ESPN Films: You Don't Know Bo

Great Documentary on Great Athlete
This outstanding documentary on Bo Jackson by ESPN, brought back tons of memories for this retired faculty member at Auburn University [1976-2010]. From 2000 to 2010, I was the 'Archivist' for the 'AU Athletic Department's Lovelace Museum and Hall of Honor'. One of our top attractions was a large screened diorama of Bo Jackson, with a lighted and narrated video of Bo, in his Freshman year, going 'Over The Top' to score the winning touchdown against Alabama in 1982. We updated the video as Bo's unbelievable professional career, and groundbreaking Nike commercials boom hit, both of which were very well covered by this documentary.

ESPN's '30 for 30's program 'You Don't Know Bo' brought back a lot of emotions, all of them good. Beyond Bo's Auburn years (1982-1985/Heisman year); his two sport [baseball & football hobby] exploits, brought me back to a great time of our family's and sports nation's lives. I can't wait for this DVD to be released!

I hope that the TV...

Yes, There Existed Bo Jackson.
Viewed: 3/13
Rate: 5/5

3/13: Recently, ESPN did a tournament to find out who is the greatest athlete ever. Looking at the names in the brackets, I just knew that Bo Jackson was that. Only that I wasn't sure if he would be beaten out by Michael Jordan through favoritism. I was surprised and shocked that Bo Jackson had beaten Michael Jordan for the title, so I knew he was a shoo-in to win it. That's how good he was, and I had seen him play football and baseball. In fact, I saw the All-Star game when he hit the lead-off home run. I've seen him run a for touchdown in a football game, where nobody could catch him. I saw the highlights of him which were daily occurrences on Sportscenter. His Nike commercials were famous and memorable. "Bo Knows" was the rage of the country. And I had the Beckett magazine of him in black and white. Of course, I would tell stories about the famous NES game called Tecmo Bowl and what was so special about it. I knew that he never lifted weights,...

THE MOST PERFECT ATHLETE EVER
There are star athletes then there's Bo Jackson. This video is a testament to one of the
greatest athletes that has ever lived and a great and humble human being.
This documentary was very well done with lots of interviews with people who were
directly involved in Bo's life. I've watched it several times and look forward to
watching it again and again. Highly recommend it to anyone impressed with
extraordinary abilities in a sports athlete.

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