Bo Jackson was as good a two-sport athlete as there ever was, and now he's trying to do a good deed on two wheels.
Jackson will show that Bo knows bikes from April 24-28, when he bicycles across Alabama in an effort to raise funds for victims of the tornadoes that swept across his home state a year ago.
Jackson, who turns 50 in November, plans to ride about 50 miles a day, and for a $200 (tax deductible) donation individuals can sign up for one of the stages. The itinerary follows the paths of destruction, and the money raised will go to the Governor's Emergency Relief Fund.
The Auburn Heisman winner already has raised nearly $200,000 toward his goal of $1 million, and told GQ magazine that:
"We have different celebrities riding with me each day. From Scottie Pippen to Picabo Street, from Cam Newton to Lance Armstrong, from Ken Griffey Jr. to Eddie George. And I got a lot of my ex-teammates from Auburn, and ex-opponents from the University of Alabama are gonna ride with me. Each day I'll have from 25-100 people riding with me. Not just celebrities, but corporations that want to sponsor their employees to come ride."
Added Jackson:
"People in the affected areas are happy that somebody is out there putting their town on the map. Maybe this will jump-start the insurance companies to get off their butts to do more, to process claims faster, to get these people some help. Because it's my job to make them look bad. If they look bad on a national level, somebody will start calling."
Details and signups are available at his BoBikesBama.com website