Born on November 30, 1962, Vincent Edward “Bo” Jackson is a former professional baseball and American football player from the United States. He is the only professional athlete in history to receive both baseball and football All-Star honours. Jackson has earned the title as one of the greatest athletes of all time thanks to his outstanding performances in a variety of sports.
Jackson won the Heisman Trophy in 1985 while playing college football as a running back for the Auburn Tigers. He participated in both Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and California Angels as well as the National Football League for the Los Angeles Raiders. In 1996, he was admitted to the College Football Hall of Fame.
Through the “Bo Knows” advertising campaign, a series of Nike commercials that starred Jackson and musician Bo Diddley and promoted a cross-training athletic shoe named for Jackson in 1989 and 1990, Jackson’s name expanded outside the world of athletics.
His football career was cut short in 1991 due to an on-field hip injury, and his baseball career was finished in 1994. Jackson broadened his interests and finished Auburn’s Bachelor of Science programme in Family and Child Development. With two runs for more than 90 yards from the line of scrimmage, Jackson continues to hold the record. In addition, Jackson played supporting roles in movies like The Chamber and television shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Married… with Children.
| Name | Vincent Edward “Bo” Jackson |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 November 1962 |
| Profession | American football player |
| Net worth | $25 Million |
| Salary | $6.1 million |
| Nationality | American |
Bo Jackson, a former professional football and baseball player, has a $25 million net worth. Bo Jackson is regarded as the best athlete in history by some. He was unquestionably the greatest athlete of his generation and a key figure in the history of celebrity commercial endorsement. Nike was elevated to incredible heights by Bo and Michael Jordan in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
During his professional career Bo earned $6.8 million in baseball salary and $6.1 million in football salary. Combined that’s the same as around $20 million after adjusting for inflation.
More importantly, Bo earned tens of millions of dollars from endorsements, most notably from Nike and Gatorade. In 1986 Bo was offered $100,000 per year from Nike if he just played baseball. They offered $1 million if he ALSO played in the NFL.
At the peak of his playing career, Bo was operating under a 5-year $7.4 million contract with the Los Angeles Raiders and a one-year $2.4 million deal with the Kansas City Royals while earning $500,000 per year from Pepsi and AT&T (combined), $1 million from Nike and $1 million from Gatorade. On a per-year basis in the early 1990s, Bo was earning $6 million from salary and endorsements. That’s the the same as $11 million today after adjusting for inflation.
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