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    Bo Knows Bo Playing two professional sports, who has ever heard of that? Bo Jackson has not only done that, but excelled in both. He is one of the greatest players of all time. Racking up over 140 home runs (baseball-reference.com) and over 15 touchdowns (pro-football-reference.com), he ranks among the greatest of all time. Vincent Edward Jackson also known as Bo Jackson, was born on November 30, 1962 in Bessemer, Alabama (biography.com). His mom was Florence and his dad was A.D. Adams. He had nine siblings, so as you can imagine he got his fair share of growing up at home (sports.jrank.org). He got married in 1987 to Linda Jackson. They had three children, Nicholas, Morgan, and Garrett Jackson (usatoday.com). He went to high school at McAdory…

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    Bo Jackson Have you ever heard of Bo Jackson? Bo Jackson was a MLB player from 1986-1994 and a NFL player from 1986-1991. Bo Jackson was one of the two pro-sport players in the world. Bo Jackson had a lot of work ethic. Bo Jackson came to fame in the 1980’s as a multitalented athlete. Childhood Bo Jackson was born in Bessemer, Alabama, on November 30, 1962, and was given the name Vincent Edward Jackson. Bo Jackson was the eighth child out of ten. It was hard for his mom to support…

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    Vincent Jackson, also well known as Bo, is the legendary man who had played a variety of sports. Shocking to the world, Jackson was amazing at all of the sports he had ever played. The major two sports were baseball and football, those are what Jackson mainly focused on. Normal epic heroes were born in a good upbringing, but not for Jackson. In a small Alabama town is where Jackson grew up, a troublemaker as a child. As a youth, Jackson would start fights with other children in his neighborhood.…

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    Bo Jackson “ Set your goals high, and don 't stop till you get there” said Vincent Edward Jackson best known as Bo Jackson the greatest multi sport athlete to ever play sports (BrainyQuote). By this quote Bo was basically saying don 't stop till you achieve your goal. Bo Jackson was born November 30 1962 in the city of Bessemer, Alabama and was the eighth sibling of his family (“Vincent Edward Jackson”).Bo was a multi talented athlete in baseball and football, but also he excelled on the…

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    Bo Jackson Hero

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    Bo Jackson is a hero to many, and an epic one at that. From birth to retirement, Bo stood out among the others. He defied the odds and blazed his own trail. Bo never let anything get in his way. Once he was determined, he did it. Bo couldn’t let people down even if he tried. Bo Jackson was more than an athlete, he was an epic hero due to his humility, great strength and courage and his national heroism. It was easy to see, that fame and attention wasn’t what Bo seeked because he was humble to…

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    Vincent Edward “Bo” Jackson was born on November 30, 1962 in Bessemer, Alabama to a mother of ten. His family described him as a "wild boar hog," as he would constantly get into trouble. The nickname was eventually shortened to "Bo." Bo attended McAdory High school and excelled in track winning two state titles, in baseball and football. Bo was drafted by the New York Yankees out of high school but decided to attend Auburn University. In Auburn Bo lettered in all three sports but made the most…

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    Bo Jackson Biography Essay

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    Vincent Edward “Bo” Jackson was born on November 30, 1962 in a small town in Alabama called Bessemer. Vincent was born to a single mother, Florence Jackson Bond. He was the eighth child of his mother’s ten children. Vincent’s father never married Florence, instead he had an entire family on the other side of town. That being said, it was hard for Vincent’s mother to support herself and ten children with her job as a housekeeper. As Vincent began to grow into his teenage years, he became a…

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    Bo Jackson created into everyone’s mind of what the human body is capable of. (Source 1) Jackson rushed tons of yards in football. (Source 4) He also got plenty of hits in baseball (Source 3) Back when Jackson played, he could run 40 yards in just 4.12!(Source 2) “While at McAdory High School, Jackson competed as a sprinter, hurdler, jumper, thrower, and decathlete.”(Source 1) “Jackson came to fame as a multi-talented athlete.”(Source 2) These two sentences prove just how incredible he was. Bo…

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    Odell Beckham Jr. went to LSU college in Louisiana. He played as wide receiver and he rushed. His top stat was receiving though. People know him for his catching mainly. He played for the LSU tigers. He play 2011,2012,2013 then he was drafted to the New York GIants. LSU was pretty good when they had Beckham Jr. because he led them to victory almost every game they played. Beckham Jr. was drafted to the New York GIants in 2014 as you can see in the picture above. New York Giants drafted…

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    Bo Jackson: A True Hero

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    Bo Jackson, only person in history to be drafted into MLB and NFL. Growing up Bo didn’t have the easiest childhood. While he was growing up, everyone thought he had something not everyone has. For example, he had enough leg strength to do a standing back flip while standing in thigh high water and still land on his feet. His God-given abilities made incredible athletes look like weaker athletes. Bo also grew up from a poor family which made him an epic hero by having a noble birth, great…

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