sport news Bo Jackson jokes he 'smelled the a** of a porcupine' to end 10-month case of ... trends now Bo Jackson jokes he has 'smelled the a** of a porcupine' to try and end his 10-month case of HICCUPS and is about to have a medical procedure to try and finally cure his nightmare Bo Jackson has been troubled by ongoing hiccups for an incredible 10 months The 60-year-old has tried everything to try and get them to disappear DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news By Jack Bezants For Dailymail.Com Published: 17:26 BST, 12 May 2023 | Updated: 17:26 BST, 12 May 2023 Viewcomments Bo Jackson is about to undergo a medical procedure to cure his 10-month case of the hiccups - and has joked that there is not much he wouldn't try to get rid of them. The 60-year-old says the issue first started last July and he has tried every conventional and unconventional method possible to get them to go away - to no avail. 'I’m getting a medical procedure done the end of this week, I think, to try to remedy it,' Jackson told the McElroy and Cubelic podcast. 'I’m busy at the hospital sitting up with the doctors poking me, shining lights down my throat, probing me every way they can to find out why I’ve got these hiccups. 'I have done everything — scare me, drink water upside down, smell the ass of a porcupine, it doesn’t work.' Bo Jackson is about to undergo a medical procedure to cure his 10-month case of the hiccups The issue has even caused Jackson to miss Frank Thomas entering the Hall of Fame in April. Jackson had an incredible career as an athlete. He played college football as a running back for the Auburn Tigers and won the Heisman Trophy in 1985. He played for the Los Angeles Raiders but a dislocated hip in 1991 ended his football career. So he switched over to baseball in 1986 with the Kansas City Royals, the defending World Series champions at the time. Jackson also played for the Chicgao White Sox and the California Angels and overall had eight seasons in baseball. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility