One of the greatest athletes ever

Last weekend, Joe Posnanski wrote a great piece about Bo Jackson. Hard as it may be to believe, it's been 20 years since Bo Jackson debuted with the Royals. The column runs down some of the more amazing things Bo did in baseball, as well as football. It really is a shame for people of my generation that Bo got hurt like he did. He had the pure physical ability to be one of the greatest athletes of all time (5.4 yards per carry in the NFL? Ridonkulous). I know my dad has never stopped talking about his amazement at seeing Bo throw a strike from the warning track to home plate, on a frozen rope. For your enjoyment, here are some photos and videos of Bo...

Here's some football video of Bo, including his classic flattening of the Boz...