Bo Jackson has been elected to the Royals Hall of Fame by the Royals Hall of Fame Veterans Committee, the team announced Wednesday. He’ll be inducted in an on-field ceremony on June 29 at Kauffman Stadium.
The 1985 Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn, Jackson shocked the sports world by signing with the Royals in ‘86 when he was selected in the fourth round of the MLB Draft.
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Jackson made his Major League debut on Sept. 2, 1986, and recorded his first career hit. Twelve days later, he hit his first homer, a 475-foot shot that was the longest-ever hit at Royals Stadium at the time.
He ended up with a .250 average and 109 home runs in 511 games over his Kansas City tenure.
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