Barry Sanders
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 16, 1968 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Wichita, Kansas | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Wichita (KS) North | ||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 15,269 |
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| Average: | 5.0 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 99 |
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Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is a former American football running back who spent his entire professional career with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. A member of both the college and professional football halls of fame, he was ranked by NFL Top 10 as the most elusive runner in NFL history, and also topped their list of greatest players never to reach the Super Bowl. Averaging over 1,500 rushing yards per season, Sanders left the game 1,457 yards short of breaking the NFL all-time rushing record at the time.
Born in Wichita, Kansas, Sanders attended Wichita North High School. Sanders started at tailback his sophomore year, but his brother Byron started before him in that position the following year. Sanders did not become the starting running back until the fourth game of his senior year. He rushed for 1,417 yards in the final seven games of the season, which earned him all-state honors. During that seven-game span, Sanders averaged 10.2 yards per carry, but he was overlooked by most college recruiters. Although he was a stellar athlete, Sanders received scholarship offers from only Emporia State University, University of Tulsa, and Oklahoma State University-Stillwater.
Enrolling at Oklahoma State University, Sanders played for the Oklahoma State Cowboys from 1986 to 1988, and wore the #21. During his first two years, he backed up All-American Thurman Thomas. In 1987, he led the nation in yards per kickoff return (31.6), while also rushing for over 600 yards and scoring 8 touchdowns. Thomas moved on to the NFL, and Sanders became the starter for his junior year.
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