{{Short description|American football player (born 1961)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography | name = Bo Eason | number = 21 | position = Safety | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|3|10}} | birth_place = Walnut Grove, California, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 200 | high_school = Delta (Clarksburg, California) | college = UC Davis | draftyear = 1984 | draftround = 2 | draftpick = 54 | pastteams = * Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1984|1987}}) * San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL year|1988|}})* | highlights = * Third-team All-American (1983) | statlabel1 = Interceptions | statvalue1 = 6 | statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue2 = 2 | statlabel3 = Sacks | statvalue3 = 3.5 | pfr = EasoBo20 }}
'''Bo Eason''' (born March 10, 1961) is an American actor, playwright, author, motivational speaker, and former football player. He played safety for four seasons for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UC Davis Aggies and was selected by the Oilers in the second round of the 1984 NFL draft.
== 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 UC Davis Aggies at the University of California, Davis.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sauro|first=Tony|title=Pacific's football followers should remember Bo Eason|url=https://www.recordnet.com/article/20091022/a_entertain/910219987|access-date=2021-10-17|website=recordnet.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bo Eason: You can go home again|url=https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2019/10/22/football-you-can-go-home-again.aspx|access-date=2021-10-17|website=UC Davis Athletics|date=October 22, 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=James Eason football Statistics on StatsCrew.com|url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-easonbo001|access-date=2021-10-17|website=www.statscrew.com|language=en}}</ref> He was recognized as a third-team All-American as a senior.<ref name=GNS>{{cite news|first=Joel S.|last=Buchsbaum|title=Young, not Rozier deserves trophy|date=November 29, 1983|newspaper=The Pensacola Journal|page=3B|agency=Gannett News Service|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72113382/|access-date=February 26, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{Open access}}</ref>
== Career == Eason was selected by the Houston Oilers in the second round of the 1984 NFL Draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1984 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1984/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> 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 === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |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 === {| class="wikitable sortable" !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 | rowspan="3" |Television film |- |1998 |''A Bright Shining Lie'' |Officer Tally |- |2001 |''Falcon Down'' |Security Guard |}
== References == <references />
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604013625/http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-eason-secondact Former NFL safety Bo Eason enjoys second career as actor, playwright]
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