Russ Jackson: 8th Best Player In Canadian History

Bo Jackson is known for his ability to be successful in both football and baseball, a feat no other professional athlete was able to attempt. As a young adult, Bo Jackson thrived at whatever he did; from baseball to football to track, and he was able to give it his best effort and naturally excel at these sports. As a college athlete, Bo Jackson retained his ability to achieve greatness in both football and baseball, a feat that would set the precedent for his adult life and careers. As an adult, Bo Jackson became famous for his ability to alternate between football and baseball at the same time, and excel at both sports, without any time to rest. Bo’s ability to jump from one sport to the next was seen as an impressive show of his skill and natural talent for the sports. Though Bo Jackson’s life is a real-life story, many see him as an epic hero like Odysseus or Hercules. According to the Characteristics of Epic Heroes, Bo Jackson displayed great strength and courage through performance of incredible deeds, accepted his capabilities with great humility, and was seen as a national hero.

Many people know Michael for his amazing career playing in the NFL as a defensive lineman for the New York Giants or for his famous gap in his front teeth. He had over 15 years of football experience and even more years on TV. Michael was drafted in the NFL after playing football for Texas Southern University in Houston. “In the spring of 1993, the talented defensive player was selected 40th overall in the NFL draft, by the New York Giants.” (Biography.com Editors). After being drafted by the New York Giants that is when his career began to take off. Michael Strahan holds the record for most sacks in a single season. In 2008, Strahan retired from the NFL with 141.5 quarterback sacks.

I later got the details about his entire school career, future plans and past memories from start to finish. Josh attended West Hempfield Middle School

He even has awards named after him. When Payton was enrolled at Jackson State he won multiple awards like Black College Player of the year award two times. He was also selected to the All-American team his freshman year. His senior season he finished 3rd in the heisman voting (best college football player in division 1). Payton has other significant accomplishments like in 1977 when he won MVP of the NFL. Payton was also inducted to the pro football Hall of Fame in 1993. “The Walter Payton Award, established in 1987 is annually presented to the most helpful person in their community and one who helps make the biggest changes in the world only for NFL players”-(Britannica). Walter Payton is also credited for awakening national interest in organ donations. Payton has done a lot of things before he passed from fighting segregation to helping the fight against liver disease. Walter Payton has always tried to make a change in the world and he did. Payton held rallies for segregation, he put on events to help raise donations for organ donations. Even though he is gone now his family is still trying to make a difference by putting on donations and events as

In the 1880s Bo Jackson was an athlete that excelled in three sports in high school. They were baseball, football, and track (Ten things to know on the 25th anniversary of Bo Jackson) While he was in high school he was already being recruited by the New

Pat Tillman had a stronger work ethic than most everyone. Tillman showed his hard work in every aspect of his life on the fiend and off he had a 3.5 or higher GPA all threw high school. When Pat was a 8th grader he tried out for the varsity baseball team, he didn't make the team also he decided to mainly focus on football. Everyone told him that he wasn't big enough or good enough to play football but he pushed himself and worked harder than everyone to get where he wanted to go. In Pats senior year of college he had NFL scouts come to one of the practices and he worked so hard that he would let the scouts leave until he completed the drill to the best of his abilities. Pat was the 226th pick of the draft and he proved to be the best safely

So in the 1987 draft the raiders chose him with their seventh round pick. The owner of the raiders seemed to take a liking in Jackson's baseball career so he offered him a contract that would allow him to pursue baseball but also have to work part-time in football after each MLB season. During the 1990 NFL season he rushed for 698 yards in 10 games and earned himself a Pro Bowl selection. But an injury also came with all of those accomplishments as he suffered a hip injury that the treatment couldn’t help. That spring the Royals released him and he was later acquired the the White Sox. He was able to play 23 games before his hip had deteriorated so much that he had to have it replaced.

“That’s high, he just may have missed it, I don’t know Bo Jacksons back, leaps and he makes the catch Bo Jackson timing that high drive by Jack Clark perfectly, robs him of a home run and that retires the side.”(Bo Jackson Robs Jack Clark of Homer.) This was just one of Bo Jacksons many highlights from his years with the Kansas City Royals. Bo Jackson was active in baseball from 1986 to 1994. (Bo Jackson Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com). Of those nine years he played five of them at the Kansas City Royals. Based on his personal stats, the titles and awards he has won with the team, and his activities off of the baseball field throughout those years makes Bo Jackson

From a young age Bo Jackson could do things other children could not. Growing up, he played football, baseball, and track and was

He played his college ball at Michigan State University where he was consider a solid if not great wide-receiver and kick return man. In fact, it was his kick returning abilities that caught the eye of several scouts around the NFL. When his career with the Spartans was completed, he entered the 2012 NFL draft.

In 1986 Bo Jackson was drafted to the Tampa Bay buccaneers, but Bo refused. Later on that year Bo was drafted the Kanas city Royals and he accepted. Bo proved to be a spectacular baseball player but something shocked the baseball and football world. Bo Jackson had entered the NFL draft. Bo was picked by the Oakland Raiders in one of the late

He was the highest drafted black quarterback ever. That year, Steve signed a contract for $28.4 million for 7 years, and the first thing he did with that money was build a new house for his mom in Mt. Olive, MI. At 22, he was the Oilers highest paid player. In the offseason that year he was tutored intensively. His primary mission in the 95 and 96 season was to absorb knowledge and make the leap to the NFL. During his rookie season when the starting quarterback was injured, Steve played against the Detroit Lions the second half of the game. He completed 16/27 passes for 203 yards including a TD. He started the next 2 games and won both. During 1996, he played 10 games and started 4. The team went 8-8, just missing the playoffs. During the 1997 season, Steve had 674 rushing yards, which was the third highest for a QB in the NFL. He had the second best overall rating of any QB drafted in the last 6 years. In the 1998 season, the Titans placed second in the AFC Central. In 1999 Steve had a fantastic performance against the Bengals in a 36-35 win with 21/32 passing with 341 yards and 3 TD’s. He led Tennessee to the AFC Championship. The Titans moved on to their 1st Super Bowl berth, where they faced the St. Louis Rams. Steve became the second black QB to start in the Super Bowl. The Titans ended up losing to the Rams in a nail biting game, but Steve’s strong performance didn’t go unnoticed. People considered him a

Simeon James Rice; for nearly ten years the name drove fear into opposing defenders with the same force that Rice drove Quarter Backs into the ground. The 1996 3rd overall pick by Arizona racked up an impressive career and a plethora of awards and accolades in a career a decade long, most of that spent with our beloved Buccaneers.

His Freshmen year of City College, he averaged 10 yards when he received the ball. By Sophomore year, he was given recognition by 50 colleges. in the Spring of 1967, he enrolled at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles as a Junior and soon became college football's leading rusher. His Senior year, he ended with carrying the ball thirty-five times and gained

Not a person in this world will ever question Jackson's athletic abilities. He had record breaking speed combined with record breaking strength. At 6’1” 225 pounds Bo Jackson was a