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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Did you know that bo Jackson ran a 40-yard dash in a blistering 4.12 seconds?


Did you know that "Bo" Jackson  is a retired American baseball and football player?

Did you know that Jackson was the first athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports?

Did you know that Bo Jackson won the 1985 Heisman Trophy, the prize annually awarded to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the United States.
Did you know that Bo was a  running back for the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League?

Did you know that Bo was also a designated hitter for the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago White Sox, and the California Angels of the American League in Major League Baseball?







Did you know that Bo ran a 40-yard dash in a blistering 4.12 seconds (hand-timed), which is still the fastest verifiable 40-yard dash time ever recorded at any NFL Combine?

Did you know that a hip injury severely impaired his professional baseball career, and ended his NFL career?
Did you know that In 1989 and 1990, Jackson's name became known beyond just sports fans through the "Bo Knowsadvertising campaign, a series of advertisements by Nike, that starred Jackson alongside Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Bo Diddley, promoting a cross-training athletic shoe named for Jackson?






Now if you didn't know, now you know...






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