Bo Jackson's Dream

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Bo Jackson played in both the NFL and MLB. Drafted by th e New York Yankees in high school Jackson instead entered Auburn University where he led his football team to a Super Bowl victory and also qualified for the U.S. Olympic track and field team. He joined MLB in 1986 and later joined the NFL and the L.A. Raiders in 1991 where he played for four years until an injury ended his career. Bo Jackson became famous in the 1980s by becoming into the NLB and the NFL at a young age. He has won many awards for his hard work and outstanding sportsmanship. But he had a dream to be in the NFL ever since he started playing football, he worked so hard to achieve his goal but in 1986 his dream had come true he had been drafted to the los angles raiders

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