Bo Jackson will receive the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory’s Living Legend Award at a presentation in Louisville, Ky., on Friday, Nov. 13, the museum announced.
Jackson, who grew up in Bessemer and played at McAdory High School before his Heisman Trophy season at Auburn and his years in professional baseball and football, will be the 18th recipient of the annual award. Earlier honorees include two other Alabamians, Hank Aaron and Ozzie Smith, and Auburn’s Frank Thomas.