Bo Jackson

[Robotech]

Bo Jackson's best 100 m time was 10.39 seconds. Deion's was 10.18 seconds. That's a huge difference.

 

[Tubbs1518]

Bo Jackson's best 100 m time was 10.39 seconds. Deion's was 10.18 seconds. That's a huge difference.

1. Jackson out weighed him by at least 20 pounds.

2. Jackson ran a faster 40 time.

Jackson was a far better athlete. Better player? Maybe. Better athlete? Absolutely.

 

[Tubbs1518]

this is the thing, the top corners in the league are more athletic than the top running backs or linebackers.

strength is a factor but i rank it lower for saying who's more 'athletic'. i would say michael vick was more athletic than bo.

The only thing you are taking into athleticism is speed. Your definition of an athlete is horribly flawed.

 

[Robotech]

1. Jackson out weighed him by at least 20 pounds.

2. Jackson ran a faster 40 time.

Jackson was a far better athlete. Better player? Maybe. Better athlete? Absolutely.

You said Jackson was faster. He was not. Jackson's 40 time was hand-timed. Deion ran the 100 meter two-tenths of a second faster. It is not really debateable that Deion was faster than Bo. I'm not even arguing who was the better athlete. I was simply addressing your assertion that Bo was faster, which is not true.

 

[Tubbs1518]

You said Jackson was faster. He was not. Jackson's 40 time was hand-timed. Deion ran the 100 meter two-tenths of a second faster. It is not really debateable that Deion was faster than Bo. I'm not even arguing who was the better athlete. I was simply addressing your assertion that Bo was faster, which is not true.

Just because he was hand timed, doesn't mean he wasn't faster. I stand by my statement that Bo was faster in the 40.

 

[Robotech]

Just because he was hand timed, doesn't mean he wasn't faster. I stand by my statement that Bo was faster in the 40.

Hand-timing leaves too much room for error. It's too unreliable. I would rather rely on the accurate times they posted on the track in the 100 meter dash.

 

[Psych-Ward]

Hundred bucks says deion couldn't tackle Bo!!!!

 

[imac_21]

this is the thing, the top corners in the league are more athletic than the top running backs or linebackers.

strength is a factor but i rank it lower for saying who's more 'athletic'. i would say michael vick was more athletic than bo.

Well, quite frankly, you're wrong.

 

[imac_21]

You said Jackson was faster. He was not. Jackson's 40 time was hand-timed. Deion ran the 100 meter two-tenths of a second faster. It is not really debateable that Deion was faster than Bo. I'm not even arguing who was the better athlete. I was simply addressing your assertion that Bo was faster, which is not true.

When did they run their respective 100s? Were they in their athletic primes, or are we looking at them as 19 year olds?

 

[Dodub]

Bo Jackson's best 100 m time was 10.39 seconds. Deion's was 10.18 seconds. That's a huge difference.

I do believe Deion's best college time was 10.21 while Bo ran his 10.39 in high school. Not really comparable.

 

[Robotech]

I do believe Deion's best college time was 10.21 while Bo ran his 10.39 in high school. Not really comparable.

I believe Bo's 10.39 time was when he was in college at Auburn, but Wikipedia says that his personal best was 10.44 seconds in college on March 17, 1984, when Bo Jackson was 21 years, 3.5 months old.

Bo Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Robotech]

When did they run their respective 100s? Were they in their athletic primes, or are we looking at them as 19 year olds?

Bo Jackson ran 10.44 seconds in college when he was 21 years, 3.5 months old. Deion must've been around the same age when he ran a 100 meter time that was about two-tenths of a second faster. Bo and Deion were probably in their sprinting primes when they were in college.

As far as pure athleticism goes, Bo is overall more impressive, but I don't think there is any question that Deion was faster. The 100 meters is a better test for speed than the 40 yard dash because an athlete doesn't even reach his top speed until about 60 meters. Also, the fact that Bo and Deion's 40 times were hand-timed means that you can't really say for sure who was faster in the 40.

 

[Tomhusker]

Hundred bucks says deion wouldn't tackle Bo!!!!

fify

 

[Kinzu]

 

[Robotech]

Deion Sanders Runs Down Bo Jackson & Then Bo Destroys DeionCollege Wow - YouTube

This is the perfect video for this thread. Deion talks out his mouth while Bo just talks through his actions.

An embarrassing play for Deion, but then again he was 18 years old going up against Bo, who was almost 23 years old at that time.

 

[Dodub]

I believe Bo's 10.39 time was when he was in college at Auburn, but Wikipedia says that his personal best was 10.44 seconds in college on March 17, 1984, when Bo Jackson was 21 years, 3.5 months old.

Bo Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I mean from a reliable source, because I've seen it stated that Bo ran a 10.3 in high school. I don't really consider wiki as reliable as anyone can change it at any time.

 

[Robotech]

I mean from a reliable source, because I've seen it stated that Bo ran a 10.3 in high school. I don't really consider wiki as reliable as anyone can change it at any time.

Here is a Sports Illustrated article stating that Bo's best time was 10.39 seconds in March 1984. Bo would've been 21 years old at that time.

The straw that stirs the drink at Auburn, Bo Jackson is a - 09.05.84 - SI Vault

When you say he ran 10.3 in high school, that makes me think that was hand-timed. A hand-timed 10.3 seconds in the 100 meter dash may very well be in the 10.50-10.60 range if electronically timed.

Here is a FSU historical track and field records showing Deion running a 10.26 100 meter in 1988. He would've been 20 or 21 years old at that time.

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/fsu/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/08mtrackhistory.pdf

Taking nothing away from Bo Jackson, but Deion Sanders is verifiably the faster athlete. I initially thought that he was two-tenths of a second faster, but 0.13 seconds is still a huge difference in the 100 m.

 

[Rathman44]

Bo has been hand-timed as faster than Deion. Just because it was hand-timed does not mean that Deion was faster.

Bo was invited to train for the US Olympic squad to compete in the 100 meter dash. That's fast. I don't remember Deion getting that sort of invitation.

And regardless of what you want to believe...the biggest difference is that Bo was built like a freight train and Deion was scared of tackling. They were both freakishly fast yet Bo's build dictated he should have been a lot slower. That's not debatable. This debate is not even close.

 

[beardown07]

awesome

 

[Robotech]

Bo has been hand-timed as faster than Deion. Just because it was hand-timed does not mean that Deion was faster.

Bo was invited to train for the US Olympic squad to compete in the 100 meter dash. That's fast. I don't remember Deion getting that sort of invitation.

And regardless of what you want to believe...the biggest difference is that Bo was built like a freight train and Deion was scared of tackling. They were both freakishly fast yet Bo's build dictated he should have been a lot slower. That's not debatable. This debate is not even close.

I'm not debating who has more impressive pure athleticism. Clearly it's Bo because of his size and power. However, the most trustworthy evidence (electronic timing in the 100 meter dash) confirms that Deion was faster. That is not debatable. It is just fact.

Bo's legend is big enough that we don't need to say he was the faster than guys who were proven to be faster.