This weekend I watched the '30 for 30' show on Bo Jackson. All I can say is "thank God we got to see Bo Jackson and remember him". It is the rarest of things in sports to see other high-quality athletes in awe of a peer. They had people like George Brett and Howie Long talking about always wanting to watch when Bo was playing. To hear a hall of famer like Long show so much respect was telling to me.
Bo was the perfect mythical story. Career done after only 4 years. All the "what-ifs". In just 4 part-time years in the NFL he averaged 5.4 yards per carry and in 3 of the 4 years his long run of the year was at least 88 yards. In his first baseball game in the majors he hit the longest ball in the history of Kaufman Stadium. The flying catches, the tape-measure shots.
And all the while he was cool and humble and appreciated the ride. Nice to remember one of the top 5 athletes that we've ever seen and glad to see that he's happy and content in retirement. He was truly amazing.
S
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I missed the show, I actually didn't know it was being aired. I will definitely record this one.
He is just a different kind of athlete.
j.
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