FILE – (AP Photo/Dave Martin) Auburn University Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson is marking a decade of fundraising bicycle rides to help victims of the 2011 tornado outbreak that devastated much of Alabama. The 10th annual “Bo Bikes Bama” event is being held today in a virtual format because of the coronavirus pandemic. Rather than riding through the state as…
The annual charity bike ride supporting the Governor’s Emergency Relief Fund is now set for April 2020. Officials with Bo Bikes Bama announced Friday morning that cyclists from across the country will join legendary athlete Bo Jackson in Auburn on April 25, 2020. This is the ninth year for the annual ride, which has raised nearly $2 million. “I started…
AUBURN, Ala. (bobikesbama.com) – Two-sport legend Bo Jackson announced today that his 6th annual Bo Bikes Bama charity bike ride will return to Auburn, Ala. the morning of Saturday, April 29, 2017. Since the inaugural ride in 2012, more than 3,100 participants from as far away as England have cycled alongside Jackson to raise more than $1.1 million for disaster recovery and preparedness…
Courtesy of Bo Bikes Bama Facebook Bo Jackson will address attendees of the AmeriCorps National Service Training Conference about the purpose of his charity bike ride and the importance of service. Immediately following, Jackson will lead a press conference to discuss the fifth annual Bo Bikes Bama, which will take place Saturday, April 30. Becky Booker, United Ways of Alabama Executive Director, will also…
