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Barry Sanders

Barry Sanders
Sanders in 2005.
CaptionSanders in 2005.
PositionRunning back
Number20
Heightft5
Heightin8
Weight200
BirthdateJuly 16, 1968(age 42)
BirthplaceWichita, Kansas
Debutyear1989
DebutteamDetroit Lions
Finalyear1998
FinalteamDetroit Lions
Draftyear1989
Draftround1
Draftpick3
CollegeOklahoma State
Teams * Detroit Lions (1989-1998)
Stat1labelRushing Yards
Stat1value15,269
Stat2labelAverage
Stat2value5.0
Stat3labelTouchdowns
Stat3value109
NflSAN194381
Highlights * 10× Pro Bowl selection (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) * 6× First-Team All-Pro selection (1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997) * 4× Second-Team All-Pro selection (1992, 1993, 1996, 1998) * AP NFL MVP (1997) * NEA NFL MVP (1997) * PFWA NFL MVP (1997) * 1989 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year * 2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1994, 1997) * 2× Bert Bell Award (1991, 1997) * 1988 Heisman Trophy * Holds 10 Detroit Lions Team Records
HOF187
CollegeHOF90050

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Barry David Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is a former American football running back who spent all of his professional career with the Detroit Lions in the NFL. Sanders is best known for being one of the most prolific and elusive running backs of all time, and left the game just short of the all-time rushing record. Sanders is a member of the college and professional football halls of fame; in 2010, the NFL Network series The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players named him in the top 20 players of all time (and the associated fan poll ranked him fourth best of all time).

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Thorburn: Timing isn`t CU's strong suit - Daily Camera Tweet this news
Daily Camera--19, 1994, Rashaan Salaam eclipsed the 2000-yard rushing mark -- joining an exclusive club that only included -Barry Sanders-, Marcus Allen and Mike Rozier at ... - Date : Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:13:05 GMT+00:00
HS football player gets unsportsmanlike conduct for praying after touchdown - Guyism Tweet this news
Guyism--Hall of Fame running back -Barry Sanders- scored 109 touchdowns in his NFL career. To the best of my recollection, after nearly every score, Sanders simply ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:03:52 GMT+00:00
Three reasons why Cam Newton can now count on winning the Heisman - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Tweet this news
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com--1 He's the most influential college player since -Barry Sanders- in 1988. What about Tim Tebow? He had a talented supporting cast. Sanders earned his Heisman ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:05:35 GMT+00:00
Heritage: Barry J. Sanders gets offers from Ole Miss, Alabama… - NewsOK.com (blog) Tweet this news
NewsOK.com (blog)--By Robert Przybylo Alabama and Ole Miss are the latest schools to offer Heritage Hall RB -Barry- J. -Sanders- As was tweeted late last night, Heritage Hall ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:11:13 GMT+00:00
Barry Sanders confirmed for cameo appearance in 'Touchback' movie - MLive.com Tweet this news
MLive.com--AP file photoBarry Sanders It's official: as rumored last week, -Barry Sanders- will have a role in the movie "Touchback," currently filming in Coopersville ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:55:38 GMT+00:00
VOICES THIS WEEK: Sanders, Lautman, Fabius, and Cashdan - Huffington Post (blog) Tweet this news
Huffington Post (blog)--The final notes of Gotterdammerung sounded on Saturday evening. Fittingly, the Wagner Society of Southern California presented the final ... - Date : Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:02:13 GMT+00:00
William Sanders of Sanders Paint dies - Journal Times Tweet this news
Journal Times--RACINE - William -Sanders-, the man who turned a Downtown business into -Sanders- Paint, has died of natural causes. His son -Barry Sanders-, now owner of -Sanders- ... - Date : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:07:04 GMT+00:00
Quick Hit Football - IGN Tweet this news
IGN--Not only have they continued to sign some quality NFL stars like Ray Lewis, Bill Cowher and -Barry Sanders-, but they've now signed the NFL license to the ... - Date : Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:46:19 GMT+00:00
SEC 2010 // Three Things We Know and Don't Know About Ole Miss - Team Speed Kills (blog) Tweet this news
Team Speed Kills (blog)--For a guy who once coached -Barry Sanders- and Thurman Thomas at Oklahoma State, it makes sense that Nutt generally prefers to have a run-oriented offense. ... - Date : Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:53:11 GMT+00:00
Everyone Hates Floyd Landis - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report---...- sustained and incredulous whopper, while going after the Teflon Don of the sport who has dodged accusations and evidence like a -Barry Sanders- protege, ... - Date : Sat, 22 May 2010 22:45:03 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
John Stephens		AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
1989		Succeeded by
Emmitt Smith
Preceded by
Brett Favre		AP NFL Most Valuable Player
1997 season
(Co-MVP Brett Favre)		Succeeded by
Terrell Davis
Preceded by
Garrison Hearst		Madden NFL Cover Athlete
Madden '00
(Also: Dorsey Levens)		Succeeded by
Eddie George

1997 season :
Week Team Carries Yards Average
1 ATL 15 33 2.2
2 TB 10 20 2.0
3 at CHI 19 161 8.5
4 at NO 18 113 6.3
5 GB 28 139 5.0
6 at BUF 25 107 4.3
7 at TB 24 215 9.0
8 NYG 24 105 4.4
9 at GB 23 105 4.6
10 at WAS 15 105 7.0
11 MIN 19 108 5.7
12 IND 24 216 9.0
13 CHI 19 167 8.8
14 at MIA 30 137 4.6
15 at MIN 19 138 7.3
16 NYJ 23 184 8.0
1997 TOTAL 335 2,053 6.1

align=bottom|¹Led league 2Second place ³Third place †Tied
Regular season :
Year-Age Rushing Receiving Total
Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Yds TD
1989 - 21 280 2 > 5.3 2† > 24 282 11.8 0 ³ > 14
1990 - 22 255 ¹ > 5.1 ³ > 36 480 13.3 3 2 > ¹ >
1991 - 23 2 > 2 > 4.5 ¹ > 41 307 7.5 1 2 > ¹ >
1992 - 24 3† > 1,352 4.3 9 29 225 7.8 1 1,577 10
1993 - 25 243 1,115 4.6 3 36 205 5.7 0 1,320 3
1994 - 26 331 ¹ > 5.7 7 44 283 6.4 1 ¹ > 8
1995 - 27 314 2 > 4.8 11 48 398 8.3 1 2 > 12
1996 - 28 307 ¹ > 5.1 11 24 147 6.1 0 ³ > 11
1997 - 29 335 ¹ > 6.1 3† > 33 305 9.2 3 ¹ > ³ >
1998 - 30 343 1,491 4.3 4 37 289 7.8 0 1,780 4
Total
(all-time)		 3,062
(4th)		 15,269
(3rd)		 5.0 99
(8th)		 352 2,921 8.3 10 18,190
(4th)		 109
(10th)

Detroit Lions

The FranchiseFranchise * Seasons * Players * Starting Quarterbacks * Coaches
StadiumsUniversal Stadium * University of Detroit Stadium * Tiger Stadium * Pontiac Silverdome * Ford Field * Allen Park (practice facilities and team headquarters)
CultureWilliam Clay Ford * What's going on * Barry Sanders * Thanksgiving Classic
Lore1932 Playoff Game * 0-16 * The Curse of Bobby Layne
Head CoachesGriffin * G. Clark * D. Clark * Henderson * G. Clark * Edwards * Karcis * Dorais * McMillin * Parker * Wilson * Gilmer * Schmidt * McCafferty * Forzano * Hudspeth * M. Clark * Rogers * Fontes * Ross * Moeller * Mornhinweg * Mariucci * Jauron * Marinelli * Schwartz
League Championships (4)1935 * 1952 * 1953 * 1957
Current League AffiliationsLeague: National Football League * Conference: National Football Conference * Division: North Division
BroadcastersRadio: Detroit Lions Radio Network * Dan Miller * Jim Brandstatter * Tony Ortiz * WXYT-FM * WXYT (AM)
TV: Detroit Lions Television Network * Matt Shepard * Desmond Howard * Charlie Sanders * Steve Courtney * WWJ-TV
History: List of Detroit Lions broadcasters

Heisman Trophy winners

1935: Berwanger * 1936: Kelley * 1937: Frank * 1938: O'Brien * 1939: Kinnick * 1940: Harmon * 1941: B. Smith * 1942: Sinkwich * 1943: Bertelli * 1944: Horvath * 1945: Blanchard * 1946: G. Davis * 1947: Lujack * 1948: D. Walker * 1949: Hart * 1950: Janowicz * 1951: Kazmaier * 1952: Vessels * 1953: Lattner * 1954: Ameche * 1955: Cassady * 1956: Hornung * 1957: Crow * 1958: Dawkins * 1959: Cannon * 1960: Bellino * 1961: E. Davis * 1962: Baker * 1963: Staubach * 1964: Huarte * 1965: Garrett * 1966: Spurrier * 1967: Beban * 1968: Simpson * 1969: Owens * 1970: Plunkett * 1971: Sullivan * 1972: Rodgers * 1973: Cappelletti * 1974: Griffin * 1975: Griffin * 1976: Dorsett * 1977: Campbell * 1978: Sims * 1979: C. White * 1980: Rogers * 1981: Allen * 1982: H. Walker * 1983: Rozier * 1984: Flutie * 1985: Jackson * 1986: Testaverde * 1987: Brown * 1988: Sanders * 1989: Ware * 1990: Detmer * 1991: Howard * 1992: Torretta * 1993: Ward * 1994: Salaam * 1995: George * 1996: Wuerffel * 1997: Woodson * 1998: Williams * 1999: Dayne * 2000: Weinke * 2001: Crouch * 2002: Palmer * 2003: J. White * 2004: Leinart * 2005: Bush * 2006: T. Smith * 2007: Tebow * 2008: Bradford * 2009: Ingram

Maxwell Award winners

1937: Frank * 1938: O'Brien * 1939: Kinnick * 1940: Harmon * 1941: Dudley * 1942: Governali * 1943: Odell * 1944: G. Davis * 1945: Blanchard * 1946: Trippi * 1947: D. Walker * 1948: Bednarik * 1949: Hart * 1950: Bagnell * 1951: Kazmaier * 1952: Lattner * 1953: Lattner * 1954: Beagle * 1955: Cassady * 1956: McDonald * 1957: Reifsnyder * 1958: Dawkins * 1959: Lucas * 1960: Bellino * 1961: Ferguson * 1962: Baker * 1963: Staubach * 1964: Ressler * 1965: Nobis * 1966: Lynch * 1967: Beban * 1968: Simpson * 1969: Reid * 1970: Plunkett * 1971: Marinaro * 1972: Van Pelt * 1973: Cappelletti * 1974: Joachim * 1975: Griffin * 1976: Dorsett * 1977: Browner * 1978: Fusina * 1979: C. White * 1980: Green * 1981: Allen * 1982: H. Walker * 1983: Rozier * 1984: Flutie * 1985: Long * 1986: Testaverde * 1987: McPherson * 1988: Sanders * 1989: Thompson * 1990: Detmer * 1991: Howard * 1992: Torretta * 1993: Ward * 1994: Collins * 1995: George * 1996: Wuerffel * 1997: P. Manning * 1998: Williams * 1999: Dayne * 2000: Brees * 2001: Dorsey * 2002: Johnson * 2003: E. Manning * 2004: J. White * 2005: Young * 2006: Quinn * 2007: Tebow * 2008: Tebow * 2009: McCoy

Walter Camp Award winners

1967: Simpson * 1968: Simpson * 1969: Owens * 1970: Plunkett * 1971: Sullivan * 1972: Rodgers * 1973: Cappelletti * 1974: Griffin * 1975: Griffin * 1976: Dorsett * 1977: MacAfee * 1978: Sims * 1979: White * 1980: Green * 1981: Allen * 1982: Walker * 1983: Rozier * 1984: Flutie * 1985: Jackson * 1986: Testaverde * 1987: Brown * 1988: Sanders * 1989: Thompson * 1990: Ismail * 1991: Howard * 1992: Torretta * 1993: Ward * 1994: Salaam * 1995: George * 1996: Wuerffel * 1997: Woodson * 1998: Williams * 1999: Dayne * 2000: Heupel * 2001: Crouch * 2002: Johnson * 2003: Fitzgerald * 2004: Leinart * 2005: Bush * 2006: Smith * 2007: McFadden * 2008: McCoy * 2009: McCoy

Sporting News College Football Player of the Year winners

1942: Sinkwich * 1943: Bertelli * 1944: Horvath * 1945: Blanchard * 1946: G. Davis * 1947: Lujack * 1948: D. Walker * 1949: Hart * 1950: Janowicz * 1951: Kazmaier * 1952: Vessels * 1953: Lattner * 1954: Cassady * 1955: Cassady * 1956: McDonald * 1957: Crow * 1958: Cannon * 1959: Cannon * 1960: Bellino * 1961: Ferguson * 1962: Baker * 1963: Staubach * 1964: Butkus * 1965: Anderson & Grabowski * 1966: Spurrier * 1967: Beban * 1968: Simpson * 1969: Owens * 1970: Plunkett * 1971: Sullivan & Marinaro * 1972: B. Jones * 1973: Hicks * 1974: Griffin * 1975: Griffin * 1976: Dorsett * 1977: Campbell * 1978: Sims * 1979: C. White * 1980: Green * 1981: Allen * 1982: H. Walker * 1983: Rozier * 1984: Flutie * 1985: Jackson * 1986: Testaverde * 1987: Brown * 1988: Sanders * 1989: Hagen * 1990: Ismail * 1991: Howard * 1992: M. Jones * 1993: Ward * 1994: Salaam * 1995: Frazier * 1996: Wuerffel * 1997: Woodson * 1998: Williams * 1999: Dayne * 2000: Weinke * 2001: Crouch * 2002: Palmer * 2003: J. White * 2004: A. Smith * 2005: Bush * 2006: T. Smith * 2007: Tebow * 2008: Harrell, Bradford & McCoy * 2009: Ingram

Chic Harley Award winners

1955: Cassady * 1956: Hornung * 1957: Crow * 1958: Cannon * 1959: Cannon * 1960: Bellino * 1961: E. Davis * 1962: Baker * 1963: Staubach * 1964: Timberlake * 1965: Garrett * 1966: Spurrier * 1967: Beban * 1968: Simpson * 1969: Owens * 1970: Plunkett * 1971: Sullivan * 1972: Rodgers * 1973: Cappelletti * 1974: Griffin * 1975: Griffin * 1976: Dorsett * 1977: Campbell * 1978: Sims * 1979: C. White * 1980: Rogers * 1981: Allen * 1982: H. Walker * 1983: Rozier * 1984: Flutie * 1985: Jackson * 1986: Harbaugh * 1987: Spielman * 1988: Sanders * 1989: Thompson * 1990: Lewis * 1991: Howard * 1992: Torretta * 1993: Ward * 1994: Salaam * 1995: George * 1996: Davis * 1997: Woodson * 1998: Williams * 1999: Dayne * 2000: Heupel * 2001: Dorsey * 2002: Dorsey * 2003: Fitzgerald * 2004: Bush * 2005: Bush * 2006: T. Smith * 2007: Tebow * 2008: Bradford * 2009: McCoy

1989 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Troy Aikman * Tony Mandarich * Barry Sanders * Derrick Thomas * Deion Sanders * Broderick Thomas * Tim Worley * Burt Grossman * Sammie Smith * Eric Hill * Donnell Woolford * Trace Armstrong * Eric Metcalf * Jeff Lageman * Andy Heck * Hart Lee Dykes * Joe Wolfe * Brian Williams * Wayne Martin * Steve Atwater * Bill Hawkins * Andre Rison * David Williams * Tom Ricketts * Louis Oliver * Cleveland Gary * Shawn Collins * Keith DeLong

National Football League * NFL's 1990s All-Decade Team

Brett Favre * John Elway * Barry Sanders * Emmitt Smith * Terrell Davis * Thurman Thomas * Cris Carter * Jerry Rice * Tim Brown * Michael Irvin * Shannon Sharpe * Ben Coates * Willie Roaf * Gary Zimmerman * Tony Boselli * Richmond Webb * Bruce Matthews * Randall McDaniel * Larry Allen * Steve Wisniewski * Dermontti Dawson * Mark Stepnoski * Bruce Smith * Reggie White * Chris Doleman * Neil Smith * Cortez Kennedy * John Randle * Warren Sapp * Bryant Young * Kevin Greene * Junior Seau * Derrick Thomas * Cornelius Bennett * Hardy Nickerson * Levon Kirkland * Deion Sanders * Rod Woodson * Darrell Green * Aeneas Williams * Steve Atwater * LeRoy Butler * Carnell Lake * Ronnie Lott * Darren Bennett * Sean Landeta * Morten Andersen * Gary Anderson * Mel Gray * Michael Bates * Bill Parcells * Marv Levy

NFL MVP Award from the Associated Press

1957: J. Brown * 1958: J. Brown * 1959: Unitas * 1960: Not Awarded * 1961: Hornung * 1962: J. Taylor * 1963: Tittle * 1964: Unitas * 1965: J. Brown * 1966: Starr * 1967: Unitas * 1968: Morrall * 1969: Gabriel * 1970: Brodie * 1971: Page * 1972: L. Brown * 1973: Simpson * 1974: Stabler * 1975: Tarkenton 1976: Jones * 1977: Payton * 1978: Bradshaw * 1979: Campbell * 1980: Sipe * 1981: Anderson * 1982: Moseley * 1983: Theismann * 1984: Marino * 1985: Allen * 1986: L. Taylor * 1987: Elway * 1988: Esiason * 1989: Montana * 1990: Montana * 1991: Thomas * 1992: Young * 1993: Smith * 1994: Young * 1995: Favre * 1996: Favre * 1997: Favre & Sanders * 1998: Davis * 1999: Warner * 2000: Faulk * 2001: Warner * 2002: Gannon * 2003: Manning & McNair * 2004: Manning * 2005: Alexander * 2006: Tomlinson * 2007: Brady * 2008: Manning * 2009: Manning

NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award from the Associated Press

1972: Brown * 1973: Simpson * 1974: Stabler * 1975: Tarkenton * 1976: Jones * 1977: Payton * 1978: Campbell * 1979: Campbell * 1980: Campbell * 1981: Anderson * 1982: Fouts * 1983: Theismann * 1984: Marino * 1985: Allen * 1986: Dickerson * 1987: Rice * 1988: Craig * 1989: Montana * 1990: Moon * 1991: Thomas * 1992: Young * 1993: Rice * 1994: Sanders * 1995: Favre * 1996: Davis * 1997: Sanders * 1998: Davis * 1999: Faulk * 2000: Faulk * 2001: Faulk * 2002: Holmes * 2003: Lewis * 2004: Manning * 2005: Alexander * 2006: Tomlinson * 2007: Brady * 2008: Brees * 2009: Johnson

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award from the Associated Press

1967: Farr * 1968: McCullouch * 1969: Hill * 1970: Shaw * 1971: Brockington * 1972: Harris * 1973: Foreman * 1974: Woods * 1975: M. Thomas * 1976: White * 1977: Dorsett * 1978: Campbell * 1979: O. Anderson * 1980: Sims * 1981: Rogers * 1982: Allen * 1983: Dickerson * 1984: Lipps * 1985: Brown * 1986: Mayes * 1987: Stradford * 1988: Stephens * 1989: Sanders * 1990: Smith * 1991: Russell * 1992: Pickens * 1993: Bettis * 1994: Faulk * 1995: Martin * 1996: George * 1997: Dunn * 1998: Moss * 1999: James * 2000: M. Anderson * 2001: A. Thomas * 2002: Portis * 2003: Boldin * 2004: Roethlisberger * 2005: Williams * 2006: Young * 2007: Peterson * 2008: Ryan * 2009: Harvin

Bert Bell Award

1959: Unitas * 1960: Van Brocklin * 1961: Hornung * 1962: Robustelli * 1963: J. Brown * 1964: Unitas * 1965: Retzlaff * 1966: Meredith * 1967: Unitas * 1968: Kelly * 1969: Gabriel * 1970: Blanda * 1971: Staubach * 1972: L. Brown * 1973: Simpson * 1974: Olsen * 1975: Tarkenton * 1976: Stabler * 1977: Griese * 1978: Bradshaw * 1979: Campbell * 1980: Jaworski * 1981: Anderson * 1982: Theismann * 1983: Riggins * 1984: Marino * 1985: Payton * 1986: Taylor * 1987: Rice * 1988: Cunningham * 1989: Montana * 1990: Cunningham * 1991: Sanders * 1992: Young * 1993: Smith * 1994: Young * 1995: Favre * 1996: Favre * 1997: Sanders * 1998: Cunningham * 1999: Warner * 2000: Gannon * 2001: Faulk * 2002: Gannon * 2003: Manning * 2004: Manning * 2005: Alexander * 2006: Tomlinson * 2007: Brady * 2008: Peterson

10,000 Rushing Yards Club

Emmitt Smith * Walter Payton * Barry Sanders * Curtis Martin * Jerome Bettis * Eric Dickerson * Tony Dorsett * LaDainian Tomlinson * Jim Brown * Marshall Faulk * Edgerrin James * Marcus Allen * Franco Harris * Thurman Thomas * Fred Taylor * John Riggins * Corey Dillon * O. J. Simpson * Warrick Dunn * Ricky Watters * Jamal Lewis * Tiki Barber * Eddie George * Ottis Anderson
Italics denotes active player

National Football League running backs with 2,000 rushing yards in a single season

1973: O. J. Simpson * 1984: Eric Dickerson * 1997: Barry Sanders * 1998: Terrell Davis * 2003: Jamal Lewis * 2009: Chris Johnson

'Madden NFL cover athletes

English versions99: Garrison Hearst * 00: Barry Sanders / Dorsey Levens * 01: Eddie George * 02: Daunte Culpepper * 03: Marshall Faulk * 04: Michael Vick
05: Ray Lewis * 06: Donovan McNabb * 07: Shaun Alexander * 08: Vince Young * 09: Brett Favre * 10: Troy Polamalu & Larry Fitzgerald
11: Drew Brees
Spanish versions08: Luis Castillo * 09: Roberto Garza



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