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FINALLY, A MEMORABILIA COMPANY YOU CAN TRUST! WELCOME TO LEGENDS OF THE FIELD HOME OF THE $.99 CENT NO RESERVE AUCTIONSITE SPECIALIZING IN: ** AUTHENTIC HAND AUTOGRAPHED MEMORABILIA ** ** EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITIONS ** ** RARE AND HARD TO FIND COLLECTIBLES ** ** MUSEUM QUALITY DISPLAY CASES ** ** COLLECTIBLE TRADING CARDS & NOVELTY GIFTS ** $$ FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES $$ VOTED # 1 IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PROUD TO BE THE MOST VISITED E BA Y MEMORABILIA SUPERSTORE Featured Athlete(s): BO JACKSON Collection: PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED AND MATTED 16x20 BRUSHED GOLD FRAMING Hand Autographed: IN PERMANENT SILVER PAINT! Edition Size: LEGENDS OF THE FIELD EXCLUSIVE CUSTOM MADE STAT PLATE Bo Jackson "Bo Knows Bo" The Master of the Hit & Run Legends of the Field Exclusive BASEBALL Jackson was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the first pick of the 1986 NFL Draft , but he opted to play baseball for the Kansas City Royals instead. He spent most of the season with the Memphis Chicks in the minor leagues before being called up for regular duty in 1987 , w he had 22 home runs, 53 RBIs and 10 stolen bases as an outfielder for the Royals. He began to show his true potential in 1989 , when he was selected for the American League All-Star team, and was named the game's MVP for his play on both offense and defense. His great plays in the game included a monstrous home run off Rick Reuschel of the San Francisco Giants which landed an estimated 448 feet from home plate. Legendary baseball announcer Vin Scully (calling the game for NBC -TV ) was moved to comment, "And look at that one! Bo Jackson says hello!" In 1990 , he raised his batting average, but the increasing questions about his football career contributed to a decline in his playing time. While playing for the Royals, he ran down a long line-drive deep to left-center field on a hit-and-run play against the Seattle Mariners . With speedy Harold Reynolds running from first base on the play, the hit would have been deep enough to score him against most outfielders. But Jackson , from the warning track , turned flat footed and fired a strike to catcher Bob Boone , who tagged the sliding Reynolds out. Jackson 's throw reached Boone on the fly. Interviewed for the "Bo Jackson" episode of ESPN Classic 's SportsCentury , Reynolds admitted that he thought t was no way anyone would throw him out on such a deep drive into the gap in left-center, and was shocked to see his teammate telling him to slide as he rounded third base. In his eight baseball seasons, Jackson had a career batting average of .250, hit 141 home runs and had 415 RBIs, with a slugging average of .474. His best year was 1989, with his effort earning him all-star status. In '89 Bo ranked fourth in the league in both homers and RBI's with 32/105. Despite this he also managed to lead the league in strikeouts at 172. FOOTBALL Following the 1987 baseball season, Jackson decided to again play football (just as a "hobby", he said) and joined the NFL 's Los Angeles Raiders , rushing for 554 yards on 81 carries in just seven games. Over the next three seasons, Bo Jackson would rush for 2,228 more yards with 12 touchdowns . What made his stats so impressive was the fact that he was a back-up to Raiders' legend Marcus Allen . Football fans vividly remember his scintillating 221-yard rushing performance on Monday Night Football in 1987 against the Seattle Seahawks . During this memorable performance he literally ran over Seahawks star linebacker Brian Bosworth , who had insulted Jackson and promised to contain him in a media event before the game. Along with his 91 yard run that to many seemed like a physics demonstration, as he ran to the outside, untouched down the sideline. He continued sprinting until finally slowing down as he passed through the entrance to the field tunnel to the dressing rooms . He was the only man to hit the New Orleans Saints ' Super... 
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