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Bo Jackson really, really, really, really loves Tecmo Bowl.
Earlier today, we wrote about the former NFL star's cameo in a new Bud Light ad, in which he's seen playing the 1980s-era 8-bit football video game. Now, lo and behold, we find out that Jackson, 53, is also starring in a whole Tecmo Bowl-themed campaign for Kia, along with his former gridiron nemesis, Brian Bosworth.
The theme of the Kia spots, from David&Goliath, is pretty goofy but with an undeniable truth at its core—that anyone (Bo, Brian or you) would have been unstoppable in Tecmo Bowl if you had been allowed to drive a Kia Sorento around the field.
Check out the two spots here:
That wise crack at the end of the second spot refers, of course, to this infamous incident from a Raiders-Seahawks game in 1987, which had been hyped as a showdown between the two.
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