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Bo is born in Bessemer, Alabama and has 9 siblings total.
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Bo begins high school at McEdory in McCalla, Alabama. He rushed for 1175 yards in football and hit 21 homeruns his senior season of baseball. He was a two-time 100 meter dash state champion.
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Yankees draft Bo in the 1982 MLB Draft and offer him 1 million dollars but he decides to stay at Auburn on the football scholarship.
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Bo attends Auburn Univeristy. Played baseball and football.
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Bo Jackson wins the Heisman Award. Bo finished his career at Auburn with 4575 total yards and 45 total touchdowns. His number, 34, was retired at Auburn University.
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Bo gets drafted by the Raiders in the seventh round.
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Bo gets chosen to play for the Kansas City Royals and begins his professional baseball as he is still apart of the Raiders.
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Bo's dominance in sports is lead by "Bo Knows" Nike commercials and eventually Bo's own shoe line.
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Bo suffers a hip bone fractue in a playoff game that would end his football career. Bo rushed for 2782 yards and 16 touchdowns and recieved for 352 yards and 2 touchdowns in his short NFL career. The injury ended his baseball career temporarily.
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Bo returns and plays for the Chicago White Sox. Bo hit a homerun on his first swing back at the plate. He finished his last 2 seasons of baseball with 29 homeruns.
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Bo decides to step down and retire from playing all sports. Bo says in an interview that he just woke up one morning and decided he was going to retire.
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Bo goes to Alabama Univeristy to finish getting degree in family and child development because he promised his mother that he would, before she passed away.
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Bo sets up a foundation for underprivliged children named the "Give Me A Chance Foundation."