Bo Jackson
Awards And Accomplishments
1982 | Football News Freshman All-American |
1983 | Named Most Valuable Player in Sugar Bowl; consensus All-American |
1984 | Named Most Valuable Player in Liberty Bowl |
1985 | Won Heisman Trophy |
1985 | Named Sporting News and UPI College Player of the Year |
1985 | Sporting News College All-American |
1985 | College Baseball Coaches Association All-Region Team |
1985 | College Baseball Coaches Association All-District Team |
1985 | Wins the Tanqueray award for excellence in amateur sports |
1986 | Voted Most Valuable Player in the Cotton Bowl |
1987 | Bert Bell Trophy; earned NFL's Rookie of the Year Award |
1989 | Voted American League All-Star and All-Star Game's MVP |
1990 | Named among the 25 Most Intriguing People by People magazine |
1990 | Selected to the Pro Bowl |
1992 | Winner of Jim Thorpe Legacy Award |
1992 | Recipient of "Power to Overcome Award" by Easter Seals |
1993 | Named the Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year |
1999 | Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame |
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