In a brilliant career Barry Sanders rushed for 15,269 yards in only 10 seasons. He averaged 5 yards a carry (second highest in history). In each of his NFL seasons he rushed for over 1,000 yards. In 25 of games he gained a 150 or more yards, this is a NFL record. At one point in his career he went three years without a fumble. In 1997 he gained 2,053 in a season which is second all time. He had a total of 15 touchdown runs of more than 50 yard ( a NFL record). He is also 3rd all time of the career-rushing list while having only played until the age of 31. But with all of these outstanding accomplishments Barry Sanders was much more than just numbers.

Sanders started to show signs of his greatness in high school. He was initially considered to small to play the position of running back. But when he was finally given a chance during his senior year he rushed for 274 yards his first game. In f

ive games he rushed for 1417 yards which set a city record. Sanders was only offered two scholarships from colleges. He decided that he would attend Oklahoma State University.

Sanders won the most coveted award in his junior season the Heisman trophy. Sanders decided to turn pro so that he could support his family. The Lions drafted him, where a great career would begin.

When talking about the type of player Sanders was,w Price wrote “Sanders never spiked the ball, danced in the endzone or taunted the opponent. He drove a basic Acura for years while his Lions teammates laughed, and just last month he sold the $175,000 house in Rochester Hills, Mich., that he had lived in since his rookie year. In the locker room before games Sanders would nap while his teammates paced, roared and pounded the walls. Often, while the game raged around him and thousands screamed Sanders had to be awakened on the sidelines as the Lions’ prepared to take the field. “One of the first games I played with Barry”, says former Lions receiver Brett Perriman, “ I was screaming, ‘Barry’s asleep!’ and everybody was laughing at me. I hit him and woke him up, and his eyes were blood red—I mean from a deep sleep. He

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