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| Position: | Running back |
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| Born: | (1968-07-16) July 16, 1968 (age 56)
Wichita, Kansas |
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| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
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| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
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| High school: | Wichita (KS) North |
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| College: | Oklahoma State |
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| NFL Draft: | 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 |
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- 10× Pro Bowl (1989–1998)
- 6× First-team All-Pro (1989–1991, 1994, 1995, 1997)
- 4× Second-team All-Pro (1992, 1993, 1996, 1998)
- NFL Most Valuable Player (1997)
- 2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1994, 1997)
- 2× Bert Bell Award (1991, 1997)
- 4× NFL rushing yards leader (1990, 1994, 1996, 1997)
- NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1991)
- NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1989)
- NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
- Detroit Lions No. 20 retired
- Heisman Trophy (1988)
- Maxwell Award (1988)
- Walter Camp Award (1988)
- Unanimous All-American (1988)
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| Rushing yards: | 15,269 |
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| Yards per carry: | 5.0 |
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| Rushing touchdowns: | 99 |
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| Receptions: | 352 |
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| Receiving yards: | 2,921 |
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| Receiving touchdowns: | 10 |
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| Player stats at NFL.com |
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Barry Sanders (born (1968-07-16)July 16, 1968) is a Hall of Fame and Heisman Trophy winning American football running back. He played college football at Oklahoma State University, then spent all of his professional career with the Detroit Lions in the NFL. Widely recognized as the greatest running back of all time next to Emmitt Smith and if not that then definitely the best elusive back of all time.
