For his performance in 1985, Jackson was awarded the Heisman Trophy in what was considered the closest margin of victory ever in the history of the award, winning over University of Iowa quarterback Chuck Long. [10]

Heisman Winner Bo Jackson. RB | Senior | Auburn University. Jackson, one of the great all-around athletes in college football history, won Auburn’s second Heisman in 1985, joining Pat Sullivan (’71). Jackson, the eighth of ten children, was born and raised in Bessemer, Ala.

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Dec 8, 1985 · NEW YORK — At one point Saturday, Bo Jackson wasn’t sure he would survive the Heisman Trophy announcement. Survive he did, however, winning the 1985 award in the closest vote in the 51-year...

Dec 10, 2024 · On December 7, 1985, Bo Jackson was officially named the Heisman Trophy winner. The award ceremony, held in New York City, celebrated Jackson’s extraordinary season and solidified his status as a legend in college football.

Dec 7, 2024 · 1985 — Auburn tailback Bo Jackson beats Iowa quarterback Chuck Long by 45 points in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy, the closest vote in the 51-year history of the trophy.

Won Heisman Trophy: 1985: Named Sporting News and UPI College Player of the Year: 1985: Sporting News College All-American: 1985: College Baseball Coaches Association All-Region Team: 1985: College Baseball Coaches Association All-District Team: 1985: Wins the Tanqueray award for excellence in amateur sports: 1986: Voted Most Valuable Player in ...

Dec 9, 2015 · Thirty years ago, Auburn running back/legend Bo Jackson won the 1985 Heisman Trophy he deserved to win. If you know anything about Bo, you know that. What you may not know is the unhappy...

While at ‘Auburn University’, Jackson won the ‘Heisman Trophy’ in 1985. He earned the ‘Bert Bell Trophy’, the NFL's ‘Rookie of the Year Award’ in 1987. In 1989, he was voted the ‘American League All-Star’ and ‘All-Star Game's MVP’.

He attended Auburn University where he won the Heisman Trophy as a damaging running back and was selected #1 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1986 NFL Draft. He instead opted to play baseball for the Kansas City Royals who had drafted him in MLB's amateur draft in 1986.