Domination, Determination, The Best In The Nation: The Bo Jackson Story

Bo Jackson is a true sports athlete.

He is determined to win.

And when he is determined, he will dominate. He'll dominate anywhere: on the turf, on the diamond—anywhere. And when he dominates anywhere, he's best in the nation—no, better than that, in the world.

Bo Jackson was just fascinating. I never knew such a player who could do so much. Back in college, he was a star. Baseball, football, track—you name it.

I mean, look, in 1985 in college, he was just amazing. Football that year, he had rushed for over 1,700 yards. Baseball: .401 batting, 17 homers, and 43 RBI. And then there was track.

Track really wasn't big with Bo. Baseball and football was better for him. But he was dominate. In track, he was good enough to be on the Olympic team. That was just how good he was.

But he other things to worry about.

After college, it was football that was set out to be his future. In 1986, he was drafted as the first overall pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Unfortunately for Tampa, Jackson refused to sign with the team.

Then, in 1987, Jackson had to come back into the draft after a few a scuffles and was drafted in the seventh round by the Oakland Raiders.

Jackson set out to be a punishing running back on defenses, as he was gaining every yard with a pound-for-pound style with horrifyingly-quick speed.

He played with Oakland from 1987-1990, rushing for over 2,700 yards with 16 touchdowns along with more than five yards per carry!

During football, Bo Jackson was part of the Kansas City Royals from 1986-1990. Baseball was another part of his life, as he played for numerous teams like the White Sox and also the Angels.

Jackson batted .250 with 141 home runs and 415 RBI.

Bo Jackson had many awards throughout his career, being a Pro Bowl selection in the NFL in 1990; numerous awards in 1985: Heisman, Walter Camp, UPI Player of the Year, and Chic Harley award; two-time All-American in 1983 and 1985; going to the College Football Hall of Fame; MLB All-Star selection 1989 and winning the MVP award in the All-Star game that year; 1993 AL Comeback Player of the Year; and Tony Conigliaro award in 1993.

Phew, that was a lot! And you know what that means: Bo Jackson was a warrior. Just an amazing athlete.

Now at 46, he plays golf and I've heard stories that he is pretty damn good at it. If Jackson had to pick one sport for his career, no doubt he would be a Hall-of-Famer in it.

But he played many sports, and in all of them, he was good at them.

And that's would made him so special.

So dominate, so determined.

And that's what made him best.

Best in the nation, the world, and the universe.

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