Iconic former two-sport athlete Bo Jackson will quickly be getting remedy for a nagging case of the hiccups.
The legendary Auburn University operating again mentioned the situation brought about him to overlook a Frank Thomas statue dedication at his alma mater.
“I wasn’t [at the ceremony] because of dealing with hiccups,” Jackson mentioned Tuesday on “McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning,” a radio present on WJOX-FM of Birmingham, Alabama. “I’ve had the hiccups since last July. I’m getting a medical procedure done the end of this week, I think, to try to remedy it. I’ve been busy sitting at the doctor’s poking me, shining lights down my throat, probing me every way they can to find out why I’ve got these hiccups. That’s the only reason I wasn’t there.”
The ex-Los Angeles Raider and Major League Baseball All-Star mentioned he’s “done everything [to beat hiccups] — scare me, hang upside down, drink water, smell the a— of a porcupine. It doesn’t work.”
Jackson, 60, gained the Heisman Trophy in 1985 and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. He recorded 4,575 all-purpose yards and 45 touchdowns whereas taking part in from 1982-85 at Auburn.
He additionally performed baseball for the Tigers and went on to cut up his time between MLB and the National Football League throughout his skilled profession.
He performed for the Raiders from 1987-90, ending his NFL days with a hip damage.
Jackson’s baseball profession lasted from 1986-94 as he performed for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox and California Angels.
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