ESPN Article Bo Jackson

good read

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=bojackson

 

Great article. I'd almost forgotten how larger than life Bo was.

 

"Given time, of course, even with the video evidence, it seems likely it will become increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, and those who remember a healthy Bo will remember the equivalent of his Nintendo Tecmo Super Bowl replicant, the most potent video-game running back in history, utterly unstoppable to the point of being ridiculous.

Sometimes Brasseale tells the story of when Bo hit two towering homers in his first two at-bats in the county championship game, and then in his third at-bat, with the left fielder backed up to the fence, he hit a high fly ball to shallow left. If he hustles, Brasseale thought, he could get a double out of this. Soon enough, the ball dropped, and Bo was rounding third.

He scored standing up.

"I tell that to other coaches," Brasseale says, "and they say there ain't no way."

 

Bo Jackson like Gale Sayers is another "what if he stayed healthy?" type player. You'll never actually know how good he could have been.

 

"So when you hit your knees tonight, ask God to love him [Brian Piccolo] too."

 

If nothing else I'll always remember Bo for running over Brian Bosworth's sorry ass. Take that mohawk and shove it lil Brian lol..