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In his biography Bo Jackson claimed he could throw it over 100 yards.
On those old beer ads from like 5 years ago I remember them saying that Elway throw a baseball from homeplate for a homerun over the wall which is probably like 120 yards but thats a baseball.
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This is complete BS. If Bo jackson could throw the ball 100 yards we would all know it because a coach would have had him throw a hail mary at the end of the game when his regular QB couldn't get it to the endzone. Use some common sense.
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How often does a team need to throw a ball 100 yards -- even on a hail mary? If your regular QB can throw the ball 80 yards, that's usually more than enough to get a final throw into the endzone. It's not like it's a regular occurence for a team to be back at their own 10 yard line for the final play of the game.
Use some common sense.
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Have you ever watched an NFL game? Regular QBs can not throw the ball 80 yards. Most teams need to get to their own 40 before they even try a hail mary. Am average NFL QB can throw the ball 65-70 yards if they really get off a good throw. The pass itself happens a couple yards back of the line of scrimmage and has to get all the way to the end zone.
The Kordell Steward hail mary against Michigan is generally conssidered to be the longest Hail Mary completed and it was a 64 play that needed to be tipped by another WR to reach the endzone. It traveled 73 yards in the air accoring to
ESPN Classic .
The
Flutie play was a 48 yard TD that travelled 60 yards in the air.
Bo Jackson saying he could throw a football 100 yards is BS.