Bo Jackson is a former American football and baseball player widely considered one of the greatest athletes of all time. He is the only athlete to be named an All-Star in two major sports.
Jackson is the recipient of the 1985 Heisman Trophy while he was at Auburn University and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996. Besides, he has an estimated net worth of over $25 million.
Jackson has an estimated net worth of about $25 million. His salary was around $2 million in 1990. He earned around $6.8 million from his baseball career and made $6.1 million from his football career. Jackson received $4 million more at the end of his football career. He has earned $600,000 in the last two years from endorsements, the player has more net worth than his career earnings cause of the endorsement deal with high-end brands like Nike.
Bo Jackson has estimated net worth of $25 Million SOURCE: Instagram-@bojackson How Did Bo Jackson Amass His Net Worth?: Jackson's Contract And Career Earnings
During his career, Bo Jackson earned almost $13 million in football and baseball. At the time, his NFL contract was the highest of any non-quarterback player in the history of the NFL.
Bo Jackson became a household name thanks to the "Bo Knows" Nike ad campaign and endorsements with Gatorade, Pepsi, AT&T, and more.
Jackson's brand was built through his on-field performance and the "Bo Knows" advertising campaign with Nike. He earns around $1 million per year from Nike and his other endorsement endeavors are believed to be worth about $2 million per year.
Bo Jackson was a part owner of the Burr Ridge Bank and Trust in Burr Ridge, Illinois, and also owned the Bo Jackson Elite Sports Complex. He is currently working on "Hero Brand CBD" under the name "Promise Nutraceuticals" and is a noted philanthropist.
While Jackson's professional sports earnings would not compare to those of today's athletes, he holds the distinction of being the highest-paid non-quarterback football player when he played for the Los Angeles Raiders.
Talking about his baseball career earnings, he was drafted by the Kansas City Royals as 105th overall, in the 1986 amateur draft and eventually was offered a contract worth $1 million. On the other hand, he also played football for the California Angels where he earned $1,000,000 as a salary in 1994.
Bo Jackson had been sensational & remarkable in his game. His admirers and followers follow him through social networking sites. People followed him on Twitter. He has a pleasant personality and he possesses a height of 6 feet and 1 inch and his build-up weight is 230 lbs.
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Bo Jackson is a married man. His spouse's name is Linda and she is a clinical psychologist by her profession. The lovely couples together have 3 children. The couple has two sons named Garrett and Nicholas, and a daughter named Morgan. Currently, he and his family happily reside in Burr Ridge, Illinois.
Bo Jackson with his wife, Linda Jackson SOURCE: Biography mask He has been loyal to his wife and has not engaged in any extra affairs. He doesn’t have a girlfriend. Currently, he also serves as a board director of a bank in the United States. He also earns his popularity by making his appearance on the Spike TV reality shows, he has a fair image and is very straight in his sexuality.
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Bo Jackson was born Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson on November 30, 1962, in Bessemer, Alabama, the United States. Son of Florence Bond and A.D. Adams, Jackson, was the eighth among the ten children of his parents. He was named after his mother's favorite actor Vince Edwards. He is an American by his nationality and his ethnicity is black. His birth sign is Sagittarius.
His father A.D. Adams never married his mother Florence and had his own family. Jackson and his siblings were raised by his housekeeper's mother who barely raised them. Bo Jackson was a troublesome child as he often used to get into difficulty for breaking windows, stealing bicycles, and beating up the other kids in the neighborhood.
Bo Jackson loves to cycle. SOURCE: Instagram-@bojackson He achieved his B.SC degree in Family and Child Development from Auburn University. Bo Jackson went to McCalla for his higher education; he was outstanding throughout high school and set several records in the game of baseball. He hit twenty-five home runs in twenty-five games for McAdory’s baseball throughout his senior season. He was also a two-time state champion in the decathlon.
At his college, he proved to the viewer that he has dual talents and he was effective in baseball and football game. He sets several records throughout his college years. He also managed to win the Heisman Trophy in 1985 and was honored as the most outstanding collegiate football player in the United States.
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Bo Jackson was included in the 1986 NFL Draft and was picked first overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He refused to play for the team as it was not NCCA-approved and missed the whole season. He was then picked by the Kansas City Royals fourth overall in the 1986 amateur draft. In 1989, he started with the American League All-Star team and was chosen the MVP. He was released by the Royals in 1991. He then moved to Chicago White Sox where he played for two seasons.
Jackson then joined California Angels in 1994 and ended his career the same year at the age of 32. His 8 years baseball career includes an average of 250, hitting 141 home runs and 415 RBIs, with a slugging average of .474. In addition, he has also been featured in several video games and television shows.
