"Earl Campbell came up to him with four or five programs and asked Barry to sign them.
'"Sanders might not have cared about individual numbers or even the Heisman, but he won it anyway, easily besting USC quarterback Rodney Peete and UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman by capturing 78 percent of all first-place votes.Sanders was actually in Tokyo, Japan, where he was preparing for Oklahoma State's regular-season finale against Texas Tech, when he found he won the Heisman. "There's never been anybody like him," Gundy said.
"No one had produced a season like it. He just blended in with the rest of the guys. "We felt confident. Game Logs. But not like him. Barry Sanders NFL Stats; Rushing & Receiving * indicates bowl stats included; Rushing & Receiving Table; Rushing Receiving Scrimmage; Year School Conf ... College Football Scores. Sanders has since patched things up with the Lions and appeared, in an unofficial capacity, at Lions events. 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Weight (approx.) College Football Hall of Fame . https://www.celebsdetails.com/stats/barry-sanders-height-weight-body STILLWATER, Okla. -- Perhaps the only one who saw Barry Sanders' unrivaled 1988 season coming was the coach at Oklahoma State's rival school.The year before, Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer was watching film to prepare for the Sooners' upcoming game with the Cowboys.The Oklahoma coaching staff was consumed with how they'd contain Oklahoma State All-American tailback Thurman Thomas. But to that point, Sanders had been a specialist, returning kicks and punts while occasionally spelling Thomas in the backfield. "The Cowboys would lose only once more. Sanders joined the Lions in 1989 and had an immediate impact, winning the NFL's In 1988, in what is considered one of the greatest individual seasons in college football history,Sanders set 34 NCAA Division I FBS records in his college career, and still holds the following records:The Detroit Lions selected Sanders with the 3rd overall pick in the Though there were concerns about his size, it turned out these concerns were unfounded. Not Tony Dorsett. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. School: Oklahoma State. I remember in my mind when I saw him burst through the line. Standing only 5-foot-8, he was difficult for defenses to find at the line of scrimmage. "Two games, 478 yards and nine touchdowns later, Sanders traveled to Nebraska to face a program Oklahoma State had not defeated since 1961.Coach Tom Osborne's Cornhuskers jumped to a 42-0 lead. He could also flip his hips back and forth so swiftly that even the fleetest of defenders looked as if they were wearing 15-pound ankle weights trying to corral him. "Go back and look at how many games he came out early," Evans said. "Against one of the nation's best defenses, Sanders couldn't be stopped. Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).
In 2007, he was ranked by NFL Network's NFL Top 10series as the most elusive runner in NFL hist… "We could have gone up against anyone. Then a little while later, he did it again," Switzer once recalled. If he had played every game, he might have rushed for 4,000 yards. "He averaged only three quarters a game. Most teams would have thrown in the towel at that point.
Additional Career Statistics: Passing: 4-1-11, 1 INT; Kickoff Returns: 5-118 Close "We really were good enough to beat anyone in the country," Gundy said. Sanders' agent Lamont Smith lobbied the team to trade his client. "It's kinda like a Babe Ruth record in baseball," Sherrill said. Skip to main content . But Sanders slithered his way into the end zone again.The Sooners came back to win 31-28, only after Oklahoma State dropped a potential game-winning touchdown in the end zone on fourth down in the final seconds.And for an encore, he rushed for 312, 293, 332 and 222 yards in Oklahoma State's final four games, all blowout victories. "He was on concrete. Barry David Sanders Position: RB 5-8, 203lb (173cm, 92kg) Born: July 16, 1968 in Wichita, KS. He retired within striking distance of Sanders' retirement came somewhat unexpectedly and was a matter of controversy. But he was never better than he was in Bedlam. Sanders returned in 2015 for his redshirt junior year and contributed as a back-up running back, kick returner and special-teams player.
But in that defeat, Oklahoma State's first nationally televised game of the season, Sanders would clinch the Heisman.The Cowboys fell behind again to Switzer's Sooners 14-0.Sanders had entered the game with 1,141 rushing yards over his previous five games, which was an NCAA record. Nebraska held on 63-42, but not before the red-clad fans had endured some nervous moments, and the Blackshirts had surrendered the most points they ever had in Memorial Stadium. He ran for eighteen yards his first carry during the regular season,Sanders was the featured running back on the Lion teams that made the playoffs five times during the 1990s (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997).