I watched him in a 1981 high school football in Alabama when he played for McAdory HS in Bessemer. He wore number 40 if I remember. He returned 2 kicks for TDs, rushed for about 300 yards and 3 more TDs, and literally looked like a man among children. The stands were packed with coaches from all over the country. Ridiculous, once in a lifetime talent.

@ernestnikolai8415

2 жыл бұрын

instablaster.

@v4v819

9 ай бұрын

Then why aren't you in Alabama now... And if you are then how do you have high speed internet to watch youtube videos?

He won the decathlon and didn’t run the mile! That’s insanity.

@loupankey2345

5 жыл бұрын

2 years in a row....

@dialecticalmonist3405

4 жыл бұрын

And the first time he won it he was the youngest kid there and JUST HEARD ABOUT IT.

By far the greatest athlete Ive ever seen in my 60 years on this earth!

Seriously...... Bo is a legend. He has like stories that seems like they are just tall tales but really did happen.

@MrPottsTeaching

5 жыл бұрын

Its like tha Modern Day Zion Williams. He's tha best baskeball player in college only playing Half tha games. Made NIKE lose a Billion Dollars. Blew thru a NIKE SHOE!!! =D Off of Sheer POWER!!!! =D

@Ascending11

Жыл бұрын

​@@MrPottsTeaching no one modern day compares. He played in the MLB, then played in the NFL as a hobby!

Truly a natural born beast of an athlete.

hands down the greatest... so happy I was alive to witness his athletic feats...

@longlivessrbitch7055

4 жыл бұрын

I wish I could've have witnessed bo 😔😔

In addition to being the best, He is very well educated and speaks professionally! Great roll model!

@jimmysapien9961

6 жыл бұрын

Syd Syd I agree

@patrickmcmahon2654

6 жыл бұрын

Role*

@VinnieVega

6 жыл бұрын

Plus a great father an avid hunter and great at archery 🏹

@desjarda

5 жыл бұрын

I think the hard life he had during his youth made him a great human being... yes I agree great role model. Bo knows!!!

@yeltsin6817

4 жыл бұрын

He actually had a really bad stutter when younger and that why he would beat up a lot of kids that made fun of him. I think his wife is a doctor or speech therapist and really helped him

The GREATEST ATHLETE EVER

@lawrencepryorbey3724

5 жыл бұрын

✋ down the best

@jordemort5359

4 жыл бұрын

@Anron Jatu don't matter, bo was the better athlete clearly.

@buckmark23

3 жыл бұрын

Anron Jatu even Deion say Bo was better.

@johndoe-eh3tv

3 жыл бұрын

Nope that would be Wilt chamberlain

@DavidMckee780

3 жыл бұрын

@@johndoe-eh3tv lmao that’s ridiculous.

This man is a gift to anyone who is alive in his lifetime. Thank you Bo for sharingn us your gifts.

This man had god given ability. Never lifted weights? We will probably never see another athlete like Bo

I tell my son all the time that Bo is the BEST I’ve ever seen or heard about. At the end of the interview when they shook hands you could see how bleeping huge Bo’s hands are compared to the interviewers.

I like how no matter what team you love bo Jackson is a person that you will also love

"Coach made me do neck crunches" ...This man never ceases to amaze me...Best Athlete in History

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME! What this man did in a 5 yr span..was SPECTACULAR! I believe he's a good soul too! He was born in 63' like me...thanks for the memories Vincent "Bo" Jackson.

Still have all 118 of my Bo Jackson sports cards from back in the day. First one I ever got was the 88 donruss baseball card.

@johnchestnutt6892

5 жыл бұрын

One of his rookie baseball cards that i have is valued at $800. Might want to take a look at yours if not loose in a shoebox.

@lainiwakura4678

5 жыл бұрын

First one I remember was (I think) 90 Fleer... with the white border.

@wiktjester

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnchestnutt6892 none of his rookie cards are worth best that much.

@heathchilders777

4 жыл бұрын

Me too, I've got tons

@heathchilders777

4 жыл бұрын

@@wiktjester his 86 topps Tiffany rookie card, graded gem mint is worth quite a bit .

The absolute best all around athlete I've ever seen in my 51 years. Truly gifted.

Legend. They should make a movie about this guy but it needs to be like 8 hours long.

My god, he’s a really humble and down to earth type of guy. I can’t believe he never focused on lifting weights to help him give an extra edge in the sports that he played in. He’s just a freak of nature.

Shows how powerful a mind can be... or just really good genetics... he really didn't lift weights and hit 450+ foot homers... this man is insane.

@elvicare35

8 жыл бұрын

No he's not, he's as sane as anybody...he's a really genuine and great person!!!!!

@Rayji4

8 жыл бұрын

elvicare35 shut up

@elvicare35

8 жыл бұрын

Define Ram F You

@elvicare35

8 жыл бұрын

Ram it up your arse, and then F Off!

@Rayji4

8 жыл бұрын

elvicare35 i can't believe you're a real person

Ladies and gentlemen.... this is the greatest athlete of all time. Skill wise... strength/speed/quickness.. No one will ever be as much of a genetic/hardworking freak like he is.

@LandscapingAdvantage

3 жыл бұрын

Very humble and a gentleman too.

@thomaspatt3048

3 жыл бұрын

Jim Thorpe

@TFreshour08

3 жыл бұрын

@@thomaspatt3048 I think if Bo had a full career this argument might have been put to bed, but I'll agree to disagree as both of them were amazing athletes.

@TFreshour08

2 жыл бұрын

@Clan leader Predator That is a pretty subjective argument. We will never get the for sure answer, and 4 years ago I had just watched the Bo Jackson documentary. It was a happier time, just let it be and we will agree to disagree.

A great human being ! Blessed Man

Chris Johnson's 4.24 nigga please bo Jackson 4.13

@oppositelock6844

7 жыл бұрын

adam roberts 4.13 is hand timed

@TheOGTriumph

7 жыл бұрын

bo jackson has clocked faster then 4.13 before the combine. that was not the fastest he ever ran.

Bo jackson was Marshawn Lynch and Chris johnson combined...

@jerseydevil1066

7 жыл бұрын

What?????????????? Neither of them have anywhere near what BO had. Bo was also an allstar baseball player.

@ailaneizaguirre3996

7 жыл бұрын

Joseph Vincent ayyy Joseph love your vids

@Ant-sn4rc

7 жыл бұрын

Joseph Vincent nah bo Jackson is bo jackson

@stephenwestover9137

7 жыл бұрын

Thats an insult to compare Him to those 2 scrubs....come on man

@travisreynoldsmusic

6 жыл бұрын

Bo was Marshawn, Chris and Earl and Tony And Eric and etctetcetc. He was really a cross between THOR and ZEUS!! Do not ever under sell Bo again!!!!

GOAT athlete - period. And with a fantastic outlook, attitude and character as well. We might never see another athlete like him at least in our lifetimes.

@dialecticalmonist3405

4 жыл бұрын

He was basically "Mr. Perfect".

@bdeheton6445

2 жыл бұрын

@Clan leader Predator Can you factually prove you aren’t a bot or a troll?

@bdeheton6445

2 жыл бұрын

@Clan leader Predator Sure you can. It’s what you think.

@bdeheton6445

2 жыл бұрын

@Clan leader Predator It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s super clan leader predator 😂

This man said he didn't lift weights...unbelievably unbelievable!!!

Really sad what happened to him. He was the modern day Jim Thorpe

I remember hating Bo as a RAIDER, Then loving him as a ROYAL! It was hard in KC,MO!

@HanCholo112

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah must've been weird watching him play for the rival team.

I love this guy! Overcame alot, deserves all he’s got

It goes to show you that he was BORN a natural athlete when you hear that he didn't even lift weights. For a man to have those abilities (size, strength, speed and technique combined) is practically unheard of.

@JewandGreek

15 күн бұрын

Maybe he didn't lift weights but I'm sure he did a lot of sit-ups and push-ups and similar exercises to stay toned. He just didn't want to bulk up from weights because it would slow him down.

Bo was the best RB I’ve ever seen! His power and speed combo was unreal.

@Ascending11

Жыл бұрын

I think Barry Sanders was better, but that doesn't take anything away from Bo. Both were my favorite athletes.

@TCNorth89

2 ай бұрын

​@@Ascending11 Barry Sanders was a specialist. Sanders was a more skilled RB but, nowhere near the overall athlete that Bo Jackson was. It's not even close.

Bo is the G. O. A. T. no questions asked. " Bo knows Greatness"

Bo hands down

Legend!

Bo not only had the freak talent of being the greatest athlete - he is just a genuine salt of the earth decent man/human being. 1 of a kind...

As a nativeof Cleveland I am biased towards Jim Brown but can't really argue with ESPN's choice of Bo-they are certainly the 2 best all around athletes of the 20th century, if not ever-like Bo, Brown was outstanding at everything-although he never played 2 sports professionally he was so unstoppable in lacrosse the rules were actually changed because of him-he was an excellent basketball player, track and field, tennis-probably would heve been great at putt putt and tiddly winks

@JackYoung28

6 жыл бұрын

jerry goldfarb cmon man I’m a Cleveland native myself but I will say Bo Jackson is the greatest Athlete of all time, Jim Brown was a absolutely god gifted athlete but Bo Jackson was the epitome of an athlete

@sydboski

5 жыл бұрын

What about Jim Thorpe?

@Dashoost

5 жыл бұрын

sydboski fucking troll loser

@Dashoost

5 жыл бұрын

sydboski instead of spamming every single comment on every Bo Jackson video why not post your own thread on Jim Thorpe at the top of your page and converse and argue if necessary with those who reply? Wait... I know the answer...because no one gives a fuck about Jim Thorpe and You're a fucking loser troll

@sydboski

5 жыл бұрын

And you are still trolling my comments. You obviously don't know the meaning of the word troll. Well here it is: make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them. I asked, What about Jim Thorpe? How was that offensive or provocative? Your comments, on the other hand, are trollish. But you are just getting madder and madder because I don't care about your comments. They don't bother me like the truth bothers you.

Jordan didn’t have SHIT on Bo. Trust me, I was there

@chanzsandoval527

5 жыл бұрын

so was I Bo Jackson was the most talented athlete of all time period

@DavidMckee780

3 жыл бұрын

??? Your tripping... He was good at football and baseball, don’t start comparing him to one of the greatest basketball players to ever live.. Now if your saying he was better than him at baseball then yea that’s true

Wow! This guy was a total badass!

Real life Superman....

Bo is awesome! sports science was a terrific show!

For those who argue this man is not the most talented athlete ever......listen to the best athletes in the world as they comment on his skills. Enough said. When Deon Sanders, Wayne Gretzky, Nolan Ryan and the list goes on and on.....say he was a freak of nature. Wow. End of discussion. I love his humility!

My whole life was modeled after this man. From his number, to his multi-sport ability, to his ironic and sudden retirement. In which we BOTH got sidelined with the EXACT same injury, the same wacky way.

@Dashoost

5 жыл бұрын

my 2 idols in life are my father and Bo

Best athlete these eyes have ever seen!

bo Jackson chasing crying kids home whipping crab apples at 110mph lol

Legendary level

Parents said! Get up go outside eat breakfast dont come back in intel to take a bath and eat dinner and go to bed. Will thats how it was in those days thats how my parents were in those days. No vidoes games,cell phones,computers ect... Just play ball or keep away and make fun out of nothing into something. Much love Bo. Your right technology took over this generation. We both were born the same year 1963.

Class act!

Kids today will never know what this man was to the sport. Baseball was never the same.

What’s sad is future generations will never see with their own eyes how special Bo Jackson really was ! God made Bo Jackson then said “this is the perfect athlete” then God broke the mold & said “never again”

Amazing guy !

Will always love BO

Awesome human being 💖💯

A living legend mr. Bo Jackson.

didn't want to lift because he would get too big.....lol

@ryanforsythe6335

5 жыл бұрын

John Smith lol imagine his muscles exploding

@firstlast8703

5 жыл бұрын

i wish i could say that was a problem i had 😂

@jnightmare0

4 жыл бұрын

I relate

Hands down the best athlete ever and he didnt even work out smh thats crazy

awesome

Could u imagine prime bo jackson in MMA, holy shit!!!!!

What an athlete. There have always been supernatural athletes among our race. I always had killer speed. I loved to run. I remember word of my speed got so bad, teenagers use to come to my house just to race me. And I was only 7. They never won. So they used to trick me into giving them a head start. I went along with it cuz I thought it was just a game, like tag. We would either tie or I would win by a hair. Crazy thing is, my big brother was even faster than me. We used to race everyday. I never beat my brother in speed until I turned 14. We were crazy fast. Never knew much about football or other sports other than basketball. But if I had ever been tested as a kid in middle school, I am sure I’d have averaged a 4.8 - 4.4 in the 40. And that’s when I was a kid. I’m 27 now, still very fit and train every day. Haven’t ran in a few years cuz I’m a Trucker. Been thin my whole life, weighed 150 lbs since I was 16. Knew a couple of friends and relatives who were crazy strong. Smh. They could whoop me, but they couldn’t catch me, as a kid lol. I think our prowess comes from our genetics. Naturally gifted athletes, generational.

The Goat

Love it.

The man!!!

How him not running and winning wasn’t in the 30 for 30 is insane.

Greatest ever!!!

Good pick for best athlete

Bo Jackson for president

bo was the man

Thanks for being Bo.

What a legend

The greatest of the great are always humble and down to earth

Bo in the long jump... contender!!

15 dislikes really u pathetic trolls!!! I love bo Jackson so grounded

Legend.

bo greatest athlete of our generation and thats the truth

Bo has been nothing but a class act at everything

The main message taken from this should be to be the best you can be not better than the rest 👍

Nice guy, smart, humble.

Wow what a man

Well said Bo ..... I love too meet you some day...

Introverted athlete, still a great one nonetheless.

@HewManatee

7 жыл бұрын

Benjamin Raul Diestro he def introverted but this interviewer a tad lame they not really vibing

Love how the dude congratulates Him on something espn made up. With mostly American athletes on the list. You know it’s off when he beat MJ. Jackson is cool with it, hope he got a few plugs for his charity work. Great dude and was the best athlete I ever saw.

I love how it's always been said but now its scientifically proven! Bo is the best!

@sydboski

Жыл бұрын

Scientifically??? lmao!

All Star in NFL and MLB in the same year!!

Bo Jackson, Barry Sanders, Larry Legend.

Top of the list of the Fastest and strongest NFL players of his time....did anyone get around his stiff arm? Fastest and most powerful MLB player of his time... With a high powered rifle of an arm... Mvp in the pro bowl and Mvp in the MLB all star game in the same season Incredible sprinter considering his 6'3" 230lb frame... Easily dunks a basketball and climbed way up the backboard.....Amazing leaping ability... Besides top flight world class sprinting speed, great long jumper... Don't remember if he threw there hammer, discus or the shot.... Amazing athlete... Now he's an archer.... =)

@sydboski

10 ай бұрын

Should not be on the list of the fastest players.

wow

cool

He's not human. but only the creators of DBZ know who he really is... He's Bojack's son -- get it "BO-Jack's -- Son" I wonder if Gohan beat him, or if they called a truce?

@jordanglasper1064

6 жыл бұрын

paysonfox88 Oh my god, you idiot lol

As a die hard Alabama fan I still hate that Alabama told Bo he wouldn’t start his freshman year because they had a good back. He wanted to go to Alabama. They told him he wouldn’t get a shot at starting his first year. Auburn said if you come here and earn it, you will start. The rest is history.

How'd he get so big without lifting weights ? It's crazy

@dolphindoctor3406

8 жыл бұрын

+flayeahhh dem black genes. no racial.

@BokuGlack

7 жыл бұрын

+Dolphin Doctor Cool

@jerseydevil1066

7 жыл бұрын

really idiot!!

@jerseydevil1066

7 жыл бұрын

Push ups , sit ups, pull ups, etc. Hershel Walker didn't lift weights either.

@jamezrobertz8638

7 жыл бұрын

Black twitch muscle.

Anything longer than 400m requires a car (or a bicycle).

Herschel walker enters the chat

It was a privilege to shake his hand.

There are plenty of ways to lift weights weights that will not make you "bulky," especially if you aren't eating surplus calories. If someone had taught him how to lift for athletics, it might have protected that hip.

Hindsight is 20/20...shame Bo played football and the hip was severely injured. Can only imagine his career if he had only played baseball!

That's exactly what happens when you're all fast twitch. Suck at anything that requires the least amount of areobic endurance but you're a God at anything anabolic. Combine that with a strong mindset, unbelievable coordination and great size and you get bo.

@veridicusmaximus6010

5 жыл бұрын

There is too much emphasis on American speed as if that end all be all of athleticism.

@DaGr8Depression

5 жыл бұрын

Veridicus Maximus because speed kills. Speed is everything. The faster you do something; juke, cut, spin, crossover, pass, kick, throw, ANYTHING, the better.

@veridicusmaximus6010

5 жыл бұрын

@@DaGr8Depression No, speed is not everything - jeez - wake up! And the 40 yard dash does not help you in most of what you just wrote. There are many ways in which one can do something fast and the 40 does not indicate that you will be able to translate 40 yard dash speed into speed elsewhere or speed that requires coordination, timing, arm speed, etc. Come on bro think a little and learn more. Stop with the fan-boy attitude!

You will not see that much talent again in one man! NEVER

Love you Bo, cant imagine what happened to that punk that picked on you for your speech RIP

The Bo Knows commercial was the best of all time. "Bo- You don't know Diddley". No athlete the past 30 years except Dieon has even come remotely close to Bo. And it's not even close.

8 thumbs down from people that just hate human life.

“GET THAT MAN OFF THE FIELD WITH OUR KIDS “ lmao that says it all

Mr. Thorpe was a great athlete, but Bo competed in a far more difficult era in terms of competition and advancements in sports and athletics in general. And specially in an era were steroids became prevalent, he was never accused or even suspected to use any performance enhancers.

@jiujitsuislife3724

5 жыл бұрын

Nick P. We ALL know he used PED