Barry was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third pick in the draft and won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1989. Barry is one of the smallest running backs ever. He is 5'8" and weighs about 200 pounds. In 1992 he broke the Lion's all-time rushing record and is still adding on to it. Last year he shared the NFL's MVP award with Green Bay's Brett Favre.

    Barry is also the third player ever to rush for more than 2 thousand yards in a season. The only others to do that were Hall of Famers O.J. Simpson And Walter Payton. Barry has been playing for ten years and has been selected to the Pro Bowl 9 times. He has never been to the Super Bowl and has barely been to the playoffs. He also needs 2,948 more yards and he will be the NFL's all-time leading rusher. The man that holds that record is Walter Payton.

    Barry hold 26 records altogether. 13 in college and 13 in the NFL. If  he scores one more touchdown he will own another record for most touchdowns by a running back. Barry is a very respected player. Even though he is the best he has never taunted another player, he has never done an end zone dance, and he's never even spiked the ball after scoring.

    Barry might just be a football player, but he has changed the lives of many young football players and fans. He has encouraged kids to play harder and try to be like him. He also has started numerous charities. He is obviously one of the best and in years from now he will be a legend.
 
    Well, I hope you enjoyed my page I had alot of fun doing it. I learned alot about Barry Sanders and I hope you did too. My goal was to make you interested in him and I'm almost sure anyone who didn't know about him would want to know more.