Bo Jackson is an American retired professional athlete and an actor who has a net worth of $25 million. Bo Jackson is the only athlete in human history who has played professionally in baseball and football.
Bo Jackson started playing baseball and football in his high school. He started his professional sports career in 1982 and stopped in 1992 at 30 due to a hip injury.
How much money does Bo Jackson make?
Bo Jackson earned a maximum of his money during his mainstream career of being a sportsman. He made almost 6.8 million dollars playing baseball and around 6.1 million dollars playing football. Later the money raised to 20 million dollars due to monetary inflation.
Nowadays, Bo Jackson is working on TV series and documentaries in his self-character. Therefore, his estimated periodic Income is given below:
- Yearly Income: $2.72 million
- Monthly Income: $226.6K
- Weekly Income: $52.3K
- Daily Income: $7.45K
- Hourly Income: $310.5
How does Bo Jackson make money?
Bo Jackson is known as the most outstanding athlete of all time. He is a former professional baseball and football player at a time. Bo Jackson led his mainstream career from 1982 to 1994. Nowadays, he is working on TV shows and running charities. His known sources of earning money are listed below:
- Playing football as a professional
- Playing baseball at a professional level
- By endorsing brands, especially Nike
- Working on TV series and documentaries
Playing football as a professional
Bo Jackson started playing football during high schooling in the 1980s. Then, in 1982, he began attending Auburn University depending upon his football scholarship. There, he was being recruited for the Auburn Tigers Football Team by the head coach Pay Dye.
In the history of the Southeastern Conference, Bo Jackson was the fourth-best performer for running 4,303 yards in his collegiate career. He played for Auburn till the end of his football career. He ended his career with 4,575 yards and with 45 touchdowns in total, two receiving and 43 rushing, and his yards per carriage was 6.6.
In 1986, he started his sports career professionally as a footballer in the NFL (National Football League) Draft and played 11 games before ending his career due to a hip injury. In 2007, on ESPN, Bo Jackson was ranked eighth out of the top 25 players in the category of College Football History list.
Playing Baseball at a Professional Level
Bo Jackson is also a great baseball player. Before joining Auburn University, he was selected to join the Major League Baseball Draft in 1982. But he chose to join the university.
Though Bo Jackson attended Auburn University through his football scholarship, he performed as a baseball player during studying in the university.
In April 1985, despite having a football career, Bo Jackson played baseball for an MLB team for 200 thousand dollars which was a massive deal for a 22 years old student.
By Endorsing Brands, Especially Nike
In his whole career, he has earned around 10 million dollars by endorsing brands, including Gatorade and Nike.
In 1986, Nike offered Bo Jackson to play baseball in exchange for 1 million dollars. Besides, Nike also provided 1 million again if he would play in the NFL. In 1990, he earned around 6 million dollars from endorsing brands, including Pepsi and AT&T, Nike, and Gatorade.
Bo Jackson is not playing professionally anymore, but Nike is still paying him around 1 million dollars a year which is just a thank you paycheck from Nike. Besides, Nike has dedicated a significant building in the Nike Corporate Campus to Bo Jackson’s name.
Working on TV Series and Documentaries
Though Bo Jackson is well known for his football and baseball history, he is recently acting on TV series and documentaries.
Bo Jackson has acted in two films, including The Pandora Project (1998) and Fakin’ Da Funk (1997). Besides, he has performed on 9 TV series. In addition, there are 47 TV series and documentaries where he has acted on self-character.
Biography of Bo Jackson
| Full Name | Vincent Edward Bo Jackson |
| Professional Name | Bo Jackson |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 30 November 1962 |
| Place of Birth | Bessemer, Alabama, United States |
| Height | 6 feet 1 inch |
| Weight | 103 Kg |
| Marital Status | Yes (m – 1987) |
| Wife | Linda Jackson |
| Children | 3 (2 sons and 1 daughter) |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Former baseball and football player, actor |
| Net Worth | $25 million |
Early Life of Bo Jackson
Bo Jackson was born on 30 November in Bessemer, Alabama. He spent his childhood in that place. Bo Jackson has ten siblings, and he is eighth out of ten. Vince Edwards was his mother’s favorite artist. So, she named him after the name of that actor.
Later on, Bo Jackson moved to McCalla, where he did his high schooling. While studying in senior classes in high school, he played as a running back in 1175 yards. He also played baseball for McAdory’s team in high school and hit a total of 20 home runs in 25 matches.
Before completing his high school, Bo Jackson became the Decathlon’s two times state champion. He also made a record level point in High Jump and Triple Jump.
FAQs
Bo Jackson is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame because he did not play baseball long enough to qualify. But he achieved the honor of being the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Hall of Fame of the National Football Foundation in 1998.
Bo Jackson is a retired athlete who played football and baseball professionally for a living. Nowadays, he does acting in TV series, short videos, and commercial ads.
Bo Jackson got injured in the third quarter of a football match, and it entirely paused his athletic career. Bo Jackson’s hip was dislocated and fractured when he tackled Kalvin Walker, a linebacker.
Sources
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413313/ — Bo Jackson IMDb
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JackBo00.htm — Bo Jackson Pro Football Reference
- https://bojacksonenterprises.com/ — Bo Jackson Official Website
