There was a time in the late 1980s when Bo Jackson was one of the most revered and feared athletes in sports. After playing baseball, football and track and field for the Auburn Tigers from 1982 ...

Bo Jackson is one of the toughest to ever play in the NFL. But on a podcast he told a remarkable story of when he got blasted ...

Bo Jackson Was 'Mythological' Star in 2 Sports. Then a Hip Injury Brought Him Back to Earth Bo Jackson is the subject of Jeff Pearlman's new book, The Last Folk Hero ...

Jackson, just 28 years old, suffered a devastating hip injury during the Raiders' playoff win over the Bengals. The injury ended Jackson's NFL career, and three years later, Jackson hung up his ...

Los Angeles Raiders running back Bo Jackson carries the football for the last time as he suffers the hip injury that ended his career on this play during the Raiders 20-10 victory over the ...

Bo Jackson playing for the Raiders in 1991. Getty Images. The Auburn legend, who missed last month’s statue dedication to baseball Hall of Famer Frank Thomas because of the hiccup ordeal, then ...

That injury was severe enough that Jackson could no longer play football. He retired after the 1990 season, only four years into his NFL career. Soon thereafter, Bo was also cut by the Royals in ...

A hip injury sustained in an NFL playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 13, 1991, ended Jackson’s football career and curtailed his baseball career.