Bo Jackson

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Bo Jackson

• Great Football and Baseball Player
• By Jake Eakins

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Birth

• Born in Bessemer, Alabama on November 30,1962
• Born as the eighteenth child

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Early Childhood
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Middle Childhood
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Early Adult

• In college he played track
• he could run 100 meters in 10.39 seconds
• That was incredible for a high schooler that
  weighed 200 pounds!
• As a freshman he ran the 60 yard dash
• won 1st place
• got his running back position for football.

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Family Life

• Male, black, straight, baseball, football
• father steelworker
• mother floence bond
• wife Linda Jackson born 1987
• three children
• 2 boys -- Garret, Nickolas
• 1 girl -- Megan

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Accomplishments

• All-star (1989)
• All-star game MVP (1989)
• Come Back Player of the Year Award (1993)
• 20-homerun season (1987-1990)
• 30-homerun season (1989)
• 100-RBI season(1989)

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Contributes to others
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Why Hes a hero

• Kids look up to him because hes a good baseball
  and football player
• Also kids learn from watching him

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Why I Think Bo Jackson is a Hero

• Lots of kids like baseball and football so its
  more kids or adults that like both.