@D27J said in This game needs Bo Jackson... every sports video game needs Bo Jackson:
Whether he was better on the gridiron or the diamond doesn't matter to me. I'd just contend that Bo would've had a better-than-decent shot at Canton AND Cooperstown if it weren't for that serious hip injury.
Give him 15 mostly healthy seasons in both sports (averaging 13 gms/yr in NFL and 125 gms/yr in MLB) and he might've accomplished it. No doubt in my mind about Canton as he likely finishes north of 12,000 yds rushing with 100+ TDs & a highlight reel rivaled only by Barry Sanders. Cooperstown might've been tougher to crack since he struck out a ton (averaged 196 Ks/yr) and was only a .250 career hitter (not to mention playing a good portion of his career during the Steroid era). But he also averaged 33 HR and 19 SB (per 162-gm). That's 450+ HR and around 300 SB over 15 yrs. Bo might've had a career similar to Andre Dawson (HOF).
On the baseball side of things, I doubt he would keep up that HR and SB pace for 15 years.