Sanders attended Wichita North High School
Sanders did not play running back until the fourth game of his senior year in 1985. He rushed for 1,322 yards in the final seven games of the season, which earned him all-state honors. He was, however, overlooked by most college recruiters because of his 5 ft 8 in size.
Sanders started his college career at Oklahoma State
During his first two years, he backed up an all-american Thurman Thomas.When Thomas went to the NFL Barry thought it was his time to shine which he did his jr year.Sanders led the nation by averaging 7.6 yards per carry and over 200 yards per game, including rushing for over 300 yards in four games!The man got about 345 carries that season and had to still do kick and punt return.Sanders set college football season records with 2,628 yards rushing, 3,248 total yards, 234 points, 39 touchdowns, of which 37 were rushing which became another record. Sanders won the Hesiman Trophy as the season's most outstanding player
after his first season starting he went to the NFL Draft.The Detroit Lions selected Sanders with their 1st-round (3rd overall) pick in the 1989 Draft.Sanders was far too quick for defenders to hit solidly on a consistent basis, and too strong to bring down with arm tackles. Though short at 5'8", his playing weight was 203 lb (91 kg) and Sanders had a large portion of this weight in his exceptionally large and muscular legs, which provided him with a very low center of gravity.
In1989, Sanders missed training camp due to a contract dispute. Despite that, he ran for 18 yards on his first carry, and scored a touchdown on his fourth. He finished the season second in the NFL in rushing yards and touchdown.Barry was the featured running back on the Lion teams that made the playoffs five times during the 1990s (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997.In 1994, Sanders rushed for 1,883 yards, on a 5.7 yards per carry average. He also totaled 283 receiving yards, which gave him a combined 2,166 yards from scrimmage for the season. He was named the NFL's Offensive Player of the Year.anders' greatest season came in 1997 (see below), when he rushed for a career-high 2,053 yards.He left football healthy, having gained 15,269 rushing yards, 2,921 receiving yards, and 109 touchdowns (99 rushing and 10 receiving). He retired within a one-season striking distance of Walter Payton's career rushing mark of 16,726 yards.Sanders' retirement came somewhat unexpectedly and was a matter of controversy. Two years beforehand, Sanders had renewed his contract with the Lions for $35.4 million over six years with an $11million signing bonus. When he retired with several years left on his contract, the Lions demanded that he return $7.3 million of the bonus.Sanders refused, and the Lions sued and eventually won a judgment against him.
Good blog, the videos give it a nice touch
ReplyDeletebarry sanders is the greatest RB of all time because the offensive line was awful. he had to break tackles on every single run. he was too good for words. he retired too early but he is definitely number one in my book. i cant wait to see his son run all over the nfl.
ReplyDeletegreat blog, berry sanders is a great player
ReplyDeletethe videos are fun to watch, barry sanders was so smooth his cuts were amazing
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