Howie Long Tells A CRAZY Bo Jackson Story
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2023
- Howie Long talks about what it was like being Bo Jackson's teammate, and tells a story of when he came from baseball in the middle of the season and put on an absolute show.
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When Bo hurt his hip was the saddest day in all of sport! That injury deprived the world of many many more years of a greatness we may never see again.
I was a HUGE Raider fan before I grew up, I saw that play when he was pulled down from behind, I believe it was MNF. Totally Agreed, his body was never the same, he was almost unstoppable until that play....he was my favorite.
@@manatee_flips6811 ...afternoon game vs cinco
Tearin 😢 every time I think about it
Tragic
I'm still mad at that Defender
I was at Auburn when Bo was there. I've heard that stadium gasp many times. He was like a ballet dancer that was also a Mack truck. And also a Ferrari.
Quite a trifecta combination, but accurate.
I was there 82-85 also. Him and Little Train and Tommy Agee. Unbelievable backfield. WDE!
Man I wish those high lights were in hi definition. They are unbelievable
I used to live in KC and can tell you that Bo also knows baseball.
Will you explain the running the wrong way story and something about arrows on his shoes?
Bo was possibly the best athlete of all time. Just a joy to watch.
Best two way player for sure but a decathlete is by far the greatest athlete.
@@thefpvlife7785 Yeah, look at Decathlon gold winner Bruce Jenner!!! Sorry couldn't let that go un-noticed! decathelon
@@thefpvlife7785 Name 2 decathletes? Fucc outta here! BO THE BEST ATHLETE EVER!! Take your Bruce Jenner ass somewhere else
Yes
Between him and Lebron but i’d give the edge to Bo. He proved he could play multiple professional sports at a HOF level. (Not that Lebron couldn’t have been a NFL player, he was the #1 football player in Ohio his Jr year)
Howie ALWAYS looks like he could suit and play defense. Love that guy. REAL Raider.
yes he was.
His facial features are so chiseled, he kind of looks like Clark Kent sitting there with his glasses on.
He STILL has a jaw that can crack walnuts 😮💪🏼
@@cirilomedina1474 😏
I was always mad at Howie for retiring in his prime....but now with all we know about CTE he was a head of his time. He knew he could make good money off the field and took it. Now that I am 50 years old myself I get it lol. I retired early too! My knees and back have never been happier.
"Bo didn't have to say I'm him." That explains everything you need to know about Vincent "Bo" Jackson. 😂😂
Ohh that's what he said?!
Bo Jackson was recorded running a 4.13 40 yard dash. I remember him playing for Auburn and I was a Alabama fan. I never saw one person tackle him. He promised his dying mother he'd hit a home run for her in his 1st at bat in the MLB and he did! Dude was a super athlete.
He bronzed it and affixed it to her gravestone
After a major hip surgery ? !
I was a huge fan of Bo, but there is no official record or video of Bo ever running a 4.3. If there is I have never been able to find it, and I've looked more than once.
Trying to decide what’s more impressive to me, the Bo story, or the fact that Howie Long doesn’t age!!! 🤣👏🔥
All Pro/ Hall of Fame defensive end
with the chiseled good looks of a quarterback
Or, that he's the father of the host!-lol..When you can interview your NFL HOF Dad...You Have Arrived!
I watched Bo’s last football game on TV. Against the Bengals. He was absolutely crushing them, averaging 13 yards/carry. It was so entertaining. Then he got hurt. When it became permanent, I was soooooooo bummed. There’ll probably never be another running back like that, ever.
I was watching that game too. Only Raider player I’ve actually liked. Such a buzzkill to know that was the last game I would ever see him play. He was not human, best athlete I’ve ever seen in my life, scratch that, lifetime.
@@Kjack2023 ONLY Raider? IDK about that; Marcus Allen was on that team, as was Ray Guy, Snake STabler, Blanda, Tim Brown
I watched that game. I was hoping he would return to game 😢
I watched that game. I had a gut feeling that injury was going to be worse than it seemed. But I didn't think it would end his career.
The Bo VS the Boz run was legendary because Boz was soooo hyped and Bo was really quite humble for as great as he was. Then boom, touchdown Bo
As I recall Boz (Brian Bosworth, big LB for Seattle Seahawks) was insulting Bo and making big talk for the week or two before the game. Bo essentially picked him up and carried Boz on his back 20 yards into the EZ, as I recall. [Edit: nope, that wasn't Boz, but some other LB or DB in a different game. Mighty impressive though, nonetheless!] I think that was both the end of Boz as a celebrity super-star and the end of the mullet hair style fad (that Boz had).
Youngsters probably don't understand. Bo Jackson would no doubt have been one of the greatest Football players of all time if he didn't have an early career-ending hip injury in his 4th season (with the Raiders). He was a supreme athlete and a legend.
@@rhmayer1 Bo Jackson running full speed from 10' away to a standing Brian Bozworth
@@rhmayer1Bos had heavily arthritic shoulders and had to retire very early. Also, the mullet remained popular until around 1996.
@@ryanjacobson2508 Thanks. Yeah, you still see the mullet today in some places. Amazing that it ever became as popular as it did. "All business in the front, party in the back."
@@rhmayer1
"20 yards"??? Dude, you need to be checked for Alzheimer's. 😂😂
Getting to watch Bo in college as a RB and then in the NFL still making guys look silly was a treat.
Yeah, today they throw that word beast around to frequently and undeservingly, Bo was the genuine article.
I saw Bo in NewEngland in what i think was one of his first games. When Bo put his helmet on the whole stadium stood up. Bo made a run that day where his feet were in bounds & his entire body was out of bounds like a panther or something. And yes the whole stadium gasped. Most remarkable athletes ive ever seen & ive seen quite a few.
Correct me if I'm wrong, Bo only rushed for over 100 yards twice in his whole career, my girl took me to Fenway Park to see Bo with Chisox, his calves and legs were huge, he whiffed and snapped the bat in two over his thigh.
@@kevinwalsh4652 He was sharing time with Marcus Allen, himself a heisman winner and the PRIMARY back for the Raiders at this time
@kevinwalsh4652 Marcus and Bo were a 2 headed monster especially during the 1989 and 1990 seasons. The Raiders rushing attack would just wear down opponents. The Raiders had a fullback that would block for both of them and dude was a sledge hammer and ran the ball himself occasionally. In the 1990 season I saw Bo play his first game in the NFL against the San Diego Chargers in the second half alone he demolished their defense after Marcus Allen Carved them up in the first half.
I was in Auburn working out at Bill Kazmaier’s gym. The football team’s strength coach was there. A guy asked him if Bo worked out with the team. He said no. He was given a pass after he walked into their weight room and benched 400 pounds.
Yes, Bo was a freak! The man was unbelieveable. I saw him run into 6 tacklers and busted out for a TD. Never again & never will see another like him. God bless Bo
I played golf with Griffey, Jr in 2015 at Carnoustie in Scotland. I mentioned I saw the monumental H.R. he hit in the Kingdome in August of 1997. Junior said he didn't remember any of his home runs, but had vivid memories of massive home runs Bo hit.
I’m from Kansas City and so grateful that I got to see Bo play live. Such an amazing athlete!
Howie was one of my favorites! Bo was a world class athlete and a wonderful human being
Bo Jackson was incredible. Bo was the top guy in sports before Jordan. If Bo didn't get hurt. Man. Bo was amazing.
Vincent Edward Bo Jackson is the greatest natural athlete to ever walk this planet called Earth, No one even comes close !
I agree what if?, but I also believe Bo's running style would have caught up to him. 31 to 32 years of age he would have started fading as a back. This was the NFL not Auburn.
@@chrisrawls3746 Earl Campbell faded, so did Ezekiel Elliot.
Not sure what point you’re making.
@svtinker Bo would have faded just the same. That's the point
@@chrisrawls3746 you think less of Campbell and Elliot?
Bo leading off the allstar game with a homerun on a 90+ mph sinker off his shoetops, dead center. That in itself is just pure, elite, hand eye and powerhouse wrist strength.
another Bo anomaly - he was a low ball hitter ...... Most power guys like it up high.
@@csnide6702 ...Right handed power hitters like it high. Left handers like it low.
Bo says hello
I had a hockey hall of famer 25 years ago tell me a story about Bo throwing a guy out at home from the warning track and the stadium go quiet. Not the KC/Seattle one but in Toronto against the Royals. When a hall of famer in a different sport gets that look on their face telling a story about a different athlete in a different sport you pay attention.
No one on his level has shown up in the last 30 years, that tells you something. The only guy I have on Bo's tier is Wilt Chamberlain, those two are barely human
Lol wilt? The dude who was a foot taller than everyone
Jim Brown was the only athlete I've seen comparable to Bo Jackson. But, Jackson was much faster.
Jim brown was an abuser of woman!
Bo was a freak of nature. That throw on Harold Reynolds from the wall was proof. Only one guy makes that throw.
Saw Bo Jackson play for the Memphis Chicks back in the day. Everyone was there to see Bo. Three strikeouts later people were starting to leave. On the 4th at bat Bo hit the ball out of the stadium over the five story buildings at the edge of the stadium. Just crushed it. I still have that Bo Jackson autographed Memphis Chicks card.
Lol no he didn't.
I used to get so pissed at people, wait I still do when they want to leave because the game isn't going the way they'd hoped.
Why would they leave knowing he had an upcoming 4th at bat? How far would you estimate he hit that ball?
@@jamesanthony5681 Can't say don't think it landed yet, last I heard a Spacex Falcon 9 was still tracking it.
@@43captrexkramer Keep me posted. Thanks.
The doc about Bo on ESPN is amazing! It's one unbelievable play and story after another.
So, Howie is from Boston? Never would have thought. Appears to be a great guy. Have always been a fan.
Howie was a beast on the football field
Bo is one of my favorites of all time
Howie was and still my last sports heros. Great Raiders n even better man
Howie is old school, and what I've always liked about him is his appreciation and the respect he gives to the great players and teams (e.g. Steelers of '70's; Packers in the '60's) that came before him.
He is my favorite Raider defender.
About 20 years ago I seen Bo Jackson training at a health club in suburban Chicago, and let me tell you something, I never seen a build on a man like his! He has the lower body of a MINOTAUR, huge defined legs, with a lean fit upper body! Real specimen of a man💪
I believe you.
Shannon Sharpe was like that, worked out same gym.
The perfect man
Got to meet Chris Long after a St. Louis Rams game and got his autograph. He was very, very nice and seemed to genuinely appreciate when I complimented him on his 3 sacks that day. It's obvious he came from a good family.
Class act a right on dude!
Bo is an absolute unit. Genetics off the chart.
Kudos for mentioning Marcus, Howie and Marcus are why I became a Raider in 1982 when I was 5
The only book I ever read from cover to cover was The biography of Bo Jackson in the 8th grade
Thanks for the show highlighting one of my favorite players. As an RN, hearing he's suffering from hiccups, it is serious..and results in so many negative side effects..inability to sleep..eat properly, have a partner be willing to sleep with you..appetite..and can result in ending one's life if it's so life-altering. It happened to a doctor I worked with,a complication of shoulder surgery
local anesthetic . It basically ended his marriage. So Bo needs all the support he can get, for sure..thanks for letting us know
Holy moly had no idea it could be that serious 😮 if their spouse left them over Hiccups than they’re better of without him/her
I'm waiting to see how this go as I have the hicuups and have had them for almost 2 yrs now. And I have tried everything. Well not the porcupine but almost everything else.
Howie the man been a raider fan since 76 and loved see Howie he took a picture with my daughter when they moved to LA she was only 9months old or 10..my wife to this day still in love with him
Bo being a Raider was a tough and confusing time as a Chiefs and Royals fan. The Raiders were an actual rival then, and Bo [along with G.Brett's twilight years] had the Royals relevant in a way they wouldn't be again for decades. So it was pure love for Bo the Royal and negotiating something somehow less than unrelenting hate for the Raiders while he was there.
Yeah, I was a Chiefs fan from the AFL days and that rivalry between them and the Raiders was in-TENSE!!! But I had watched so many Chiefs vs. Raiders games, I knew all of Oakland's players too. As an Auburn, ergo Bo Jackson SuperFan, I didn't have as much trouble as I thought I would when Bo started suiting up in the silver & black. It can hardly be imagined that when baseball season was over, MARCUS FREAKIN' ALLEN would take off his helmet and go sit on the bench cuz Bo was there now---amazing!
I remember never really caring about football until my 6th grade year and when my dad was watching a KC game I got to see what Bo Jackson could do. That was it. For a year I was a Raider's fan. KC has Okoye back then and Okoye was a blue collar player for a blue collar state. He was more heart, more determination, and more pure beef than the 4 guys trying to tackle him on every play. I made bets with my dad on who would win those KC vs. LA games and I always ended up mowing the lawn. That's how I became a Chiefs fan.
Bo was by far the greatest athlete of the last 100 years and a freak injury stole him from us. Okoye was another shining star that we just didn't get to see long enough. Those guys were amazing talents and a rare breed.
I saw Bo play for KC two games VS the Mariners. Struck out 4 times the first game, two home runs the second. Swung for the fence every time.
Even when he struck out he put on a show,he'd break the bat,either over his helmet or thigh. And sometimes just break it like a stick.
bad angle or not, bosworth ran his mouth about shutting bo down and that is what made it such a great run
Bo is the best athlete I've watched in my life.
Bo was a combination of Earl Campbell and prime OJ, He coulf absorb a clean shot and continue running., he could rum over you or he would see an opening and be gonr. We will never see another like him.
My favorite part of this is the look in Chris’ eyes as his dad was talking. That is a man that respects his father. It’s a such a blessing. My father passed away when I was 30 and he was at his best when I lost him. I remember looking at my father in his best moments with that same admiration.
Well said!
Howie is a true NFL legend and a treasure to hear speak. I’m glad I got to watch him play. He was a beast !!
I saw most of Bo's games at the LA coliseum, a man amongst boys. Great time to be a Raider fan, when the fights in the stands were so good the players would turn to watch, and Howie forbid his family from attending games at the Coliseum.
I was that age, grade school, jr high, h.s., in his prime. No internet. "Bo knows"....but it was not built on social media popularity, it was legitimate athletic ability that blew people's minds. At some point it seemed logical that he could take up a sport completely new to him, give him 6-12 months and he'll prove, not promote himself, prove to be the best in the world at it.
Dang Howie looking good! Remembering the good old days, was a Raider fan from the late 60s maybe 67 . Howie you'll always be on the top of the greatest Raiders and you know its a big list !!!
The scary thing was he was just getting started in baseball and football. Relied on pure instinct and ability.
MR. BO JACKSON is an incredible human being. 👍🙂🙏
Bo just didn’t walk off the street and run for 200 yards, he was in pro baseball shape and a world-class athlete 🏃
Pro baseball shape 😂😂😂
i was in Royals Stadium and Bo came out to left field, he just signed with the Raiders, they had stop the game cause footballs were coming out to the field, a lot of fun, Bo Knows!
Love that Howie has the Griswold double zero jersey up, I wanted to be like Bo when everybody else wanted to "be like Mike"
Howie Long was “That guy”. Great player
Ahhhhh, all due respect, Howie was ok. Much better after playing days
Whoa that story was CRAZY!!! Bo would get the ball and run!! WHOAAAAA
Bo was my childhood Hero!! JESUS BLESS 🙏🏿☀️🙏🏿🛡⚔️👑⭐️🩸
Love listening to Bo stories.
Bo Jackson will always be a GOD among athletes. Say what you will, but he is a true GOAT. People are still talking about him and he only played for like 4 years. Just imagine had he played a full career. Not only was he a great athlete, he was a good person.
One of my all time favorite players.
Bo was the man 🤩 the Curse wasn’t Broken until the Bengals vs. Raiders wildcard game from 2 years ago
Howie is a great storyteller. Love to hear him
Never seen an outfielder with a gun like Bo. I know this is football but his arm was a most impressive 😊
Bo is hands down the best athlete I have evet seen. And I am not a one sport guy. He was a legit superstar in both sports.
I remember the Alabama Auburn game in 1984 i was 9 years old it was thunder or lightning it was dark I just kept hearing the name Bo Jackson he ran like crazy that game.
I could listen to eyewitness accounts of Bo Jackson any time. The guy was a monster who simply ran over people, and his acceleration was so surprising, given his size. A once in a generation athlete.
Crazy that 6'2, 210lb Marcus Allen was running fullback for 6'1, 230lb Bo Jackson
Marcus was no pushover himself. He was a great team player,he would have played gaurd if they ask him..
Marcus Allen started his college career as a fullback blocking for Charles White at USC. White won the Heisman with Allen playing FB.
Marcus was a tough dude.
Marcus Allen is a Hall of Famer.
anyone who has had the honor of meeting an old school, top tier defensive end has had the honor of meeting a true hard man. listening to howie long speak and looking at his body and his hands, you know you are looking at the real deal. listening to this apex gladiator talk so glowingly about another shows his humility. i was fortunate enough to work as a chef at a hotel (the hilton garden inn in blacksburg, va) partly owned by the great bruce smith and talk about a low key, down to earth guy . . .! i like listening to these old school guys talk about back in the day, it's like you're hearing about the time of myth.
As a kid from then. Bo was one our childhood sports Greats, Baseball and Football
3:20 I totally agree. I watched it live and me and my bros were like, "Boz got trucked!" (before "trucked" was even a term btw) Upon rewatching it though, it was a very even contest and Bo came out on top. I doubt anyone could have stopped Bo in that situation.
If you've never seen Bo, he was da-TRUTH👌
As a lifelong Broncos fan, Howie Long was a great player.
All of this talk makes me miss Earl Campbell. That was the guy I would want to see again.
You are not alone. He is my all time favourite ball carrier
I don't know if we will ever see another athlete like Bo Jackson in our lifetime
BO was the best hands down a natural.
I grew up in Chicago and was blessed with Payton and MJ. But as a complete athlete I can't think of another but Bo. That man was just phenomenal 🙌
Hiccups always go away with holding your breath. BTW, Bo was the greatest. My son played at Auburn and got to meet him.
Howie is easily the greatest Raider defensive player of all time!
Almost. Second only to Lyle Alzado
@@richardthelionheart5594 That’s hilarious. I can’t stop laughing
To me the ultimate Raider defender was Jack Tatum.
@@jaydubya3698 That’s a joke ! Howie Long was a superstar best defensive end for years . Tatum is not in the same stratosphere
@@jaydubya3698 Can't argue w/ that but sentimentally I always favored the stickum DB Lester Hayes and "the mad stork" Hendricks. They were two very impactful players.
Late 80s early 90s was a special time in sports. Fun times
My son had the Hiccups for 3 months and lost about 25 lbs off a 170 lean body. It sucked big time for him. He went to the Hospital twice for treatment before it passed. 😟
Wtf? 😂
@@jmart1705how df can your reaction to that be a laugh???
@@goldenchild3265 how df can you not?
I’m sorry 😞 😢
BO JACKSON IS THE BEST ALL AROUND ATHELETE I HAVE EVER SEEN PERIOD!
And that's in the days when everybody could tackle. Dude could hit you hard and no penalty is. And the rules didn't favor the office so heavily. So their way less defensive restrictions. We got very lucky to be living in a time to watch the real football days
I love Bo Jackson and wish he never got hurt. He would have easily broken every running record there was.
Bo Jackson. Another superb talent in multiple sports.
Thanks Howie
Howie looks like he could play right now
i've always said that...dude is a tank
Luv Marcus Allen…n Bo. GD this is the Howie I want to hear on Sunday.
Howie, you're a personal hero to me. I only met you once in passing, I was with Lester and no, I don't remember where. Anyway, I raised my grandson to be a Raiders fan. He got a plaque from Lester when I introduced them. The plaque had three trading cards, Lester, Alzado and you. I'd pay for an autograph on your card if I can afford it ( my savings got blown when our daughter died and left her 8 1/2 month old son with us) but no worries. Anyway, if you have an office address or a P.O box or something I'll send it to you. Fun fact, I played DE in HS and college and taught my grandson by watching endless hours of tape on you and Lyle. Thanks for considering this.
No man compares to Bo Jackson
If you saw him play
Stronger and bigger than Dion and berry Sanders .
Run you over jump over you. Run circles around you.
Put a future hall of fame running back on the bench that's how
Great of an athlete .
He was.
I was actually surprised he's not active with the raiders
We sure would like to see him around Raider nation more often
Yes, he was. But, pound-for-pound, the toughest player to ever put on the Silver and Black was:
Jack Tatum
I'd say Marcus Allen was a better all around running back. Bo was the secret weapon.
I remember watching that Bo/Boz game. That was crazy. I also was watching when Bo got his career ending injury. It really didn't look that serious. It was such a a shame that his career ended so soon. He was fun to watch.
He was a great football player, amazing really. But that catch and run up the outfield wall at Camden was otherworldly.
Even though Bo’s NFL career was cut short by injury he definitely deserves to be in The Pro Football Hall of Fame.
No stories never get old
Bo was heroic. A true anomaly. Simply the best athlete who ever lived.
And Howie Long.... Madd Maxx Crosby... Beasts 🏴☠️☠️🏴☠️☠️
Since I was a kid I’ve always loved howie on tv man. Yea I’m too young to have seen him play, I’ve only known him as a analyst lol. No hot takes just his own take
Bo was the greatest athlete of the 20th century. There, you have it
I just watched the Bo v Boz play and Boz went head up and got ran over.
It was a big deal because both guys were coming out of college with tons of accolades. Fun times.
The biggest bummer Ive ever had as a sports fan is when Bo went down w/ that injury. He was the most exciting football player Ive ever seen.
i liked barry sanders too.
I love Howie
All of a sudden GOAT is everybody. Bo=GOAT. LT both, Brady, Emmett, a few others.
do you have any Ted Hendrick story's being that he was such a serious player you would never think he was a jokester .
Bo was the best pure athlete I ever watched!
The Myth & Legend Bo Jackson 1 of the greatest athletes on the 🌎
A story from backup QB Hugh Millen. After practice in training camp there was a 6 foot high chain link fence. So the whole team was walking to the end of the field to the exit. Bo just walked up to the fence and from a standing start just jumped the fence. What athletic ability
If Bo Jackson just focused on football and didn't play baseball or sustain that hip injury. He could have
gone down as the greatest running back ever. I've said that for years. Bo had that kind of freakish Jim
Brown talent with sprinter speed.
People are already saying that he's the greatest back.
@@sonnyh9774 People are wrong.
@@John_Hoover Yeah but people still believe Emmitt is the best and I think that's absolute garbarge. He's not even top 5 maybe even top 10 for me.
@@RageofHades Agreed on Emmitt. He had great lines for many years. But the idea that Bo would go down as the greatest running back ever is laughable. In his prime he never rushed for 1,000 yard in a season. Only broke 700 once. Look at Walter Payton’s stats and you’ll begin to see how relatively average Bo was. Less than 2,800 CAREER rushing yards and people think the dude walked on water. Great athlete, but then again most everyone is in the NFL.
@@John_Hoover there is a difference between the greatest back when healthy verses who puts up the most yards. Herschel had more yards and Carrie's than Bo ,but Bo average a full yard more per carry, so I would take Bo over Herschel. It all depends on what you are trying to do. Mike Alstot might be better at short yardage for example.