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The last folk hero : the life and myth of Bo Jackson / Jeff Pearlman.

Pearlman, Jeff, (author.).

Summary:

"From the mid-1980s into the early 1990s, the greatest athlete of all time streaked across American sports and popular culture. Stadiums struggled to contain him. Clocks failed to capture his speed. His strength was legendary. His power unmatched. Video game makers turned him into an invincible character -- and they were dead-on. He climbed (and walked across) walls, splintered baseball bats over his knee, turned oncoming tacklers into ground meat. He became the first person to simultaneously star in two major professional sports, and overtook Michael Jordan as America's most recognized pitchman. He was on our televisions, in our magazines, plastered across billboards. He was half man, half myth. Then, almost overnight, he was gone. He was Bo Jackson." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0358437679
  • ISBN: 9780358437673
  • Physical Description: xii, 484 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Mariner Books, [2022].

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographic references (pages 461-464) and index.
Subject:
Jackson, Bo, 1962-
African American athletes > Biography.
African American baseball players > Bipgraphy.
African American football players > Biography.
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
Football players > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 18 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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  • 1 current hold with 20 total copies.
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Jacksonville Main Library BIO JACKSON (Text) 36015000552188 Adult Biography Available -