LOOK: Bo Jackson responds to Jeopardy contestants bungling easy question on former Auburn running back
Former Auburn Tigers and NFL running back Bo Jackson took to Twitter with a witty response after a slew of Jeopardy! contestants failed to provide his name in response to what seemed like an easy question.
The question on the latest Jeopardy! episode was as follows: “A few career highlights: He won the Heisman at Auburn, ran for 221 yards in one game for the Raiders and was an A.L. All-Star,” and the category — in which Jackson would almost certainly be included — was “multi-sport athletes.”
Not a single Jeopardy! contestant managed to guess Jackson’s name, and he said on Twitter that he will forgive each of the players for having not the slightest clue.
WATCH: Jeopardy contestants miss ridiculously easy Bo Jackson question
Former Auburn legend Bo Jackson is one of the greatest athletes in the history of sport. Some people even call him the greatest athlete in the history of sport. Many of his legendary athletic accomplishments simply don’t even seem real. Until you realize they are real and they are wonderfully documented and explained in the fascinating ESPN 30 for 30: You Don’t Know Bo. He’s one of the most famous sports athletes of all-time and that’s not changing anytime soon. On the hit television show, Jeopardy, they apparently found three people who had no idea who Jackson is.
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The fact that they mention a former Heisman Trophy winning running back from Auburn is pretty much a layup. But it’s clear the contestants–Jackie, Candace, and Joey didn’t know anything about sports. Otherwise they would have answered quickly.
Before he suited up for the Auburn Tigers, Bo Jackson was heavily courted by both Auburn and Alabama. Not only that, in the documentary, You Don’t Know Bo–there’s a part where they explain the time a New York Yankees scout visited Jackson at his high school. He went to hit balls in the batting cage and after the first pitch, Jackson hit the ball so hard the entire batting cage collapsed. The scout then left and said they had seen all they needed to see. In June of 1982, Jackson was selected in the second round of the MLB Draft by the New York Yankees, but he instead chose to go to Auburn because he wanted to be the first family member to go to a major college.
During his time with the Tigers, the legendary running back did not disappoint. In 1985, he shredded opposing defenses to the tune of 1,786 rushing yards–the second-best single-season performance in SEC history. For his efforts, Jackson was awarded the Heisman Trophy. When he wrapped up his storied career on the Plains, he finished with 4,575 career all-purpose yards and 45 total touchdowns—43 rushing and two receiving. Not only that, he had an impressive yards per carry average of 6.6 yards per carry. Jackson ran for 4,303 career yards–the fourth best total in SEC history. He was named a two-time Consensus All-American (1983 and 1985). His number 34 was retired at Auburn during a halftime ceremony on Oct. 31, 1992.
On3’s Wade Peery contributed to this report.