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Barry Sanders

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Career snapshot

Career: 15,269 rushing yards · 99 rushing TDs · 3,062 carries · 153 games · 1989–1998 Detroit Lions only. Career averages: 5.0 yards per carry · 99.8 rushing yards per game.

Hardware: 1997 NFL MVP (co-MVP with Brett Favre), 4× NFL Rushing Champion, 10× Pro Bowl in 10 seasons, 6× First-Team All-Pro, 1989 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, 1988 Heisman Trophy (Oklahoma State). Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2004.

Accolades

★ 1997 NFL MVP (co-MVP with Brett Favre)

★ 4× NFL Rushing Champion

★ 10× Pro Bowl — in all 10 of his NFL seasons

★ 6× First-Team All-Pro

★ 1989 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

★ 1988 Heisman Trophy (Oklahoma State)

★ 2,053 rushing yards in 1997 — 3rd in NFL history at the time

★ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2004

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The card collector's view

Sanders' flagship rookie is the 1989 Score #257 RC—the recognized base from a thinly-printed set, with PSA 10 copies commanding strong premiums. The 1989 Topps Traded #83T RC, 1989 Pro Set #494 RC, and 1989 Topps Tiffany issues round out the rookie tier. The 1989 Action Packed Rookie Update #14 is the gold-foil premium chase. Panini retired-legends inserts in Mosaic and Donruss Optic feature Sanders in classic Honolulu blue.

About Barry Sanders at FreshDCards

The most exciting running back ever. Barry Sanders' career highlight reel doesn't exist—every play was the highlight. Ten Pro Bowls in ten seasons, six First-Team All-Pros, four rushing titles, and the 1997 NFL co-MVP after he ran for 2,053 yards. Then he walked away at 31 with 15,269 career rushing yards, leaving 1,458 yards behind Walter Payton's all-time record. The 1988 Heisman winner played his entire career for the Detroit Lions—a team that never won a playoff game with him. Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2004.

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