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Should Bo Jackson get any consideration for the Hall of Fame in either sport?
Posted on 12/20/12 at 11:47 pm
Posted on 12/20/12 at 11:47 pm
Watched the 30 for 30 on him tonight. It's impossible to deny the impact he had on BOTH sports. Although, it's also impossible to deny that BECAUSE he played both, his career stats in each were significantly curtailed -- with, of course, the contributing factor of a freak injury.
However, the fact remains that he was one of the most influential athletes of a generation. The closest comparison to him in football would probably be Gayle Sayers, and he still had almost twice the rushing yards of Bo. I can't think of one in the HOF in baseball.
I'm not arguing that he should get such consideration. It's just sort of sad that a guy who was arguably the greatest pure athlete of a generation, will probably never be so enshrined.
However, the fact remains that he was one of the most influential athletes of a generation. The closest comparison to him in football would probably be Gayle Sayers, and he still had almost twice the rushing yards of Bo. I can't think of one in the HOF in baseball.
I'm not arguing that he should get such consideration. It's just sort of sad that a guy who was arguably the greatest pure athlete of a generation, will probably never be so enshrined.
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Posted on 12/20/12 at 11:47 pm to Y.A. Tittle
no
Posted on 12/20/12 at 11:51 pm to Y.A. Tittle
He should in baseball.
Posted on 12/20/12 at 11:52 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Nope.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 12:04 am to Y.A. Tittle
Adrian Peterson is Bo Jackson. The difference is the medical field is so advanced now that they could repair AP but not Bo
Posted on 12/21/12 at 12:11 am to Y.A. Tittle
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Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:35 am to Y.A. Tittle
No...didn't play long enough!
Posted on 12/21/12 at 7:38 am to Y.A. Tittle
The only Hall of Fame Bo Jackson belongs in is the College Football Hall of Fame. He wasn't even close to being a HOF-caliber baseball player. He basically only played five or six years in MLB and had a lifetime OBP of .311. It would be like putting Nelson Cruz in the HOF. And he didn't do it for long enough in the NFL. He only played four seasons and scored 16 career TDs. I like Bo a lot but putting him in the HOF in either sport is ridiculous.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 7:46 am to Y.A. Tittle
NOPE and I'm a Royals fan.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 10:00 am to Y.A. Tittle
Bo Jackson was one of the best, if not the best, running backs I've ever seen in the NFL. EVER!
That being said, he doesn't belong in the NFL HOF.
That being said, he doesn't belong in the NFL HOF.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 10:03 am to Y.A. Tittle
Nope.
That injury prevented him from becoming HOF material. Sucks, but that's how it is.
That injury prevented him from becoming HOF material. Sucks, but that's how it is.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 10:21 am to Y.A. Tittle
No. His career numbers were pretty pedestrian in baseball, and his football career was part-time at best.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 10:28 am to Y.A. Tittle
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Should Bo Jackson get any consideration for the Hall of Fame in either sport?
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