 Sanders in January 2019 |
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| Position: | Running back |
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| Born: | July 16, 1968 (age 55)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
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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 North (KS) |
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| College: | Oklahoma State (1986–1988) |
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| NFL draft: | 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 |
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- NFL Most Valuable Player (1997)
- 2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1994, 1997)
- NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1989)
- 6× First-team All-Pro (1989–1991, 1994, 1995, 1997)
- 4× Second-team All-Pro (1992, 1993, 1996, 1998)
- 10× Pro Bowl (1989–1998)
- 4× NFL rushing yards leader (1990, 1994, 1996, 1997)
- NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1991)
- NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
- NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (1989)
- 2× Bert Bell Award (1991, 1997)
- Pride of the Lions
- Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team
- Detroit Lions All-Time Team
- Detroit Lions No. 20 retired
- Heisman Trophy (1988)
- Maxwell Award (1988)
- Walter Camp Award (1988)
- Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year (1988)
- Unanimous All-American (1988)
- Second-team All-American (1987)
- First-team All-Big Eight (1988)
- Oklahoma State Cowboys No. 21 retired
- Oklahoma State Cowboys Ring of Honor
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| Rushing yards: | 15,269 |
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| Rushing average: | 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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