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Were Bo Jackson & Herschel Walkers speed overblown ?
Posted on 3/18/25 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 3/18/25 at 8:41 pm
Bo & Herschel didn't look that fast on a football field.
There are plenty of times that they were run down, or had guys running with them stride for stride.
Meanwhile I have never seen anyone come close to running down, or even running with, guys like Darrel Green/Ted Ginn/Deion Sanders.
Watch that old video of Darrel Green running down Tony Dorsett.
Look at videos of Ted Ginn absolutely annihilating angles.
Maybe Bo & Herschel had track speed, but it didn't translate to the football field.
There are plenty of times that they were run down, or had guys running with them stride for stride.
Meanwhile I have never seen anyone come close to running down, or even running with, guys like Darrel Green/Ted Ginn/Deion Sanders.
Watch that old video of Darrel Green running down Tony Dorsett.
Look at videos of Ted Ginn absolutely annihilating angles.
Maybe Bo & Herschel had track speed, but it didn't translate to the football field.
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Posted on 3/18/25 at 8:42 pm to Dumpster Diver
They were the size of today's middle linebackers and ran world class speeds
Posted on 3/18/25 at 8:43 pm to lewis and herschel
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They were the size of today's middle linebackers and ran world class speeds
And by the time they got past the LOS, the damage was already done.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 8:44 pm to Dumpster Diver
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Darrel Green/Ted Ginn/Deion Sanders
Which one of those guys weighed 230?
Posted on 3/18/25 at 8:44 pm to lewis and herschel
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They were the size of today's middle linebackers and ran world class speeds
Yeah they were fast for their size.
But we've always been told that Bo ran a 4.2, and Herschel close to it.
Yet they don't look anywhere near as fast as Green/Ginn/Sanders who also ran 4.2ish.
Bo's 4.2 didn't look anything like Green/Ginn/Sanders 4.2.
This post was edited on 3/18/25 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 3/18/25 at 8:48 pm to Dumpster Diver
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Bo's 4.2 didn't look anything like Green/Ginn/Sanders 4.2
that’s because
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they were big for their size
Posted on 3/18/25 at 8:49 pm to Dumpster Diver
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Yet they don't look anywhere near as fast as Green/Ginn/Sanders who also ran 4.2ish.
Nobody cares what it "looks" like to you. They have verified 100m times in college. The sub 4.2 40 Bo ran was electronically timed too at a pro day.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 8:50 pm to Dumpster Diver
quote:checks out
Dumpster Diver
Posted on 3/18/25 at 8:51 pm to IAmNERD
And Herschel Set a world record in the 60m dash which was a thing in the 80s and it took Carl Lewis to break his time.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 8:55 pm to Dumpster Diver
They were two of the greatest athletes of any sport in the world.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 8:55 pm to Dumpster Diver
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Bo & Herschel didn't look that fast on a football field.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 8:55 pm to Dumpster Diver
Walker ran a 10.23 in the 100 in 1982 which was one of the top 25 times in the world that year. Amazing at his size. That is better than the best of Deion Sanders and Rocket Ismail.
This post was edited on 3/18/25 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 3/18/25 at 9:02 pm to Dumpster Diver
Posted on 3/18/25 at 9:03 pm to lewis and herschel
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And Herschel Set a world record in the 60m dash which was a thing in the 80s and it took Carl Lewis to break his time.
I said they had track speed that didn't seem to translate to the football field.
Bo & Herschel didn't look that much faster than their competition.
Darrel Green, Ted Ginn, Deion Sanders ran by/away from guys and made them look like they were standing still.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 9:04 pm to Dumpster Diver
Posted on 3/18/25 at 9:28 pm to auie93
Lol Bo looks 280 lbs in that clip and still running like a deer….the OP is insane.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 9:30 pm to upgrade
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They were two of the greatest athletes of any sport in the world.
Those two were and are iconic. I've seen a lot of great players, but those two were in a category of their own.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 9:31 pm to Dumpster Diver
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I said they had track speed that didn't seem to translate to the football field.
Bo & Herschel didn't look that much faster than their competition.
Darrel Green, Ted Ginn, Deion Sanders ran by/away from guys and made them look like they were standing still.
We know what you said. You're wrong.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 9:38 pm to Dumpster Diver
Herschel was stiff but had real good straight ahead speed.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 9:43 pm to Dumpster Diver
Nobody ran down Bo Jackson at full speed. He got faster as he ran.
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