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Two-Sport Legend Bo Jackson Elected to Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame

Bo Jackson was at the top of the sports world when he was playing for the Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Raiders simultaneously from 1987 to 1990.

Sam Connon

Two-Sport Legend Bo Jackson Elected to Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame
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Legendary two-sport star Bo Jackson has been elected to the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame, the team announced Wednesday.

Jackson played for the Royals from 1986 to 1990, making his lone All-Star appearance and placing 10th in AL MVP voting in 1989. The 1985 Heisman Trophy winner out of Auburn also suited up for the Los Angeles Raiders from 1987 to 1990, making a Pro Bowl appearance in his final year of NFL action.

The two-sport star will be inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame at Kauffman Stadium on June 29 prior to Kansas City's game against the Cleveland Guardians.

Jackson improved his batting average, OPS and WAR in each of his five seasons with the Royals. From 1987 to 1990, Jackson averaged 27 home runs, 76 RBI, 20 stolen bases and a 1.9 WAR per year while batting .252 and boasting a .795 OPS.

In that same span, Jackson racked up 3,134 yards and 18 touchdowns across 38 NFL contests.

The stats hardly do Jackson justice, though, considering just how electric his highlights and personality were.

As an outfielder, Jackson would run up walls and throw runners out with ease, totaling 49 assists in his career. As a running back, Jackson would truck defenders and break into the second level in a flash.

Jackson spent two seasons with the Chicago White Sox and one with the California Angels after the Royals let him go, but he would only play in 183 more MLB games after leaving Kansas City.

The 61-year-old Jackson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998.

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Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks. He previously covered UCLA Athletics for Sports Illustrated/FanNation's All Bruins, 247Sports' Bruin Report Online, Rivals' Bruin Blitz, the Bleav Podcast Network and the Daily Bruin, with his work as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon also wrote for Sports Illustrated/FanNation's New England Patriots site, Patriots Country, and he was on the Patriots and Boston Red Sox beats at Prime Time Sports Talk.

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