Horse collar

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Forksref

Bo's football career was ended and he received an artificial hip and continued to play baseball, but that career was ended a season and a half later (He sat out a year and played a year and then retired in the middle of a season.)

Not only do I not understand the biophysics of how a horse collar, as described by NFL & NAFL, hurt his hip, but I also don't get how if it did, it could be any worse than a clothesline, half Nelson, or any other hold directly on the neck.

Bo was considered by some to be the best multi-sport athlete since Jim Thorpe. I know that Vic Janowicz, Heisman winner from Ohio State (Elyria, Ohio) played in the NFL and for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Some others I can remember off the top of my head were Neon Deon, Dave DeBusschere (White Sox-Knicks), Gene Conley (Celtics-Red Sox?). Jordan tried baseball but didn't make it to the bigs.

Any others at the major league level?

Would you count Jim Conacher?

Robert