The world hasn’t seen another athlete like Bo Jackson.
That’s an unquestioned fact: no one in the history of American professional sports other than Jackson has been an All-Star in at least two of the major leagues.
The Kansas City Royals, the team with which he is most commonly associated when it comes to baseball, are inducting him to their Hall of Fame.
It’s an entirely deserved recognition for someone who did what no one else had (or has) done.
“Bo is headed to the Hall! Congratulations to Bo Jackson on his election to the Royals Hall of Fame!” the Royals tweeted.
Bo is headed to the Hall!
Congratulations to Bo Jackson on his election to the Royals Hall of Fame! pic.twitter.com/Lp2Qn9G8Ek
Jackson became famous in the eighties and nineties for being strong, fast, and skilled enough to be an outfielder and a running back.
A former Heisman Trophy winner in 1985, Jackson played in the NFL for the Los Angeles Raiders (1987-90) and in MLB for the Royals, the Chicago White Sox, and California Angels.
The owner of impressive raw power and a cannon of an arm, Jackson made sure to showcase those tools on the field.
With the Royals, he played from 1986 to 1990 and accumulated four 20-homer seasons, peaking at 32 in 1989.
He was a member of the 20-20 club back when few players did it, and according to wRC+ (111 for his career) he was an above-average hitter in MLB.
Strikeouts were always part of his game, but he was always a productive hitter and Royals fans in the 80s remember him fondly.
He will now be enshrined with other team legends.