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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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