Royals Bo Jackson named greatest athlete of all time - Page 5

oldman · 03-05-2013, 07:22 AM

Looking at the list, I'd have to give it to Bo. I was there when he threw out the runner at home Dr. Fever mentioned. What about the All-Star game when he hit a homer on a pitch in the dirt. Yes, I'd have to say he's the best of the modern era. All-time, I don't know. I'd have to consider Jim Thorpe in that mix.

tyton75 · 03-05-2013, 08:57 AM

He was the best RB I have ever seen play the game. Power and speed combined in one player that has never been seen before or since. AND the fugger could play baseball too?!?

yeah, he was a great athlete. Jim Thorpe is the only guy I can think of that would be in the same discussion.

RippedmyFlesh · 03-05-2013, 09:02 AM

Ali
Strong and fast with lightning like reflexes.

CoMoChief · 03-05-2013, 01:17 PM

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Ali
Strong and fast with lightning like reflexes.

sorry...but no

CoMoChief · 03-05-2013, 10:58 AM

Of course he is....there's never been an athelete that's dominated the way he did in 2 professional sports leagues.

**Baby Lee** · 03-05-2013, 12:00 PM

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Of course he is....there's never been an athelete that's dominated the way he did in 2 professional sports leagues.

Prime Time almost did, but of all things he wasn't as fast.

Pasta Little Brioni · 03-05-2013, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Of course he is....there's never been an athelete that's dominated the way he did in 2 professional sports leagues.

Sauto, I win

Pasta Little Brioni · 03-05-2013, 11:01 AM

**Baby Lee** · 03-05-2013, 11:58 AM

Was this in 'Duh' magazine?

**Predarat** · 03-05-2013, 01:03 PM

I bet Bo could play hockey too.

The Rick · 03-05-2013, 01:08 PM

I have a Bo Jackson story that for some reason, doesn't get a lot of press.

At a Royals game one time, I swear I saw Bo snag a line drive to left field on the run, backhanded, with his bare hand.

We all just kind of went

.

DanT · 11-30-2022, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by The Rick

I have a Bo Jackson story that for some reason, doesn't get a lot of press.

At a Royals game one time, I swear I saw Bo snag a line drive to left field on the run, backhanded, with his bare hand.

We all just kind of went

.

Bo was so amazing, a lot of his feats go relatively unnoticed. I was working as a food vendor in the stands when he had his first outfield assist, gunning the Twins Mickey Hatcher out at third when Hatcher was trying to go from first to third on a single to right field. I've been to hundreds of major league ball games and there is typical pattern to the cheering when the home team's outfielder has made a throw that has a chance to nail a runner. When Bo made that throw, the cheering started like that and then, for a moment, the stadium got very quiet while the fans registered the flight of a ball thrown so deadly hard and straight from so far away, then as the glove was applied and the runner was called out, the cheering resumed and boomed. Bo had just been called up and everyone was talking about his prodigious batting practice home runs. The intense fans knew that he was supposed to have a great arm. But when all of the fans in Royals Stadium that day actually saw that cannon in action, it was so dazzling that it caused stunned silence.

kevrunner · 11-30-2022, 04:24 PM

Hard to believe Bo Jackson is 60 years old today, happy birthday to one of the greatest athletes of all time.

DJJasonp · 11-30-2022, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kevrunner

Hard to believe Bo Jackson is 60 years old today, happy birthday to one of the greatest athletes of all time.

Still the greatest.

**Rain Man** · 11-30-2022, 04:29 PM

He's no Patrick Mahomes II.

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