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I was blessed to have Auburn football tickets when he was there. Unless you saw him in person it is hard to understand how fast he was. Television did not do him justice. He ran faster in full football gear than most humans could ever run in track shorts. He really is a once in a generation athlete.
You mean once in human existence. I cant see a duplicate happening.. Guys that big cant run 4.1 or 4.2 40 times. And thst body and never picked a weight up. Insane. Hes the best. No denying it. Compete athlete. #1
@@irock4u222 I'd say one of the best and it's only a few on the list to begin with.....lol. Ill also add Wilt on that list because he's in the basketball and volleyball hall of fame.
@@sdcardcollector7336 I hear what you're saying, but you still can't prove it. Like I said, bo was power and deion was finesse, but wilt was actually both of them combined.
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Of all his miraculous abilities, i am especially drawn to the fact that he has the most beautiful dive and roll baseball catches i've ever seen. Perfect coordination, strength, and dancer-like fluidity. It's so good, it's cartoonish; fantastic. I'm just glad there's video of the man, because no one would believe the stories...
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I was there at royals stadium when Bo threw like a cannon from the wall all the way to home plate, simply awe inspiring, my brother and I just looked at each with our jaws dropped !
What a gifted man. He probably could've played tennis too. Imagine Bo moving left and right like a cheetah then crushing your serve right back at you at 150mph.
this is the same thought Richard Williams had when he turned his two tennis playing sons into girls (Victor and Seren who he renamed Venus and Serena) and moved from michigan to florida to leave no trace of having SONS. Bo was a "Man amongst boys" But Serena is a "Man amongst women"
Bo Jackson. The most exciting baseball and football player ever to play. He was so awesome that in video games his character was made to be untouchable. If you ever played Tecmo Superbowl you know what I mean.
Oh yeah. With Tim Brown returning kicks to the house. Barry Sanders/Mel Gray were the next best on the game but still had some chance to stop Sanders. Not Bo though. Even when defense picked the play.
Bo Jackson and Lawrence Taylor were broken characters. Lol. If you knew how to use Lawrence Taylor, you could dive at an angle into the tackle and sack the quarterback every play. Lol. And Bo Jackson made the Raiders an illegal team to play against friends.
lol... Bo... led the league in strikeouts in 1989... never hit more than 17 doubles in a season.... a lifetime .250 hitter... who whiffed more than once every 3 times up duh duh duh
Kirby Puckett saying he gets hyped up to see you play baseball. Some of the highest praise a player could receive. Bo was the closest thing to a superman we may ever see. Kirby brought love of the game like no other. Two careers that were cut short at their height. -RIP Mr. Puckett -
I was never a baseball fan, but caught Kirby on TV by accident one day. There was just something about him that ignited an interest in baseball after that. I was born into an Auburn household so Bo was greatly loved before he hit the pros. It broke my heart for him when he got hurt. My son, born in 82, grew up hearing me talk about Bo. A few years ago he got the chance to see some of these clips and had to admit I wasn’t exaggerating. Bo will always be the GOAT to me.
I was most fortunate to see Bo play perhaps 7 times in KC..the stadium was bored until his name came over speaker..the stadium would stand up..I remember when he set up in box, two things would happen shortly, a strikeout or HR...his bat speed was so great, if he made contact..the ball was going to go..then my mom got a job working for a KC area photographer, one of his clients was the Jackson family. My mom met him several times and held his then newborn baby..they were doing family portraits..she said he most polite and just a nice man..she was surprised alittle how he walked amd talked in a humble way..he is polar opposite to the glory addicts that saturate professional sports Tóday..
Bo was amazing. I had the good fortune to be able to see him play when he was at Auburn. He also came to my hometown with a girl he was dating. He came to Church with her and her family. Supper nice guy. I won't ever forget it. He was 1 in a million!
It's easy to be polite and humble in public when you know you're one of the greatests athletes. Competitive wise, he wanted to win just as much as the other players.
I cried the day he got hurt. Bengals stole bo from the world. Well, not really, it was a freak injury, but the sentiments of a 12 year old who got to see his hero play the games he did... are still there. Had a poster of him with his shoulder pads on and a bat stretched over the back of his neck with his hands on the ends of the bat. He inspired me to rush for a lot of touchdowns and hit a lot of home runs and throw guys out and run over them in high school... He had another decade of highlight reels left in him, easily. EASILY.
Bo took Bo out, go watch his 30 for 30. He was so strong while trying to break loose, he dislocated his own hip. Could of been any team, any shoelace tackle. Bo was to strong for his own good. Favorite athlete of all time hands down, hall of fame calibur in two sports.
This is a great compilation. Because these are not just the elite among his contemporaries; they are elite icons in the history of baseball. And they aren't just saying these great, superlative things about Bo - they're in genuine awe of him. You can see it in their eyes and hear it in their voices. They are almost in disbelief as they are recalling his performances. I don't think I've ever seen a compilation of praise for an athlete quite like this.
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@@ericduncan6179 No he wouldn't . Bo was a great athlete......He did some great things But not a great baseball player 250 hitter , that's mediocre Football , he was fast , not a great blocker , not a great pass catcher , no moves Bo was a great athlete for sure and fun to watch . But he had no chance to be the best or even in the top 200 of any sport
Hearing Nolan Ryan get a little pissy talking about Bo Jackson hitting the longest homerun ever at that stadium off him is priceless. "Well when u have a power hitter facing a POWER PITCHER, and they hit the ball it goes a long way" LMAO. This is NOLAN RYAN! Ryan is the greatest ever and Bo even made him feel a certain way. Unreal, absolutely the best athlete ever, if he didn't hurt his hip he would be in the hall of fame in 2 sports.
Bo Jackson was an absolutely amazing athlete. To this day I have never seen a more finely tuned machine. Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, they all needed P.E.D.s to be amazing hitters. For Bo Jackson it just came naturally. Kansas City was extremely lucky to have him as a player for so many years.
Bo is above everyone in sports all time. Never met the Man, doesn't matter, I've seen plenty of through documentaries and personal accounts to add that he might have been an even better person. Thank you Vincent, for all the joy you brought people and the exemplary way you conducted yourself.......showing millions of youth the proper way to handle yourself on and off the playing fields. Displaying grit and pure unadulterated hustle combined with your natural off the charts talents. Bless you and your family.
He won 2 straight State Decathalon Championships. He didn't even the run the Mile Race. He had scored enough points in 9 events to sit out the Mile. Incredible!
In a subsequent Sports Illustrated cover story, Jackson's high school coach stated that Jackson wore sweat pants to school every day and, during each ten-minute break between classes, he would do 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and then sprint to his next class.
Bo Jackson ran a 100 yd dash in 9.54 seconds at Auburn; his 40 yd dash at the NFL combines was at 4.12 seconds, bench press 225 lbs at 41 reps, and bench press 450 pounds. He had a 40.5" vertical leap. He was a 6'1" 230 pound freak of nature. He even snapped a baseball bat; George Brett called Bo Jackson a superhuman
The guy was the greatest athlete in my lifetime 40+ years BY FAR! He was such an athlete that when Deion Sanders did the same pro baseball and football thinG, Deion seemed like a wanna-be. Remember now, Deion is regarded as one of the best cover corners and punt/kick returners in nfl history.
He ran for 3 inside the park HR'S in 89' ( he blasted 30 out of the MLB PARKS in just 92 games !!) He would have been the ONE AND ONLY 50 /50 man ever !! ( more then once I do believe as he stole 66 bases in those 92 games he played with KC after the NFL was done !!) +plus that RIFLE of an arm !! GOD BLESSED that man and I am glad to have seen his STAR SHINE !! Love and MAD RESPECT FOR Vincent " Bo " Jackson !!! ( we are the same age)..I am a huge fan as is my step-son !!
Donnie Baseball clip in there . My fave all-time player . Very cool video . A ton of real deal stars all giving Bo his props. Man what a freak Bo was. And that's a compliment to any fools that didn't know .
One of my favorite quotes was from Nolan Ryan... "Once he connected, I knew it was gone - I just turned and wondered how far it would go..." [paraphrased] Getting accolades from legends like Ryan, Puckett, etc... "Bo knows Bo" Side-note: Got to meet Ryan when I played Little League back in the 70's - it was awesome.
One of the best to do it in the M.L.B. and the N.FL. and he always gave it the crowd what they needed in the baseball field and the football field. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017 to find me.
I saw Bo hit two walk-off home-runs as a pinch hitter in the 9th inning as a Angel in his final season. It was the best thing to see in person ever, but yet there is no footage of this on youtube? Only 10% of Bo's baseball highlights are on youtube, I know everyone of his games is in a fault, you who control of this priceless footage?
Bo Jackson is by far the greatest athlete the world has ever seen.. To have the Power he had and the Speed together is rare. Bulldozes thru lineman, hits 500 foot home runs and runs a 4.1 40 yd dash.. AND Natural too, imagine if he took some juice like Bonds or McGuire did..
Bo Jackson is not the only one of the Best Baseball Players or Best Football Players or Track Players with Speed to burn, but he is no doubt the best gifted athletes period I’ve ever seen.
I've heard countless Bo Jackson interviews and I don't recall him ever praising other athletes, past or present. He took over Marcus Allen's job as if it was nothing and I've never heard him even acknowledge Allen's existence. Jackson was in awe of nobody. He knew he was the best athlete every time he stepped on a field. And pro football and pro baseball were just hobbies for him. Lol
The Don Mattingly one I love - because some of his greatest catches absolutely ARE because he took a bad route to the ball, but he was so damn athletic he could adjust...
In a game in 89 I remember Bo was on first and George Brett was on second, someone hits a ball into the gap and by the time George Brett scored from second he had Bo right on his hip one step behind him scoring from first.
I had behind the plate seats at Toronto's Skydome in the late 80's during a pre-season game between the Royals and Jays and saw Bo hit a ball into the upper deck at the dome about 10 feet foul....with only one hand on the bat. It was the longest "check swing" foul ever.
Those weren't bat boys or grounds keepers. Those were the best players of the era, and some all time greats that were like little kids talking as if had caught a lucky glimpse of their hero. You could see how awkward the cam can make other muscular men look when Canseco does his impression of a pregnant goose while Bo helps himself to an in park round trip. Bo looked like raw talent still learning how to stand in the box sometimes, then jack one 450. At his worst though, he never looked like Canseco. Its easy to get too muscle bound for the game. That's what made him so Impressive. To me anyway. That is not a baseball body, but he made it work.
I was thinking they all looked child like. Especially Mattingly, and Joyner. Wally looked like an excited bat boy. Bo made pros Major League All Star rosters giddy. and still made a bitch out of Boz who had become a punk by then, and needed it. Be the time he did Stone Cold he wasn't a douche anymore. Land of Boz was a cool poster that stayed on same wall with 2 Bo's. Never stopped liking the guy, he just needed a little BoHog attitude adjustment.
And it's just a thing he didn't even have to think about. Like that kip to his feet in his uni and cleats, no hands. Someone said when he was in HS he was in a lake swimming with friends, and was standing in water to his waist. he could jump up out of the water, back flip and land. That's pure superman shit.
In that time period enemy #1 was Elway.... After him there was no more hate to go around. I loved Bo as a Royal and I respected him as a Raider.. Mainly because the Raiders were not a threat at that particular time. They did actually win the Division in 1990 but we swept them and also made the playoffs.
Quite possibly the greatest natural athlete of all time - like the legendary Jim Thorpe, he was in a class all by himself. But he never quite realized his potential as a baseball player. He struck out way too often and walked way too infrequently and his batting average was only around .250 lifetime. If he had been a more disciplined hitter, there is no telling what he could have achieved. But curiously, Jim Thorpe was never very successful as a baseball player - they say he could not hit the curveball. I think Bo should have grabbed the money Steinbrenner offered him when he graduated high school and gone straight into the Yankee line up with maybe a little seasoning in the minors, first. But like Thorpe, he was a tremendous running back, too, and it must be hard to limit yourself to just one sport when you are so incredibly gifted. Mickey Mantle had that sort of extraordinary combination of speed and power - at least when he first came up and before he hurt is knees. Mantle suffered a football injury in high school that nearly caused his leg to be amputated. As it was, he suffered from a debilitating bone disease for the rest of his life and it certainly impacted negatively on his career. There is just no telling what Bo could have done had he not been so terribly injured and if he had learned to be a more disciplined hitter.
Finally! Good to see somebody else that thinks Thorpe, and Jackson were a little bit of the same type of superhuman. Keep in mind, Bo Jackson was raw ball player still pretty knew to the game and learning at the highest level. Other men with a physic like that look straight foolish on 3 straight fastballs 4 or 5 times a game. The difference between .250, and Hall of Fame worthy .300 is roughly 30 more hits spread out over 162 games. I say keep those 30 base hits, and jack an occasional Nolan Ryan heater 500+ ft now and then. Out of that Royals lineup, you're only calling out Bo's .250? You want to see bottle rocket shoot out of his ass while hes at the plate too? How quickly did he go from aluminum to wood? Some top prospects never figure wood bats out. He did it in less than one full season in Memphis. I'm sure he got rushed along faster than most so he could sell tickets. His handlers could have taken some more time with him, but .250 from a freak show that strikes out that much is not bad in the bigs. He ran out infield base hits, inside the park jobs, hit legendary heat 480+, gunned down runners from the wall, and was diving for catches before Jim Edmonds made it such an everyday thing. Tack on 20 or so stolen bases a year, so people can say not near enough for a guy that ran a 4.19 -40yard dash. You must just be a mean person if you have negative to say about Bo Jackson. Everybody stopped what they were doing and paid close attention every time he was up. Instant legendary status. IMO I At least you mentioned Mr. Thorpe. so you aren't that bad
I'm 62 yrs old n followed all 3 major sports......Bo Jackson is by far the best athlete I've ever seen.
All 3 major sports? You must mean hockey, football , basketball, because baseball is and activity not a sport. Kinda like pickle ball
When George Brett says "it was the greatest play I have ever seen", believe it!
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If George and Nolan give kudos. That's good enough for me.
I was blessed to have Auburn football tickets when he was there. Unless you saw him in person it is hard to understand how fast he was. Television did not do him justice. He ran faster in full football gear than most humans could ever run in track shorts. He really is a once in a generation athlete.
That is cool..Great you had an opportunity to see him in person.
You mean once in human existence. I cant see a duplicate happening.. Guys that big cant run 4.1 or 4.2 40 times. And thst body and never picked a weight up. Insane. Hes the best. No denying it. Compete athlete. #1
@@shannoncollins2233 you are so right!
I've seen him run as a Raider. When he broke 82 yards. I agree his legs were flying.
You are right, TV will never do him justice. Wish I would of been there with you watching the greatest athlete in his prime.
The best two sport star of all time, Deion's not even close
Now you reaching......lol only difference is Deion was finess and Bo was power.
@@oryan404 bo best 2 sport all time
@@irock4u222 I'd say one of the best and it's only a few on the list to begin with.....lol. Ill also add Wilt on that list because he's in the basketball and volleyball hall of fame.
@@oryan404 Bo is 100% the best 2 sport athlete of all time, we’re talking about athletics not accomplishment, Bo’s career was cut short.
@@sdcardcollector7336 I hear what you're saying, but you still can't prove it. Like I said, bo was power and deion was finesse, but wilt was actually both of them combined.
The best athlete who ever lived.
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@jimbeam4140 I agree totally, he was the best who ever lived, there will NEVER be another like him
@@ChargersCity John 3:16 He gave us a way to be redeemed, I thank him every day
Of all his miraculous abilities, i am especially drawn to the fact that he has the most beautiful dive and roll baseball catches i've ever seen. Perfect coordination, strength, and dancer-like fluidity. It's so good, it's cartoonish; fantastic. I'm just glad there's video of the man, because no one would believe the stories...
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That roll looked like he done it 1000 times before.
I was there at royals stadium when Bo threw like a cannon from the wall all the way to home plate, simply awe inspiring, my brother and I just looked at each with our jaws dropped !
What a gifted man. He probably could've played tennis too. Imagine Bo moving left and right like a cheetah then crushing your serve right back at you at 150mph.
lmfao i dont think you were trying to be funny but the image in my head of that has me dying
this is the same thought Richard Williams had when he turned his two tennis playing sons into girls (Victor and Seren who he renamed Venus and Serena) and moved from michigan to florida to leave no trace of having SONS. Bo was a "Man amongst boys" But Serena is a "Man amongst women"
Shawn Hughes He lived in LA and there’s video of them as 6 year olds. You sick bro, get help
@@shawnhughes4192 I'm guessing all women scare you... not just the athletic ones.
@@smarterthananyone no, i fuck a lot of broads. not fear just unattractive and very unsexy . tall muscly broads? nobody likes it!
All little leaguers should be told of this man, and the level of class he brought.
Bo Jackson. The most exciting baseball and football player ever to play. He was so awesome that in video games his character was made to be untouchable. If you ever played Tecmo Superbowl you know what I mean.
Oh yeah. With Tim Brown returning kicks to the house. Barry Sanders/Mel Gray were the next best on the game but still had some chance to stop Sanders. Not Bo though. Even when defense picked the play.
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That is still my all time favorite game
Bo Jackson and Lawrence Taylor were broken characters. Lol.
If you knew how to use Lawrence Taylor, you could dive at an angle into the tackle and sack the quarterback every play. Lol.
And Bo Jackson made the Raiders an illegal team to play against friends.
It should have been called TecBO Bowl
Greatest athlete. Wished his career had not been cut short. Quite possibly would have made hall of fame in both baseball and football.
10-4 there he was the greatest athlete of my generation so sad he got hurt
lol... Bo... led the league in strikeouts in 1989...
never hit more than 17 doubles in a season....
a lifetime .250 hitter... who whiffed more than once every 3 times up duh duh duh
@@tamehamehaprints3604 so when were you able to play two sports at major league level ... ?
@@tamehamehaprints3604 Batting one thing.... fielding, no one was better.
@@tamehamehaprints3604 Still salty for never making the cut?
Kirby Puckett saying he gets hyped up to see you play baseball. Some of the highest praise a player could receive. Bo was the closest thing to a superman we may ever see. Kirby brought love of the game like no other. Two careers that were cut short at their height. -RIP Mr. Puckett -
I was never a baseball fan, but caught Kirby on TV by accident one day. There was just something about him that ignited an interest in baseball after that. I was born into an Auburn household so Bo was greatly loved before he hit the pros. It broke my heart for him when he got hurt. My son, born in 82, grew up hearing me talk about Bo. A few years ago he got the chance to see some of these clips and had to admit I wasn’t exaggerating. Bo will always be the GOAT to me.
Bo and Puck absolute greatness 👍
When major league all stars are in awe of you, you're the greatest.
Key word STARS.
@Y Marina Shiiiiitttt! He's up there.
Same as football he had an X on his jersey. He said "hobby", they wanted his ass. They got em ask Ronny Lott.
@Y Marina You see the plays he made. Phenomenal athlete.
@Y Marina if you saw him play in person you would not be talking about stats. 🙄
I was most fortunate to see Bo play perhaps 7 times in KC..the stadium was bored until his name came over speaker..the stadium would stand up..I remember when he set up in box, two things would happen shortly, a strikeout or HR...his bat speed was so great, if he made contact..the ball was going to go..then my mom got a job working for a KC area photographer, one of his clients was the Jackson family. My mom met him several times and held his then newborn baby..they were doing family portraits..she said he most polite and just a nice man..she was surprised alittle how he walked amd talked in a humble way..he is polar opposite to the glory addicts that saturate professional sports Tóday..
Bo was amazing. I had the good fortune to be able to see him play when he was at Auburn. He also came to my hometown with a girl he was dating. He came to Church with her and her family. Supper nice guy. I won't ever forget it. He was 1 in a million!
It's easy to be polite and humble in public when you know you're one of the greatests athletes. Competitive wise, he wanted to win just as much as the other players.
Nathan Horvatich George Brett might have something to say about that.
Great story.
@@benjaminvalenzuela3948 and what might he say?
I cried the day he got hurt. Bengals stole bo from the world. Well, not really, it was a freak injury, but the sentiments of a 12 year old who got to see his hero play the games he did... are still there. Had a poster of him with his shoulder pads on and a bat stretched over the back of his neck with his hands on the ends of the bat. He inspired me to rush for a lot of touchdowns and hit a lot of home runs and throw guys out and run over them in high school... He had another decade of highlight reels left in him, easily. EASILY.
He should never been in that game sad part and I am bengals fan
It’s a shame he didn’t stick with baseball only. He was Hall of Fame bound.
Bo took Bo out, go watch his 30 for 30. He was so strong while trying to break loose, he dislocated his own hip. Could of been any team, any shoelace tackle. Bo was to strong for his own good. Favorite athlete of all time hands down, hall of fame calibur in two sports.
@@LeftMindedThoughts not inaccurate at all. Interesting take. It really could have have been anyone who grabbed his ankle like that.
The BEST ATHLETE THIS PLANET HAS EVER SEEN! A TRUE PAUL BUNION TYPE FIGURE!!!!
The no arm Kip-Up at the end is all the more legendary. I'm glad I got to see Bo play.
there is no question this man is the greatest athlete we have seen, his speed , size and raw ability is unmatched
That inside the park HR at the end and where he flips upwards from the ground is insane.
This is a great compilation. Because these are not just the elite among his contemporaries; they are elite icons in the history of baseball. And they aren't just saying these great, superlative things about Bo - they're in genuine awe of him. You can see it in their eyes and hear it in their voices. They are almost in disbelief as they are recalling his performances. I don't think I've ever seen a compilation of praise for an athlete quite like this.
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Greatest athlete in the history of sports 🏈
Jim Thorpe, yeah!
@@tamehamehaprints3604 Lol! No.
greatest athlete period!
Nobody comes close.
I hate that he got injured. He would have records in both baseball and football that nobody would even come close to breaking.
John Henry Simple, Bo knows! 😀
Bo was off the charts great but for Greatest Athlete, Jim Thorpe still gets my vote.
@@ericduncan6179 No he wouldn't .
Bo was a great athlete......He did some great things
But not a great baseball player 250 hitter , that's mediocre
Football , he was fast , not a great blocker , not a great pass catcher , no moves
Bo was a great athlete for sure and fun to watch . But he had no chance to be the best or even in the top 200 of any sport
Everyone is so nice and humble! Not anymore these days!
Many of us mere mortals in the mammal world wish we were either Secretariat or Bo Jackson. God bless you sir. What a pleasure to watch you dominate.
Bo was incredible.
Greatest athlete ever period.
Hearing Nolan Ryan get a little pissy talking about Bo Jackson hitting the longest homerun ever at that stadium off him is priceless. "Well when u have a power hitter facing a POWER PITCHER, and they hit the ball it goes a long way" LMAO. This is NOLAN RYAN! Ryan is the greatest ever and Bo even made him feel a certain way. Unreal, absolutely the best athlete ever, if he didn't hurt his hip he would be in the hall of fame in 2 sports.
Auburn had Frank Thomas & Bo Jackson playing football & baseball together. Freaking awesome 🤘😎🤘👍✌
You forgot about Charles Barkley, Auburn 1981-1984
If he hadn't been injured.........
He would have been hof, both sports, easy, hands down.
I can't even watch that play. He should still be in Hall of Fame.
The Greatest Athlete Of All Time!!!! PERIOD phuckn exclamation point
........there would be 50 more highlight videos of him mowing down linebackers.
He's 100 times athletes that are admitted to Hof.
God given Talents and Athleticism just was pure Athlete.
Frank Thomas: When I think of Bo Jackson I think of the best athlete that's ever been.
The only athlete greater than Bo Jackson was Secretariat.
This is when baseball was great!
R I P Kirby Puckett. What a way to start this video. What could’ve been with Bo Jackson if he never got injured playing football.
The Most Powerful Force In Sports History! Bo Knows That! ⚾️🏈
Bo Jackson was an absolutely amazing athlete. To this day I have never seen a more finely tuned machine. Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, they all needed P.E.D.s to be amazing hitters. For Bo Jackson it just came naturally. Kansas City was extremely lucky to have him as a player for so many years.
Glad I was able to see him play in person a few times. Just WoW!
I somehow never knew that was Bo's first homer, but I've always loved it - especially as it got plugged like a golf ball on a wet green.
Bo is above everyone in sports all time. Never met the Man, doesn't matter, I've seen plenty of through documentaries and personal accounts to add that he might have been an even better person. Thank you Vincent, for all the joy you brought people and the exemplary way you conducted yourself.......showing millions of youth the proper way to handle yourself on and off the playing fields. Displaying grit and pure unadulterated hustle combined with your natural off the charts talents. Bless you and your family.
wow kirby puckett r.i.p. don't see many hl vids with him. even tho growing up he was the face of the twins
Class, awesome player, true gentleman. One of my all time favorites.
He won 2 straight State Decathalon Championships. He didn't even the run the Mile Race. He had scored enough points in 9 events to sit out the Mile. Incredible!
I became a big fan of Bo Jackson after I read his great book called 'Bo Knows Bo'.
Baseball and football should consider “honorable mention “ in the halls of fame...
Most gifted athlete in my lifetime.
Best thing about BO......Was he Wasn't JUICED UP......Just think if he Didn't get Hurt all the Records he would have Broken..... 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Wait, what? 😐
Naa yo
Dude was juicing for sure
Basically all pro athletes are juiced
Bo was probably one of the purest athletes we've ever seen. Man wasn't juicing...probably in the gym more than most but not juicing
FACTS !
It's Frank Thomas! I'm getting some Nugenix!
The ladies will like it too!
Lol
In a subsequent Sports Illustrated cover story, Jackson's high school coach stated that Jackson wore sweat pants to school every day and, during each ten-minute break between classes, he would do 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and then sprint to his next class.
I think Bo Jackson belongs in the HOF!!!!!!
He's in the College Football Hall of Fame. He isn't eligible for the Baseball HOF because he played less than 10 years.
If there was EVER an exception to be made for the '5 year rule'....it's Bo Jackson. No one, not even Hall of Famers, could deny the impact Bo had.
Bo is so great, he never had to talk. He is so down to earth. I guess when you have all the God giving ability you just let your talent speak for you.
Bo Jackson ran a 100 yd dash in 9.54 seconds at Auburn; his 40 yd dash at the NFL combines was at 4.12 seconds, bench press 225 lbs at 41 reps, and bench press 450 pounds. He had a 40.5" vertical leap. He was a 6'1" 230 pound freak of nature. He even snapped a baseball bat; George Brett called Bo Jackson a superhuman
The guy was the greatest athlete in my lifetime 40+ years BY FAR!
He was such an athlete that when Deion Sanders did the same pro baseball and football thinG, Deion seemed like a wanna-be.
Remember now, Deion is regarded as one of the best cover corners and punt/kick returners in nfl history.
He has a signature home run swing and it’s kinda nice ... I love the way the follow thru looks
That speed (4.12 - 40yd dash)+ THAT power (routine 450+ ft HRs) = TOO GOOD. (B^]))
Inside homerun part, he runs it in 14 seconds!!!
He ran for 3 inside the park HR'S in 89' ( he blasted 30 out of the MLB PARKS in just 92 games !!) He would have been the ONE AND ONLY 50 /50 man ever !! ( more then once I do believe as he stole 66 bases in those 92 games he played with KC after the NFL was done !!) +plus that RIFLE of an arm !! GOD BLESSED that man and I am glad to have seen his STAR SHINE !! Love and MAD RESPECT FOR Vincent " Bo " Jackson !!! ( we are the same age)..I am a huge fan as is my step-son !!
@@Luis.Rodriguez003 I timed him at 14.53. Unreal
The greatest athlete of all time
RIP Kirby Puckett
Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders are my two favorite athletes of all time. We will never see guys like this again.
Donnie Baseball clip in there . My fave all-time player .
Very cool video . A ton of real deal stars all giving Bo his props. Man what a freak Bo was. And that's a compliment to any fools that didn't know .
Bo gives me goosebumps.
Man, I grew up watching all these guys play!!
One of my favorite quotes was from Nolan Ryan...
"Once he connected, I knew it was gone - I just turned and wondered how far it would go..."
[paraphrased]
Getting accolades from legends like Ryan, Puckett, etc...
"Bo knows Bo"
Side-note: Got to meet Ryan when I played Little League back in the 70's - it was awesome.
One of the best to do it in the M.L.B. and the N.FL. and he always gave it the crowd what they needed in the baseball field and the football field. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017 to find me.
I saw Bo hit two walk-off home-runs as a pinch hitter in the 9th inning as a Angel in his final season. It was the best thing to see in person ever, but yet there is no footage of this on youtube? Only 10% of Bo's baseball highlights are on youtube, I know everyone of his games is in a fault, you who control of this priceless footage?
Dry up.
Absolutely one of , if not the best all around athlete ever. 👍🏻
Bo Jackson is by far the greatest athlete the world has ever seen.. To have the Power he had and the Speed together is rare. Bulldozes thru lineman, hits 500 foot home runs and runs a 4.1 40 yd dash.. AND Natural too, imagine if he took some juice like Bonds or McGuire did..
Raw talent
No other lifetime .250 hitter is held in such high esteem... because he brought so much more to the game than a batting average
We all just wanted to watch him keep playing. The guy was absolutely amazing.
Bo Jackson is not the only one of the Best Baseball Players or Best Football Players or Track Players with Speed to burn, but he is no doubt the best gifted athletes period I’ve ever seen.
I've heard countless Bo Jackson interviews and I don't recall him ever praising other athletes, past or present. He took over Marcus Allen's job as if it was nothing and I've never heard him even acknowledge Allen's existence. Jackson was in awe of nobody. He knew he was the best athlete every time he stepped on a field. And pro football and pro baseball were just hobbies for him. Lol
The Don Mattingly one I love - because some of his greatest catches absolutely ARE because he took a bad route to the ball, but he was so damn athletic he could adjust...
Bo Jackson’s accomplishments in his 3rd sport, Track & Field.
Alabama High School State Track Championships
***1st place in every event listed***
*Outdoor Track:*
1980
- 120 yard hurdles
1981
- Decathlon (10 events)
- Long Jump
- Triple Jump (set state record)
- 120 yard hurdles
- 330 yard hurdles
1982
- Decathlon (10 events)
- Long Jump
- 100 yard dash (set state record)
- 120 yard hurdles
*Indoor Track:*
1980
- Long Jump
1982
- Long Jump
- High Jump
- 60 yard dash
- 60 yard high hurdles (set state record)
Best athlete ever.. WAR DAMN EAGLE
No he's not the best athlete ever.
@@marionkerley8065 who you got then ? and provide confirmation video.
In a game in 89 I remember Bo was on first and George Brett was on second, someone hits a ball into the gap and by the time George Brett scored from second he had Bo right on his hip one step behind him scoring from first.
Nobody will ever be able to argue me that Bo Jackson wasn't the greatest athlete of all time. He was like a machine against humans.
Greatest athlete I've ever seen in my 66 years on this earth. 💯
I would catch myself saying “you’re not supposed to be able to do that!” When he played either sport.
Bo is still the only person ever to play in Pro Bowl & All Star game……Crazier, he did it in the same year.
I had behind the plate seats at Toronto's Skydome in the late 80's during a pre-season game between the Royals and Jays and saw Bo hit a ball into the upper deck at the dome about 10 feet foul....with only one hand on the bat. It was the longest "check swing" foul ever.
R.I.P KIRBY
What an electric player he was. One of the greats.
Truth is, I pooh poohed the hype...figuring it just could not be! Well, now even I know Bo!
Bo was a freak. If he would have stayed with Baseball a shitload of records would have been broken.
Another amazing reason to Love CZcams
This video is like uncovering a time machine..
simply priceless
He's 1 of the best to ever play the game!
Those weren't bat boys or grounds keepers. Those were the best players of the era, and some all time greats that were like little kids talking as if had caught a lucky glimpse of their hero. You could see how awkward the cam can make other muscular men look when Canseco does his impression of a pregnant goose while Bo helps himself to an in park round trip. Bo looked like raw talent still learning how to stand in the box sometimes, then jack one 450. At his worst though, he never looked like Canseco. Its easy to get too muscle bound for the game. That's what made him so Impressive. To me anyway. That is not a baseball body, but he made it work.
Man, wish I could find the rest of this documentary, but thanks for this!!
Had Bo not gotten injured he would have been the only athlete to make both the baseball and football Halls of Fame.
Bo was actually that good.
This is awesome, and Bo Jackson is the awesomist, but also it's worth pointing out that 6:36 Wally Joyner is and always will be 11 years old.
I was thinking they all looked child like. Especially Mattingly, and Joyner. Wally looked like an excited bat boy. Bo made pros Major League All Star rosters giddy. and still made a bitch out of Boz who had become a punk by then, and needed it. Be the time he did Stone Cold he wasn't a douche anymore. Land of Boz was a cool poster that stayed on same wall with 2 Bo's. Never stopped liking the guy, he just needed a little BoHog attitude adjustment.
I agree with Everything positive that was said. But, that run on the fence blows me away.
And it's just a thing he didn't even have to think about. Like that kip to his feet in his uni and cleats, no hands. Someone said when he was in HS he was in a lake swimming with friends, and was standing in water to his waist. he could jump up out of the water, back flip and land. That's pure superman shit.
Best athlete ever. I can't even think of who's close, really.
3:37 Respect even by the other team. You don't see that anymore, sad because some players deserve it.
4:55 .. best arm ever
How was it for KC fans when Bo was your hero during baseball season and your nemesis during football season?
In that time period enemy #1 was Elway.... After him there was no more hate to go around. I loved Bo as a Royal and I respected him as a Raider.. Mainly because the Raiders were not a threat at that particular time. They did actually win the Division in 1990 but we swept them and also made the playoffs.
I was a kid asking my parents "If he's playing football why not with the Chiefs?" Now I'm like curse you vile football!!
Probably the best throw in baseball history
One of the best.....BO KNOWS!!!!!!
Not a fan of Baseball or American fotball
But Bo Jackson is the GOAT sportsathlet
Jim Abbott pride of Flint Mi. I always thought Deon was showing off but Bo was just a natural beast.
Can remember Bo one of a very, very few that really could do 2 sports well
I think Bo Jackson and Secretariat are tied for greatest athlete.
Quite possibly the greatest natural athlete of all time - like the legendary Jim Thorpe, he was in a class all by himself. But he never quite realized his potential as a baseball player. He struck out way too often and walked way too infrequently and his batting average was only around .250 lifetime. If he had been a more disciplined hitter, there is no telling what he could have achieved. But curiously, Jim Thorpe was never very successful as a baseball player - they say he could not hit the curveball. I think Bo should have grabbed the money Steinbrenner offered him when he graduated high school and gone straight into the Yankee line up with maybe a little seasoning in the minors, first. But like Thorpe, he was a tremendous running back, too, and it must be hard to limit yourself to just one sport when you are so incredibly gifted. Mickey Mantle had that sort of extraordinary combination of speed and power - at least when he first came up and before he hurt is knees. Mantle suffered a football injury in high school that nearly caused his leg to be amputated. As it was, he suffered from a debilitating bone disease for the rest of his life and it certainly impacted negatively on his career. There is just no telling what Bo could have done had he not been so terribly injured and if he had learned to be a more disciplined hitter.
Finally! Good to see somebody else that thinks Thorpe, and Jackson were a little bit of the same type of superhuman. Keep in mind, Bo Jackson was raw ball player still pretty knew to the game and learning at the highest level. Other men with a physic like that look straight foolish on 3 straight fastballs 4 or 5 times a game. The difference between .250, and Hall of Fame worthy .300 is roughly 30 more hits spread out over 162 games. I say keep those 30 base hits, and jack an occasional Nolan Ryan heater 500+ ft now and then. Out of that Royals lineup, you're only calling out Bo's .250? You want to see bottle rocket shoot out of his ass while hes at the plate too? How quickly did he go from aluminum to wood? Some top prospects never figure wood bats out. He did it in less than one full season in Memphis. I'm sure he got rushed along faster than most so he could sell tickets. His handlers could have taken some more time with him, but .250 from a freak show that strikes out that much is not bad in the bigs. He ran out infield base hits, inside the park jobs, hit legendary heat 480+, gunned down runners from the wall, and was diving for catches before Jim Edmonds made it such an everyday thing. Tack on 20 or so stolen bases a year, so people can say not near enough for a guy that ran a 4.19 -40yard dash. You must just be a mean person if you have negative to say about Bo Jackson. Everybody stopped what they were doing and paid close attention every time he was up. Instant legendary status. IMO I At least you mentioned Mr. Thorpe. so you aren't that bad
Steven Yourke agreed. great athlete. average hitter.
Steven Yourke