Tribute to Tecmo Bo
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by Tyduffy
Bo Jackson may have been the greatest athlete of all-time. As an outfielder for the Kansas City Royals, he had blazing speed, 30 HR power, and a cannon of an arm. As a running back for the Raiders, Bo rushed for 2,782 yards and 16 touchdowns as a “backup” to Marcus Allen over four seasons. His career yard per carry average of 5.4 would have be the highest in NFL history had he enough carries to qualify. A hip dislocation and resulting complications in 1990 ended his football career and curtailed his promising baseball career as well.
However, despite Bo’s prodigious on the field performances, his legacy is intimately tied to his digital counterpart “Tecmo Bo.” As the Raiders’ running back in the game Tecmo Super Bowl, Bo was, quite literally, unstoppable. In tribute to the greatest video game athlete of all-time, here is a video of one of his epic 99-yard touchdown runs.
Originally published at theoddsandsods.com
