... they think of an incredible two-sport athlete. They think of a man with electrifying speed and the strength of an ox.

And then they think what could have been.

Vincent Edward Jackson was born on November 30, 1962 in Bessemer, Alabama. He was the eighth of ten children, and did not have a father. The first time he met his dad was when he 10 years old.

He was named after his mother’s favorite actor, but because of his unruly and rambunctious behavior, his family referred to him as the “wild boar”. This was eventually shortened to “Bo”, which is what we have called him ever since.

Bo attended to McAdory High School, in McCalla, Alabama....

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