Bo Eason

American football player (born 1961)

American football player

Bo Eason

No. 21

Position:

Safety

Personal information

Born:

(1961-03-10) March 10, 1961 (age 63)
Walnut Grove, California, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

200 lb (91 kg)

Career information

College:

UC Davis

NFL draft:

1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 54

Career history

Houston Oilers (1984–1987)
San Francisco 49ers (1988)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career NFL statistics

Games:	38
Sacks:	3.5
Interceptions:	6

Bo Eason (born March 10, 1961) is an American actor, playwright, author, motivational speaker, and retired football player who played safety for four seasons for the Houston Oilers.

Early life

Eason was born and raised in Walnut Grove, California. His brother, Tony Eason, also played in the NFL. After graduating from Delta High School in Clarksburg, California, he played football for the Aggies at the University of California, Davis.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

Eason was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the second round of the 1984 NFL Draft.^[4] In 1986, Eason's season ended with a broken ankle in contest against the Miami Dolphins. He signed with the San Francisco 49ers in the 1988 offseason, but suffered a knee injury in training camp, ending his season and career.

In 2009, Eason partnered with Willoughby Productions to develop and create The Bo Eason Show, a daily talk show for daytime television. A presentation tape and a "mini-pilot" were produced and shopped to various networks and syndicators.

Filmography

Film


Year	Title	Role
1995	Miami Rhapsody	Jeff
1995	The Spy Within	Donner
1996	Not Again!	Jamie
1997	Volcano	Bud McVie
2000	After Sex	Salesman
2008	Pride and Glory	Investigator Lieberthal
2014	37: A Final Promise	Police Detective

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Baywatch	Brady Nichols	2 episodes
1995	ER	Charlie	Episode: "Everything Old Is New Again"
1996	Strange Luck	Andrew Ulmer	Episode: "Wrong Number"
1996	Tornado!	Tex Fulton	Television film
1998	A Bright Shining Lie	Officer Tally
2001	Falcon Down	Security Guard

References

^ Sauro, Tony. "Pacific's football followers should remember Bo Eason". recordnet.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
^ "Bo Eason: You can go home again". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
^ "James Eason football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.