First Bo went over the top against Alabama.
Then Bo went right through Brian Bosworth.
Then he gunned down a stunned Harold Reynolds at the plate from the warning track in left field.
Bo knows highlights and now ESPN?s You Don?t Know Bo will show you a little bit of everything about the former two-sport star whose career was ended way too short because of a hip injury.
Just days after helping to hire Auburn football coach Gus Malzahn?he was on the search committee?and days before his documentary and the Heisman Trophy is handed out, the 1985 Heisman winning running back from Auburn caught up with reporters while driving between Birmingham and Auburn.
Q: When you first heard that they were interested in doing this film, what were your feelings about helping out?
A: Well, first of all, I am very, very busy, and my first concern was that how much time was this going to take up, because I'm busy trying to handle some business out west, trying to deal with things here and so forth and so on. And once they told me about the time frame that they needed me, I restructured my schedule so I could allow them to have that time with me. But as far as everything else, hey, the people that are in the film talking are the people that did all of the work. I just one day went and sat down for an hour or so and I talked, I answered questions, and I left and went back home and did what I was doing. So it really wasn't that hard for me.
Q: Would you say you consider yourself a very private person? What's the biggest reason we don't see you out there a lot like some other former athletes?
A: Well, it's probably because I am (private), don't get me wrong, I love my privacy. I love my privacy. I am out there in the public, but if I'm out there, I'm not out there to be seen or to be noticed, if you get my point. I'm not out there ... I don't do the bar scene, I don't do the nightclub scene. If you see me out in public, it's usually at the supermarket, service station or on the golf course.
Q: There are generations of kids now growing up who don?t know who you are. Do you think this film will help with your legacy or do you even care about that?
A: Well, listen, my three kids are in their 20s, and it's kind of comical. My three kids, I think they were, how old were they? They were 8, 6 and 4, and they didn't realize that daddy was Bo Jackson until they saw daddy get thrown out of a baseball game in Chicago and I kind of lost it a little bit and threw the garbage can out on the field and bats and the bubble gum tray and so forth and so on. So it really doesn't bother me that people don't know who I am. It's kind of nice in a way. But no, I had my fun in the sun, as you could say, and I am happy. I would not go back and change a thing in my life of sports.
Q: What do you think of RG3's (Robert Griffin III) game and what his talent is and how much fun it is to watch him?
A: Well, the kid is dangerous. He is a smaller version of Cam Newton. He's dangerous. He can beat anybody with his arm, he can beat everybody with his feet, and the thing about it, he does it with a smile on his face. He's having fun being a leader, and that's all that matters.
Q: Have you seen Johnny Manziel play and what are your thoughts about the Texas A&M freshman quarterback potentially winning the Heisman?
A: You know something, it has never been done in the history of college sports. If it's done, that's great. But you've got people out there that's voting that just will not vote for a freshman. He has to have a little bit more dirt in his cleats to do and that's what I am saying is that there are writers out there that believe that he should have a little bit more dirt in his cleats to win an award like that. And I think if he stays healthy, if he don't win it this year, trust me, he will before he leaves college. He is a talented kid. He is a talented young man. But I have actually watched film. If he makes it to the professional level, I will be watching three quarterbacks in the future.
You Don?t Know Bo airs Saturday night at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN following the Heisman Trophy presentation.
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