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  1.                                  senior, Bo batted .447 
  2.                                  with 20 home runs and 
  3.                                  was drafted by the New 
  4.                                  York Yankees. But he 
  5.                                  decided to accept an 
  6. athletic scholarship from Auburn University in 
  7. Alabama.
  8.  
  9. At Auburn, Bo played baseball and football. In 
  10. 1984, he won the Heisman Trophy as the 
  11. best college football player in the country. He
  12. was drafted by the Royals in 1986 and signed
  13. with the Raiders in 1987.
  14.  
  15. Splitting his time between two demanding 
  16. sports seemed easy for Bo. While playing 
  17. baseball in 1989, he hit 32 homers, drove
  18. in 105 runs, and won the Most Valuable 
  19. Player award in the All-Star Game.  
  20.