If Bo had wanted money he could have skipped college and played for the Yankees.. I doubt even Auburn could outbid Steinbrenner
I dont buy it.
The story used to be that the reason he went to Auburn was we recruited him as a linebacker , now its changed !!!!!
We all know Pat Dye was busted for a pay for play scheme.....Since Bo was a big Bama fan and Bama had won National Titles in 78 and 79 I call Phoney Baloney......You do the math.
You pegged me. It was not fair. We had Bo to contend with in football and Sir Charles in basketball at Leeds in 3A. So we were playing against potential future hall of famers in 3A baseball, basketball and football. Bo never hit a HR off me. But he did hit the ball so hard that our 2nd baseman made no attempt to even catch it...jumping over the ball. From there, he stole every base and scored. Anyone who saw him, Bama fan or not, knew you were watching something special. Easy to downplay him if you never squared up on him on a football field one on one.A fellow Spartan, I see.
Barry had a longer career, so yeah....Barry Sanders did 10x the things Bo did on a football field with half the stature. Sanders was the best tb I have ever seen.
Barry Sanders did 10x the things Bo did on a football field with half the stature. Sanders was the best tb I have ever seen.
Barry had a longer career, so yeah....
Two different styles here but both were fun to watch. If Barry Sanders would have had a good OL, there would be no telling how many yards he would have ended up with. I think BS only played 10 seasons.
Buck said there were three bats that made that noise. Babe Ruth, Josh Gibson and Bo. There is something special about the sound of a wooden bat when swung with incredible bat speed and hitting the sweet spot.Amazing athlete. The best burst for a big man I have ever seen. Also, absolutely love the sequence in Ken Burns' "Baseball" documentary in which Buck O'Neil describes hearing the sound of the ball coming off Bo's bat.