Running back, Auburn, 1982–85
Bo Jackson
Lettered 1982–85 (school media guide)
- Born
- Nov 30, 1962, in Bessemer, Alabama
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Bo Jackson played running back at Auburn (1982–85). He won the 1985 Heisman Trophy and the 1985 Walter Camp Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 1983 and 1985. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Jackson first overall in the 1986 NFL Draft. The Los Angeles Raiders also took him in round 7, No. 183 overall in the 1987 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
At a glance
Honors
- 1985Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 1998College Football Hall of Fame
- 1982, 1983, 1985First-team All-SEC
- 1983, 1985Consensus All‑American
- 1985Walter Camp Award
- 1985Chic Harley Award
- 1985Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 1985UPI College Football Player of the Year
- 1985SEC Player of the Year
Team titles: National champions, 1983; SEC champions, 1983
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowl: 1990
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Films and books
On film
Films: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia’s lists and categories (CC BY-SA). Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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