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

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 recognizable 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. -- From inside front cover.

Record details

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

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-464) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

"The Little Rock chucker" -- A black Bruce Jenner -- Emergence -- Don't mess with Bo Jackson -- The epitome of Superman -- Village on the plain -- Bus station -- Off base -- Greg Pratt -- Paydays -- A Baird man -- Senioritis -- Clutter -- Bucked up -- Memphis -- Royal -- Mixed royalties -- The different running back -- Monday night -- Icon - The greatest year I -- The greatest year II -- Prime time -- Hip -- Reduced -- The return -- A hog's heart on a fence post -- The circus act -- Aftermath.