reagan, who was in the TV booth at the time.
- Was a career .250 hitter with 141 homers and 415 RBI in 2,393 at-bats in eight seasons with the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox and California Angels.
- Ran for 2,782 yards on 515 carries with 16 touchdowns for the Los Angeles Raiders.
- Only player in NFL history to have two rushing touchdowns of 90 yards or more.
- Injured left hip in a 13 January 1991 game vs. the Cincinnati Bengals which led to hip replacement surgery on April 4, 1992 and his retirement from pro sports in 1994.
- Keeping a promise he made to his mother before she died, Jackson returned to Auburn University and graduated in December 1995 with a B.S. in family and child development.
- Best season in baseball came in 1989 when he batted .256 with 32 homers, 105 RBI's, and 26 stolen bases. Unfortunately, led the majors in strikeouts with 172 that season.
- Won the Heisman Trophy in 1985, beating out University of Iowa quarterback Chuck Long in the closest Heisman vote ever.
Additional information of Bo Jackson
Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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Lucky Number | 5 |
Lucky Stone | Turquoise |
Lucky Color | Orange |
Best Match for Marriage | Leo, Aquarius |
Eye Color | Brown |
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