Bo Jackson

Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin told CNN that Jackson flew in and presented a check for $170,000 to Abbott while in Uvalde to cover the expenses. In May a gunman ...

"The true spirit of our nation is Americans lifting up one another in times of need and hardship," Abbott said in a statement. Jackson, a Heisman Trophy winner, was originally drafted first overall out of Auburn by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he did not sign with them. In May a gunman opened fire in Robb Elementary School, killing 19 children and two adults.

Former NFL and MLB player Bo Jackson had anonymously donated $170000 to Uvalde three days after the tragic shooting.

I was just trying [with the donation] to put a little sunshine in someone's cloud, a very dark cloud." The school district in Uvalde has opened an official account with First State Bank of Uvalde to support Robb Elementary families affected by the tragedy. "The last thing they needed was to shell out thousands of dollars for something that never should have happened." Abbott went on to announce the donation in a May 27 news conference but kept the donor anonymous, the AP reported. As a father of three, the two-sport athlete also connected to the victims' families, many of whom were parents saying goodbye to their children. Just the name," Jackson said.

Former NFL Pro Bowler Bo Jackson helped pay for the funeral of the 19 children and two teachers killed in May's mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in ...

Despite his NFL career ending in 1991, he continued playing in the MLB until it was cut short due to recurring injuries in 1994. He is the only professional athlete to earn All-Star nods in football and baseball. Since his retirement in 1994, Jackson has been involved in several business ventures. He earned a Pro Bowl selection in 1990. Jackson, who said he felt a personal connection to the city of Uvalde, flew to the location three days later with his friend. They met with Governor Greg Abbott and presented a check of $170,000 with the offer to cover all funeral expenses.

Bo knows compassion. The former two-sport pro athlete Bo Jackson ponied up money to help pay for the funerals of the 21 victims of the May massacre at Robb ...

He played for Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox and California Angels between 1986 and 1994; in 1989 he was the MLB All-Star MVP. Jackson told the Associated Press in an interview that he couldn’t fathom the pain that the victims’ families were in, especially since he’s both a parent and a grandparent himself. A fearsome running back, he won the 1985 Heisman Trophy while at Auburn, which retired his number 34 jersey.

An iconic athlete has provided aid to families going through unimaginable tragedy. Days after the Uvalde school massacre in May, two-sport icon Bo Jackson ...

Bo Jackson, the former MLB and NFL star considered by many to be one of the greatest athletes of all time, donated to help cover the funeral costs for the ...

In the wake of the massacre, he has called for better active shooter drills and more security in schools. While he said he didn’t keep it a secret, this is the first time he has spoken publicly about the donation. “It’s not right for parents to bury their kids.

That's because as great as he was on the field, he is also great off of it. Case in point is the revelation that last May, following the horrific mass shooting ...

Bo was inspirational as a two-sport star in his playing days. To an active NFL player or team, $170K is probably not a lot of money. As he expressed in a tweet after the shooting.

Former MLB and NFL star Bo Jackson revealed this week that he helped pay for the funerals of the 19 children and two teachers killed during the school ...

Just the name,” he said. He said the Uvalde donation was his first in response to a mass shooting. He said the Uvalde donation was his first in response to a mass shooting.\n\n“The last thing you want to hear is there’s an active shooter in your child’s school,” Jackson said. It just touched me.” Jackson told The Associated Press that he felt compelled to support the victims’ families. Just the name,” he said. America...let’s please stop all the nonsense. “It’s just not right. Please pray for all victims. It just touched me.”\n\nAn All-Star with the Royals in 1989, the 60-year-old Jackson also helps raise money for disaster relief funds in his home state of Alabama by hosting an annual bike ride. “It’s just not right for parents to bury their kids,” he said. \n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"rich","width":550,"__typename":"ExternalEmbedContent"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"bo-jackson-pays-for-funerals-for-victims-of-uvalde-tragedy\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.2":{"data":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"bo-jackson-pays-for-funerals-for-victims-of-uvalde-tragedy\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.2.data","typename":"ExternalEmbedContent"},"type":"oembed","__typename":"ExternalEmbed"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"bo-jackson-pays-for-funerals-for-victims-of-uvalde-tragedy\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.3":{"content":"“Uvalde is a town that sticks in your mind.

A rare blend of speed and power, Jackson was the first pick in the 1986 NFL Draft, selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He refused to play for them after a ...

Nineteen children and two teachers died in the May shooting, and Jackson donated $170,000 to help cover the cost of funeral expenses. Jackson played seven games as a rookie with the Raiders in 1987. He also drove in a career-high 105 runs that season, paving the way for a roster spot in the 1989 MLB All-Star Game. He homered in his first at-bat of the game. The Raiders took a chance by selecting him in the seventh round in 1987. Jackson was forced to miss his final year of college baseball, and he thought the Bucs may have brought him in for the visit knowing his baseball career would be jeopardized, and he’d play football. In football, Jackson had the ability to run right by a defender or he could run right through them.