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On this day 39 years ago, Bo Jackson signs his Auburn football letter of intent

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On February 10, 1982, the Auburn football program was changed forever when they signed Vincent “Bo” Jackson from Bessemer, Alabama. Although he was drafted by the New York Yankees in the second round of the MLB Draft in 1982, he chose to go to Auburn on a football scholarship.

Out of McAdory High School in McCalla, AL, Bo Jackson ran for 1,175 yards as a running back on the football team his senior year, and also hit 20 home runs on the baseball team that same year.

Jackson played both football and baseball at Auburn University.