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 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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| - 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 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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| - Barry Sanders
- Sanders, Barry
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| - Sanders, Barry David; Sanders, Barry D.
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| - Barry Sanders—awards and honors
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Highlights
| - * Heisman Trophy
* Consensus All-American
* 10× Pro Bowl
* 6× AP First-Team All-Pro
* 4× AP Second-Team All-Pro
* 4× NFL Rushing champion
* 1991 NFL MVP
* 1997 NFL MVP
* 2× AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year
* NFL Alumni Running Back of the Year
* 1989 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
* Single Season 2,000 Rushing Yards Club
* 10,000 Rushing Yards Club
* NFL 1990's All-Decade Team
* NFL record most consecutive 100-yard games
* NFL record most 1,500-yard seasons
* Holds 10 Detroit Lions team records
* Detroit Lions #20 retired
* Third-leading rusher in NFL history
* Rated #1 Most Elusive Running Back of All Time by NFL.com
* Rated #17 NFL Player of all-time by NFL.com
* Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
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| - All-American college football player, professional football player, running back, Heisman Trophy winner, College Football Hall of Fame member
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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 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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