Barry Sanders

Running back, American football player

1968 –

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Who is Barry Sanders?

Barry Sanders 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 just 1,457 yards short of being first place on the list for the NFL all-time rushing record at that time.

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Born
Jul 16, 1968
Wichita
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Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
  • Wichita North High School
Lived in
  • Wichita

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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