How a guy can rush for 2850 yards & 42 TDs in TWELVE games, set 34 NCAA records, win the Heisman and STILL not get picked first overall is ridiculous.
If Sanders had an O-Line he would own every major NFL rushing record.
They say he was small...yet he was 5'9 200lbs. His lower body is far stronger than your typical 200lb man, the way he could cut and pull tacklers was insane. GOAT by far.
I always thought it funny how they compared Reggie Bush at UFC to Barry. Barry had more rush yards and TDs his final year in college then Bush and Lindale White COMBINED...in LESS games. Bush was no where near his league.
14 dislikes? dude, all you emmitt smith and walter payton fans, gtfo. you guys are haters and your jealous as fuck. greatest rb ever, in college and in the pros.
just imagine if he had a offensive line in the pros!!!! he would have rushed for almost 20,000 yards for his career!!! and maybe wouldnt have retired early... i miss u BARRY
He had Lomas Brown adn Kevin lover who made a bunch of pro bowls....plus he ran from singleback with two te's alot to keep the defense from stacking the line....not to mention huge wr's like Herman Moore and Germaine Crowell. Everyone always says the Lions sucked but they mde the playoffs in 5 of Barrys 10 seasons.....but Barry folded once they were in the playoffs.
His son is just as good if not better than his dad. I mean when his son graduates in 2012, he will be the top recruit. He can be everything like his dad if he goes to college. I wouldn't be surprised if we see him in the NFL in the future.
Barry entertained on the field, not the endzone. He was a true football player. He would do his job and toss or hand the ball to the ref. A class act, a gentalman.
He tauses it to the ref and proceeds with the game... no boasting, no 'me', just gettin' work done with the TEAM! it's an amazing concept the seems to have been lost, what a shame.
this guy is no where near the best. he is just another black monkey to be honest... there are far better running backs today because the blacks in the world have evolved a lot more since then from running from the police for robbing liquor stores. and all the new age black monkeys all take steroids.
What makes Barry Sanders so great? I love Barry's attitude after he scores! He never celebrates. Just hands the ball to the ref because why celebrate something you can do all the time. Scoring is like breathing to Barry.
I don't begrudge any player a little celebration after a TD. It's an exciting moment and a huge sigh of relief for the player. But that's also what makes Barry nonchalantly flipping the ball to the ref so badass. He knew he was going to score, so why get worked up. That's ice cold ninja/jedi stuff. Barry was incredible.
@Wolvesq LMBO at "ninja stuff" but that is exactly why I loved Barry Sanders...he moved at a totally different speed and seemed to have eyes on his back...Only other player that I seen remotely look that good was Marshall Faulk...not OJ, Payton, Emmitt, gayle, or anyone else.
I really get tired of people equating tossing the ball to a ref with class. Yes Barry was a class act for many reasons, but a player dancing is not taunting and it is not classless...Football is a GAME. Football is SHORT-LIVED. Football is a HEATH RISK.
You put in so much work for such a short moment of success why not celebrate? Every play is a chance of severe injury... why not celebrate your triumph with your team and fans. This isn't tea sipping or a presidential debate it is a VIOLENT GAME
ok even tho in college u cant dance around after a touchdown even when he went to the nfl he just gave to the ref which i dont understand how he could do that i mean like he would make the greatest playes and still keep his composure, now thats a real beast
@neotri45 You read that right. Something that is usually overlooked is that during that season he didn't play the entire game most of the time. Their high-powered offense allowed him to come out in the 3rd quarter in most games. If they had wanted, OSU could have had Barry well over the 3000 rushing mark.
@shitshow09 dude I never mentioned anything about him dancing in the endzone. I said that he finds the ref almost everytime and hands the ball to him instead of dropping it like most players do now a days. This has nothing to do with him dancing or showing off. Its about how he celebrates with his teammates he finds his the ref and gives him the ball.
Had Barry not prematurely retired, he would have been the all time leading rusher and I believe Emmitt left in 03 or 04 and he even stated himself after he won it that had Barry still played a year or two more, he would have still been trying to catch him even when Emmitt hung them up.
Thanks for posting that. He would undoubtly be one of the greats of all time. The way he could change direction & cut on a dime was amazing. left many a DB going "I got him..dang where did he go" lol
I am a Husker For Life, but this dude made my boys look foolish...and this was when the "Blackshirts" were "the Blackshirts" if you know what I am saying...Barry Sanders, ONE OF A KIND. Much respect. One Love.
as his body could endure, he most likely would have set an all time career rushing total that would have been almost impossible to reach. I look at everyones criticism's of AP much like I look at when I hear People criticize Barack Obama (Which I am not a fan of). Wait to criticize them when they are finished, not when they've only been in it for such a short time.
I would like to start off by saying that I am a die hard Oklahoma Sooner fan and would like to say that Adrian Peterson is my favorite player in the NFL because of this and I do believe he will become an all time great and is on that path already. But there will ALWAYS only be ONE Barry Sanders who is the Greatest RB of all time: College and Professional. He would easily have been the All-time leading rusher had he not retired, as he was still in his prime; that is a fact. If he had gone as long
@jho369 then why did you reply to him? he was talking about handing the ball to the ref not celebrating. since you replied to that, i assumed you were talking about the same thing. not really my fault....
because he can't celebrate with it idiot, that's why he handed the ball to ref...what else can he do to it? Throw it on the ground? Think for a second before you talk
I swear it seems like during his runs he would try to run toward where the ref was standing in the end zone just to get it to him quicker. He didn't need to worry if it was going to be a TD or not, that was already decided.
@ n000bsaib0t Yes, i do notice that, he never showed off to anyone. Also one of the classiest RB's to ever play the game, it was always about his team, not him.
Barry Sanders-Oklahoma State 2,628 yards. (1988) Anybody that beats that NCAA single season record, and I don't think thats possible, will earn my "you're the greatest back of all time" opinion
@JTnine78 Crazy thing is that they didn't count the bowl game into the statistics back then. Barry also ran for 222 yards and 5TDs in the Holiday bowl (in which he didn't even play in the 4th quarter). Add the bowl and his season statistics were:
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! right of the bat of this video barry sanders owns. Barry when he was in collage he still owned damn!! Hes a beast with a uniform on
I love Barry Sanders,no homo.But hes the greatest Football Player of alltime.Just think what he couldve done the numbers he wouldve put up if he had a good o line and a offense even similar to OSU.Where he had great designed plays for him AND they gave him the ball in goalline...I never understood that the G.O.A.T and u pull him on goal line cuz he loses yards sum time.FUCK THAT!That and I hafta say I HATE BOBBY ROSS!!!!!!!!U damn near single handedly Retired the Greatest by ur self u ASSHOLE!
hahah why do you hate Bobby Ross...the Lions' organization almost damn near cost that guy's life. The Lions are the worst organization in the history of professional sports. I love them to death but one playoff victory in the history of the super bowl era and it's not like we're an expansion team. We've been in the NFL since the 1930's yet we have one playoff victory....I don't get it.. We never draft O-line either. Let's take Pettigrew over Oher.. that was a stupid pick.
Your right bedsidetrash. I was just having that discussion with my friend the other day. Chris has Barry's style of running. He's the closest I have seen to Barry. Good eye.
You mean chris johnson? really? I guess I'll have to watch chris more closely.
Yeah, all the greats before or since barry didn't do it the way barry did, they couldn't have. they were great in their own ways though. Barry could not have run the way Jim Brown did.
still, I am partial to Barry's one of a kind style. Such artistry!
@Laurafouty if chris johnson was run up the middle every play like adrian is, he'd suck donkey cock to. Watch next year as lilchrissy gets 500 carries for 1500 yards
Yeah. Barry's the best ever, no argument can be made by anyone against that. Chris Johnson is the best right now with blazing speed and AD has fumbling problems but he is a still great back and violent strong runner . If he holds on the ball better and lowers his running level he will have a repeat of 08-09. But CJ looks like he's gonna be doing this for a long time and he's only gonna get better
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Adrian took his team farther, as far as I'm concerned adrian is the better back, if what you bring takes ur team to the playoffs then ur more valuble if u bring 2k yards and ur team has a LOSING season?! then you're a lost cause
How dumb are you? You think AD is a better back to Sanders? Take off your crimson colored glasses. AD is surrounded by greatness, including a pro-bowl OSU DT. Nobody who knows shit about football is going to agree that Peterson is a better back.
@izuru67 you are a fucking idiot for saying that Adrian Peterson is better than Barry Sanders. According to your dumb ass logic, Reggie Bush, Pierre Thomas, and Mike Bell are all better than AP since they just took their team to the Superbowl and won it. And AP was the major reason why the Vikings didn't make the superbowl, he fumbled the ball away like a lil bitch. AP is not even the best RB in the NFL, Chris Johnson is.
@izuru67 i love how you can criticize the best RB to ever play the game. i don't like the lions but i will give props to barry sanders for doing what he did for that team. they had a QB who couldn't get the ball to a receiver, no defense, and a line that allowed the D to get into the backfield 3 out of every 4 downs. Sanders had to dance around every play to get any yards he could. you show pure ignorance when it comes to football. AP is a good runner but won't be great till he can hold the ball
@izuru67 ''Adrian took his team farther, as far as I'm concerned adrian is the better back, if what you bring takes ur team to the playoffs then ur more valuble if u bring 2k yards and ur team has a LOSING season?! then you're a lost cause''
You dumb ass. Barry WAS the team. Everyone on his team sucked and they had to rely on Barry to do almost everything... he did everything in his power to take them to the playoffs!
The Greatest Back of all time. Too bad the Lions are dumbasses and didnt want to pay him what he deserved. Only Played 10 seasons and has Some of the Best numbers of anyone.
Wasnt about the $,,he retired because the Lions wouldnt do more to win plus the fact he golfed with another former RB at a charity event and seen how bad off he was from the years playing and he wanted out before that happened with him.
@reyamayaiii1 The penalty is to prevent people from doing it. It works. No one drop-kicks quarterbacks either, but that would still get flagged if someone did. The fact that there's a penalty against something doesn't mean people do it. It MAY mean people USE to do it. Anyway, I agree with you that Barry's the man, and it's true that he didn't do flamboyant celebrations in the pros either (where it was allowed), so your basic point about the man holds.
@reyamayaiii1 And he did it 48 times that year! best single season stats in div.1 college ever only started 1 year cuz thurman thomas was 1 year ahead of him
I'm pretty sure no one comes close to running like this man did. I'd say Reggie Bush, in his college days, had similarities, but Barry has his own style. One of the greatest.
Barry is insane...I was a fan of his growing up and seeing his highlights now..makes me cringe and brings back memories. Best RB in my opinion. Why would I put him over Brown? Because Jim Brown, played against lineman he was bigger than. Hes like a Wilt Chamberlain he had astronomical numbers because his competitions athleticism was far inferior. Barry played against much tougher defenders, geared to stop him and still couldnt.
thankyou finally someone who understands the fact that jim brown wasnt as great as his numbers showed. put jim brown in barrys spot he wouldnt be able to do the things he did when he played.
"benzexxl" is fucking high on some sooner red shit, if he think Adrian Peterson is gonna be better then Barry Sanders. The Vikings are a good football team, and a playoff team before AP and with AP.10 years with the Lions and no matter how great Barry was, the Lions just Fucking suck! Don't get me wrong, AP is a hell of a RB, but his line makes Sanders line look like pee-wee football players. Barry woke up one day and said to himself,this team is a bunch of pussy and walked away from football.
College football didn't have the BCS back in the 80's and Oklahoma State played in the old southwest conference and later the Big 8, which is now the Big 12. And the dude was a sight to see in college and in the NFL. Like "TheGT500KR" said, he didn't have a F--king line to save his ass with the Lions. It was all little Barry Sanders.
The guy in college was like Jordan playing against a bunch of 7th graders. The crazy thing was this wasn't 1-AA, this was the big 12 conference against BCS caliber teams. IMO, the best season ever any sport at any level.
O.K., Whoever is trying to compare Adrian Peterson with barry sanders, stop now before you hurt yourself. Barry Sanders had NO offensive line. AP does. Barry Sanders jukes and changes direction. AP just runs people over. They both play in TOTALLY different styles. So really, theres no way you can compare the two.
Note that Adrian Peterson came from Oklahoma. I just wanted to point that out too everyone. In my opnion Adrian Peterson has a chance to be better than Barry Sanders or even near his excellence.
handing the ball so fast to the ref... is his celebration.... basically saying.. ill be back here again.. dont worry.... i wish he wouldnt of retired at 31 he had so much more but no one blocked for him... he did it basically by himself.. an i love in Michigan bout 15 mins away from Detroit. but... when a mans got there mind up they got it up.. barry greatest of all TIME!
barry was simply the best running back ever to grace a football field. he was the one player who was really fun to watch! the way he could stop and start is like no other will ever be able to do and thats why he is one of the best athletes ever!
Just gotta mention this. Up till now, probably the greatest day of my life. - Dec 14 1997 Metrodome Lions vs Vikes - I'm one of SIX people that I can see wearing Lions coats. (had to thrown that in there)Anyhow, there I am sitting among Vikes fans, half of them are drunk college students. However, I didn't hear the slightest bit of cursing or Boo'ing directed toward #20. It was really something. One play a drunkard claimed Barry was down but got back up w/o the ref noticing... ah memories.
this team was better than the lions at the time just think if barry was on the vikings in 98 with randy moss cris carter gary anderson cunnigham it had everyone except a rb
The funny thing is that the vikings probably do have THAT much talent now (minus the QB?). It was funny to me with all the offensive weapons that they have and then I notice Percy Harvin too. How did the rest of the teams let him fall that far? He looked like a sure thing. I doubt the Patriots would have the record for scoring in that case.
Barry was the GREATEST RUNNINGBACK OF ALL-TIME SORRY JIM BUT BARRY was on the fucking lions and everybody knew BARRY was getting the ball and still couldn't stop him..One more thhing no one will ever touch his college record over 2600yrds rushing and 38TD plus many others..Like I said THE GREATEST No 20 BARRY
Damn if Barry celebrated everytime he scored football games would be 25mins longer lol. but very good observation, Barry is indeed the standard by which running back excellence is measured! thank you 4 appreciating his Rare talent!
Didn't even play Running Back 'til the 4th game of his senior year in High School. Didn't even get in a single NCAA game 'til his record breaking, heisman winning Junior season.
#3 all time rusher, #2 greatest NCAA football player, #1 elusive RB, sorry Emmitt Smith & Walter Payton, but Barry deserved the rush title more. Especially since he was on the lions.
Best running back I ever seen. I wish he never retired from the nfl. Great video by the way I never saw any of his college game highlights until now. Thanks for the upload.
Barry Sanders was very mature about the Game! Every time he scores he gives the ball straight to the referee
adversity1on1 2 weeks ago
How a guy can rush for 2850 yards & 42 TDs in TWELVE games, set 34 NCAA records, win the Heisman and STILL not get picked first overall is ridiculous.
If Sanders had an O-Line he would own every major NFL rushing record.
EveryNameIsTakenFFS2 3 weeks ago
Chvx
slipnslideguy1990 2 months ago
Barry Sanders was Adrian Peterson with moves.
CheddarBob39 2 months ago
240p we meet again
dashieky 3 months ago 2
Not only the best running back of ALL TIME. But also one of the classiest. Can't wait to watch his son play college and pro ball.
krobindis 3 months ago
Imagine if the Lions had Barry now. Javid Best CANNOT run the ball.
quicky2103 4 months ago
barrys' coach said he was to small. than the starting running back got injured. barry sanders over 200 yards haha
politicsrmyths 4 months ago
@politicsrmyths
They say he was small...yet he was 5'9 200lbs. His lower body is far stronger than your typical 200lb man, the way he could cut and pull tacklers was insane. GOAT by far.
rygu79 2 months ago
I always thought it funny how they compared Reggie Bush at UFC to Barry. Barry had more rush yards and TDs his final year in college then Bush and Lindale White COMBINED...in LESS games. Bush was no where near his league.
vsmith3rd 5 months ago
14 dislikes? dude, all you emmitt smith and walter payton fans, gtfo. you guys are haters and your jealous as fuck. greatest rb ever, in college and in the pros.
sumthinliketheone 5 months ago
That cut at 0:40 is just ridiculous. Show me another human being that can cut at full speed like that.
Nick1944 5 months ago
@Nick1944 - I said the exact same thing when I first saw it.
WNWoody 3 months ago
2:35 is freaking awesome.
DragonTiger69 6 months ago
That's a fact
cggordon2 8 months ago
there will never be another.
theblackmanOyeah 8 months ago
So exciting to watch.
Forbins80 8 months ago
man if i had a dollar for every pixel this video has i would be broke
thealsoltani 8 months ago
just imagine if he had a offensive line in the pros!!!! he would have rushed for almost 20,000 yards for his career!!! and maybe wouldnt have retired early... i miss u BARRY
K1LLaRoBOtFi5h 10 months ago
@K1LLaRoBOtFi5h
He had Lomas Brown adn Kevin lover who made a bunch of pro bowls....plus he ran from singleback with two te's alot to keep the defense from stacking the line....not to mention huge wr's like Herman Moore and Germaine Crowell. Everyone always says the Lions sucked but they mde the playoffs in 5 of Barrys 10 seasons.....but Barry folded once they were in the playoffs.
dawhiteguy622 8 months ago
barry sanders BEST OF ALL TIME
stephen11654 11 months ago 4
wow
122891140 1 year ago
His son is just as good if not better than his dad. I mean when his son graduates in 2012, he will be the top recruit. He can be everything like his dad if he goes to college. I wouldn't be surprised if we see him in the NFL in the future.
redmustang03 1 year ago
@redmustang03 Well, if his son is as good as his dad, he WILL be in the NFL. I don't think that will happen though. His dad was the best ever.
bull864 1 year ago
Let the talent speak for itself !!!
Buffd42 1 year ago
A man among boys.
buskyman 1 year ago
BEAST
1966mopar1966 1 year ago
It is such a joy to watch a guy who is not only one of the greatest athletes of all time, but is also one of the classiest.
jlangston23 1 year ago
Barry entertained on the field, not the endzone. He was a true football player. He would do his job and toss or hand the ball to the ref. A class act, a gentalman.
steeldoc36 1 year ago
"act like you've been there before" - Barry Sanders
Medjai1979 1 year ago
on skates @ :40
Medjai1979 1 year ago
where the hell is he?
jjdxnyjj 1 year ago
wuts the name of this song!!!! its gangster
kikinhugs11 1 year ago
He tauses it to the ref and proceeds with the game... no boasting, no 'me', just gettin' work done with the TEAM! it's an amazing concept the seems to have been lost, what a shame.
jfklimek 1 year ago 2
Thats right he came from Oklahoma baby best RB of all time nuff said hopefully his son does good once he gets outta HS
xBroKeNxSkiLLzx 1 year ago
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this guy is no where near the best. he is just another black monkey to be honest... there are far better running backs today because the blacks in the world have evolved a lot more since then from running from the police for robbing liquor stores. and all the new age black monkeys all take steroids.
provex0 1 year ago
@provex0 very original take there provex. trolls will be trolls. remember to brush and floss at least twice a day.
bfgzed 1 year ago
@provex0 well he's world famous and you're sitting at your computer wishing you were. you sir can go fuck yourself
botchnizzle 1 year ago
What makes Barry Sanders so great? I love Barry's attitude after he scores! He never celebrates. Just hands the ball to the ref because why celebrate something you can do all the time. Scoring is like breathing to Barry.
mrreman 1 year ago
Barry sanders - Making defenses jobs harder and referees lives easier.
benhoward1 1 year ago
i love it how he this tosses the ball to the ref after every touchdown
what a great sport
MrFalcons50 1 year ago
I can't ever remember berry getting hit hard, has he ever?
BIacksyuk 1 year ago
@BIacksyuk Nope, not that I've seen. The defender either holds on to him to stop him from running or a group of defenders will jump on him.
jaquino94 1 year ago
over 2600 yards in one college season omg is anyone gonna beat that in the next 20 years i think not!
boskey10 1 year ago
I don't begrudge any player a little celebration after a TD. It's an exciting moment and a huge sigh of relief for the player. But that's also what makes Barry nonchalantly flipping the ball to the ref so badass. He knew he was going to score, so why get worked up. That's ice cold ninja/jedi stuff. Barry was incredible.
Wolvesq 1 year ago
@Wolvesq LMBO at "ninja stuff" but that is exactly why I loved Barry Sanders...he moved at a totally different speed and seemed to have eyes on his back...Only other player that I seen remotely look that good was Marshall Faulk...not OJ, Payton, Emmitt, gayle, or anyone else.
kudabeen 1 year ago
I really get tired of people equating tossing the ball to a ref with class. Yes Barry was a class act for many reasons, but a player dancing is not taunting and it is not classless...Football is a GAME. Football is SHORT-LIVED. Football is a HEATH RISK.
You put in so much work for such a short moment of success why not celebrate? Every play is a chance of severe injury... why not celebrate your triumph with your team and fans. This isn't tea sipping or a presidential debate it is a VIOLENT GAME
kudabeen 1 year ago 6
@kudabeen Totally agree
pinsnpies 1 year ago
i lost track of him @:59 ...
collegenintendo 1 year ago
greatest rusher, yes. Greatest running back? #34
SDSS72 1 year ago
Adrian Peterson - 3 years in the league 20 fumbles, 4884 yards, 40 touchdowns, 915 attempts, 4.9 average
Barry Sanders - 3 years in league 5 fumbles, 4322 yards, 43 touchdowns,
877 attempts, 5 average
We'll see if AD can stay healthy because Barry never got injured.
morrisok23 1 year ago
@morrisok23 Now put up chris johnson stats I'll wait...then i wanna see your conclusion
glinxz 1 year ago
Barry Sanders was the back up to Thurman Thomas.. OSU still could not beat anyone with such talent.
KingdomOfFreakdom 1 year ago
ok even tho in college u cant dance around after a touchdown even when he went to the nfl he just gave to the ref which i dont understand how he could do that i mean like he would make the greatest playes and still keep his composure, now thats a real beast
tpc501 1 year ago
240 yards per game? am i reading that right?
neotri45 1 year ago 2
@neotri45 You read that right. Something that is usually overlooked is that during that season he didn't play the entire game most of the time. Their high-powered offense allowed him to come out in the 3rd quarter in most games. If they had wanted, OSU could have had Barry well over the 3000 rushing mark.
psychotron1099 1 year ago
I believe back in the day players could do some form of celebration. Ever seen the miami player's backflip?
ilovednu 1 year ago
two things I want to point out...
1. This is all from one season because Sanders only started for one year at OSU which is amazing as hell if u actually see the numbers he put up
2. The QB in the video is Mike Gundy, the current head coach at OSU, cool
marcrib79 1 year ago
barry is such a class act by far my favorite RB
ominaeownsyu 1 year ago
@shitshow09 dude I never mentioned anything about him dancing in the endzone. I said that he finds the ref almost everytime and hands the ball to him instead of dropping it like most players do now a days. This has nothing to do with him dancing or showing off. Its about how he celebrates with his teammates he finds his the ref and gives him the ball.
reyamayaiii1 1 year ago
love how he just flips the ball to the ref, as if it's no big deal.
"well, here ya go."
rockstar728 1 year ago
I like how he always just hands the ball over to the referee after the touchdown no matter how exciting the run was
TheFlex21 1 year ago
Had Barry not prematurely retired, he would have been the all time leading rusher and I believe Emmitt left in 03 or 04 and he even stated himself after he won it that had Barry still played a year or two more, he would have still been trying to catch him even when Emmitt hung them up.
Spaz2708 1 year ago
GO COLTS!!
maddenrocks13 1 year ago
maybe my fourth favorite RB behind
1. Earl campbell
2. Larry Czonka
3."The Bus"
TVairtime 1 year ago
Thanks for posting that. He would undoubtly be one of the greats of all time. The way he could change direction & cut on a dime was amazing. left many a DB going "I got him..dang where did he go" lol
TheDrummerRon 1 year ago
i live in oklahoma DEATH TO THE SOONERS
BrattyMaddy 1 year ago
@BrattyMaddy jealous much?
OUfootball2010 1 year ago
I am a Husker For Life, but this dude made my boys look foolish...and this was when the "Blackshirts" were "the Blackshirts" if you know what I am saying...Barry Sanders, ONE OF A KIND. Much respect. One Love.
huskerjeff1 1 year ago
as his body could endure, he most likely would have set an all time career rushing total that would have been almost impossible to reach. I look at everyones criticism's of AP much like I look at when I hear People criticize Barack Obama (Which I am not a fan of). Wait to criticize them when they are finished, not when they've only been in it for such a short time.
jlangston23 1 year ago
I would like to start off by saying that I am a die hard Oklahoma Sooner fan and would like to say that Adrian Peterson is my favorite player in the NFL because of this and I do believe he will become an all time great and is on that path already. But there will ALWAYS only be ONE Barry Sanders who is the Greatest RB of all time: College and Professional. He would easily have been the All-time leading rusher had he not retired, as he was still in his prime; that is a fact. If he had gone as long
jlangston23 1 year ago 2
I like how even in college he always just handed the ball to the ref after he scored. Never acted like a D-bag like everyone in the nfl does.
huebertd 1 year ago 22
@huebertd
It's because there is a rule and you get penalty for celebrating in college and so does the NFL so dunno whatchu talkin 'bout Willis
jho369 11 months ago
@jho369 there's not a rule for handing the ball to the ref
bretchet23 11 months ago
@bretchet23
I never said there is one. I said there is a penalty for celebrating with the ball, that's why you can't hang on to the ball. L2read imo.
jho369 11 months ago
@jho369 then why did you reply to him? he was talking about handing the ball to the ref not celebrating. since you replied to that, i assumed you were talking about the same thing. not really my fault....
bretchet23 11 months ago
@bretchet23
because he can't celebrate with it idiot, that's why he handed the ball to ref...what else can he do to it? Throw it on the ground? Think for a second before you talk
jho369 11 months ago
@jho369 sigh. you are slow aren't you? the point is he handed the ball to the ref instead of dropping it on the ground and making the ref pick it up.
bretchet23 11 months ago
@huebertd
I swear it seems like during his runs he would try to run toward where the ref was standing in the end zone just to get it to him quicker. He didn't need to worry if it was going to be a TD or not, that was already decided.
TBoneOSU1 6 months ago
One of the top five running backs in the NFL and College (all-time). The most elusive ever with Gayle Sayers of the Bears!
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FojyroduQagygohoc 2 years ago
Barry Sanders is freaking amazing! Go Lions!
IRAMBOerdei23 2 years ago 7
@ n000bsaib0t Yes, i do notice that, he never showed off to anyone. Also one of the classiest RB's to ever play the game, it was always about his team, not him.
Kriitic 2 years ago
anyone else notice the first thing he does after a touchdown is look for the ref and give him the ball. Even if he ain't lookin lol
n000bsaib0t 2 years ago 3
Barry Sanders-Oklahoma State 2,628 yards. (1988) Anybody that beats that NCAA single season record, and I don't think thats possible, will earn my "you're the greatest back of all time" opinion
JTnine78 2 years ago
i dont know how 12 to 13 teams even allow that to happen.
WissMongler 2 years ago 2
@JTnine78 Crazy thing is that they didn't count the bowl game into the statistics back then. Barry also ran for 222 yards and 5TDs in the Holiday bowl (in which he didn't even play in the 4th quarter). Add the bowl and his season statistics were:
2,750 yards rushing
42 rushing TDs
This was in 12 games people... unreal!
Laurafouty 2 years ago 4
And do it in what's now the Big 12. What Barry did in '88 is insane... even if you were doing it on PlayStation it's unbelievably hard.
lfholt7 2 years ago 3
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! right of the bat of this video barry sanders owns. Barry when he was in collage he still owned damn!! Hes a beast with a uniform on
NickNakPaddySack19 2 years ago
barry makes me jealous the way he played
n thts hard thing for a man to admit lol
trered4lyfe 2 years ago
He looked bored. But he showed class. After every TD he just gives the ball to the ref and moves on. Greatness.
thefatkid77 2 years ago
Every time he got tackled in the endzone he was double or triple teamed.
sportsguy25117 2 years ago
GO pokes!
poopsyproductions 2 years ago
I love Barry Sanders,no homo.But hes the greatest Football Player of alltime.Just think what he couldve done the numbers he wouldve put up if he had a good o line and a offense even similar to OSU.Where he had great designed plays for him AND they gave him the ball in goalline...I never understood that the G.O.A.T and u pull him on goal line cuz he loses yards sum time.FUCK THAT!That and I hafta say I HATE BOBBY ROSS!!!!!!!!U damn near single handedly Retired the Greatest by ur self u ASSHOLE!
coleman995634 2 years ago
hahah why do you hate Bobby Ross...the Lions' organization almost damn near cost that guy's life. The Lions are the worst organization in the history of professional sports. I love them to death but one playoff victory in the history of the super bowl era and it's not like we're an expansion team. We've been in the NFL since the 1930's yet we have one playoff victory....I don't get it.. We never draft O-line either. Let's take Pettigrew over Oher.. that was a stupid pick.
wolverine22blue 2 years ago
yep ross is a fuck face....he would of put up 20,000 yards if he was of finished his career like emmit smith did
sw1tched 2 years ago
Your right bedsidetrash. I was just having that discussion with my friend the other day. Chris has Barry's style of running. He's the closest I have seen to Barry. Good eye.
Synchronicity33 2 years ago
@Synchronicity33
You mean chris johnson? really? I guess I'll have to watch chris more closely.
Yeah, all the greats before or since barry didn't do it the way barry did, they couldn't have. they were great in their own ways though. Barry could not have run the way Jim Brown did.
still, I am partial to Barry's one of a kind style. Such artistry!
ggdshack 2 years ago
Not completely true. Chris Johnson is the only RB in the league that can actually get to the edge in the NFL nowadays. Barry didn't have to.
AdamJLemon 2 years ago
I am a die-hard Barry fan and I must say that Chris Johnson does not have the moves that Barry did, but he does have considerably more speed.
Sorry Adrian, Chris Johnson is the best back in the league right now.
Laurafouty 2 years ago 3
@Laurafouty if chris johnson was run up the middle every play like adrian is, he'd suck donkey cock to. Watch next year as lilchrissy gets 500 carries for 1500 yards
BlazapZ 2 years ago
Yeah. Barry's the best ever, no argument can be made by anyone against that. Chris Johnson is the best right now with blazing speed and AD has fumbling problems but he is a still great back and violent strong runner . If he holds on the ball better and lowers his running level he will have a repeat of 08-09. But CJ looks like he's gonna be doing this for a long time and he's only gonna get better
dennispurcello 2 years ago 3
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Adrian took his team farther, as far as I'm concerned adrian is the better back, if what you bring takes ur team to the playoffs then ur more valuble if u bring 2k yards and ur team has a LOSING season?! then you're a lost cause
izuru67 2 years ago
How dumb are you? You think AD is a better back to Sanders? Take off your crimson colored glasses. AD is surrounded by greatness, including a pro-bowl OSU DT. Nobody who knows shit about football is going to agree that Peterson is a better back.
theairportworker 2 years ago 3
@izuru67 you are a fucking idiot for saying that Adrian Peterson is better than Barry Sanders. According to your dumb ass logic, Reggie Bush, Pierre Thomas, and Mike Bell are all better than AP since they just took their team to the Superbowl and won it. And AP was the major reason why the Vikings didn't make the superbowl, he fumbled the ball away like a lil bitch. AP is not even the best RB in the NFL, Chris Johnson is.
TheVeryBestOfRap 1 year ago
u r dumb as hell for that one. AP cant even hang on to the ball. So i guess according to ur logic tret dilfer is better that dan marino.
lesterjr06 1 year ago 3
@izuru67 i love how you can criticize the best RB to ever play the game. i don't like the lions but i will give props to barry sanders for doing what he did for that team. they had a QB who couldn't get the ball to a receiver, no defense, and a line that allowed the D to get into the backfield 3 out of every 4 downs. Sanders had to dance around every play to get any yards he could. you show pure ignorance when it comes to football. AP is a good runner but won't be great till he can hold the ball
jimbeanz09 1 year ago
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@izuru67 ''Adrian took his team farther, as far as I'm concerned adrian is the better back, if what you bring takes ur team to the playoffs then ur more valuble if u bring 2k yards and ur team has a LOSING season?! then you're a lost cause''
You dumb ass. Barry WAS the team. Everyone on his team sucked and they had to rely on Barry to do almost everything... he did everything in his power to take them to the playoffs!
Darkscott626 1 year ago
My fovorite sports figure of all time, and my favorite team of all time. Go Barry!!! Go Pokes!!!
wadeccockrill 2 years ago
Hey abudi20, what song did you replace "Smiley Faces" with?
googley25 2 years ago
chris johnson is a bit like sanders but chris doesn't try any fakes.
bedsidetrash 2 years ago
The Greatest Back of all time. Too bad the Lions are dumbasses and didnt want to pay him what he deserved. Only Played 10 seasons and has Some of the Best numbers of anyone.
ganat8 2 years ago 2
Wasnt about the $,,he retired because the Lions wouldnt do more to win plus the fact he golfed with another former RB at a charity event and seen how bad off he was from the years playing and he wanted out before that happened with him.
RolexLAF 2 years ago
Anyone else notice that he gives the ball to the ref after every touchdown instead of doing a dance. Now that is class.
reyamayaiii1 2 years ago 40
Hey rey, I was watching that through the whole highlight reel. Your right, CLASS!
Synchronicity33 2 years ago
@reyamayaiii1 dude it's college, you can't dance or you'll get a 15 yard penalty
shitshow09 1 year ago
@reyamayaiii1 thats because in college football if you spike the ball and dance you get a misconduct penalty....
waddywoos 1 year ago
@reyamayaiii1 yeah he has to otherwise he would get tired from all that dancing.lol
Rochabp 1 year ago
@reyamayaiii1 That kind of humility is N/A now. Tis a shame.
kIDcHA0S 1 year ago
@reyamayaiii1 No one does a dance in college, it's a 15 yard penalty.
rmoyer 1 year ago
@rmoyer if no one does a dance then why is there a penalty against? Because people have done it and will still do it.
reyamayaiii1 1 year ago
@reyamayaiii1 The penalty is to prevent people from doing it. It works. No one drop-kicks quarterbacks either, but that would still get flagged if someone did. The fact that there's a penalty against something doesn't mean people do it. It MAY mean people USE to do it. Anyway, I agree with you that Barry's the man, and it's true that he didn't do flamboyant celebrations in the pros either (where it was allowed), so your basic point about the man holds.
rmoyer 1 year ago
@reyamayaiii1
He scored like 50 td's in one year....pretty hard to create that many dances.
thaboysarebackintown 1 year ago
@reyamayaiii1 And he did it 48 times that year! best single season stats in div.1 college ever only started 1 year cuz thurman thomas was 1 year ahead of him
sonofsalmon56 1 year ago
@reyamayaiii1 focused
1966mopar1966 1 year ago
he just shit on them
nkarasch 2 years ago 2
Check Out #21 of the OREGON DUCKS he will be the closest thing ever to Barry Sanders
Lilvonle09 2 years ago
its sad how the team he played on in college was better then the team he played on in the NFL
neons0x 2 years ago
yeah im from detroit....
ur right
narutofan4121 2 years ago
he is such a good sport every time he scores he just toeses it to the ref and doesnt taunt thats amazing
hockeyowns28 2 years ago 20
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nnnnnn67 2 years ago
he ran out of taunts after 100 tds
jjdidit3 2 years ago 3
@hockeyowns28 He continued that tradition in the nfl too. One of the classiest backs to ever play.
kdrayy 1 year ago
hes one sexy tit muncher
kieran377 2 years ago 3
is he elusive or no
45doworkson 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure no one comes close to running like this man did. I'd say Reggie Bush, in his college days, had similarities, but Barry has his own style. One of the greatest.
spacitydrummer4JC 2 years ago
One of my top 2 favorite players of all-time.
DreadlockRasta21 2 years ago
this is funny. the defenses had like 9 or 10 in the box and Barry still got thru lol
765lbsquat 2 years ago
what the song name
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halfoffsdaily 2 years ago
Barry is insane...I was a fan of his growing up and seeing his highlights now..makes me cringe and brings back memories. Best RB in my opinion. Why would I put him over Brown? Because Jim Brown, played against lineman he was bigger than. Hes like a Wilt Chamberlain he had astronomical numbers because his competitions athleticism was far inferior. Barry played against much tougher defenders, geared to stop him and still couldnt.
villilo81 2 years ago 2
thankyou finally someone who understands the fact that jim brown wasnt as great as his numbers showed. put jim brown in barrys spot he wouldnt be able to do the things he did when he played.
TA6football 2 years ago
Man wtf...this dude didnt celebrate not one time. It's like he took football af it was more of a job then fun.
I think i rather want a guy to celebrate on me than a guy to score and not celebrate while makin it look easy.
90EMC 2 years ago
barry ran out of celebrations after his first 496 tds...
when you're that good you don't have to celebrate.
jjdidit3 2 years ago
Yea I know right. I know i wouldnt celebrate no mo. Just make it look easy.
90EMC 2 years ago
Amen.
dstutz21 2 years ago
Barry is the best there is the best there was and the best there ever will be
Nitro88326 2 years ago
Okay Barry Sanders is on a different level than Adrian Peterson. Peterson goes through people and Sanders just makes defense looks stupid.
QRAMPAGEJ 2 years ago
silly*
xTheXFallenXOrderx 2 years ago
"benzexxl" is fucking high on some sooner red shit, if he think Adrian Peterson is gonna be better then Barry Sanders. The Vikings are a good football team, and a playoff team before AP and with AP.10 years with the Lions and no matter how great Barry was, the Lions just Fucking suck! Don't get me wrong, AP is a hell of a RB, but his line makes Sanders line look like pee-wee football players. Barry woke up one day and said to himself,this team is a bunch of pussy and walked away from football.
1414rg 2 years ago
College football didn't have the BCS back in the 80's and Oklahoma State played in the old southwest conference and later the Big 8, which is now the Big 12. And the dude was a sight to see in college and in the NFL. Like "TheGT500KR" said, he didn't have a F--king line to save his ass with the Lions. It was all little Barry Sanders.
1414rg 2 years ago
He was so good, his trademark move, besides the twists and spins, became handing the ball off to the ref after he scored. That's class...
rsantos11 2 years ago
The guy in college was like Jordan playing against a bunch of 7th graders. The crazy thing was this wasn't 1-AA, this was the big 12 conference against BCS caliber teams. IMO, the best season ever any sport at any level.
Detroiter18 2 years ago
The Big 12 did not exist until 1996. Sanders had already been in the NFL nearly a decade!
TexicanAg 2 years ago
O.K., Whoever is trying to compare Adrian Peterson with barry sanders, stop now before you hurt yourself. Barry Sanders had NO offensive line. AP does. Barry Sanders jukes and changes direction. AP just runs people over. They both play in TOTALLY different styles. So really, theres no way you can compare the two.
TheGT500KR 2 years ago
Agreed, if you want to compare AP to someone, it should be Earl Campbell. Both are big, upright runners.
TexicanAg 2 years ago
Note that Adrian Peterson came from Oklahoma. I just wanted to point that out too everyone. In my opnion Adrian Peterson has a chance to be better than Barry Sanders or even near his excellence.
benzexxl 2 years ago
Wow, and all this time I was under the impression that he was signed into the NFL the second he was born...
papajohn3289 2 years ago
jahvid best is comin
thekid09406 2 years ago
they said they same about reggie bush. great prediction there wasnt it?
HurricanesHand 2 years ago
HUge Walter Payton fan but I have to put him at #2 behind #1 Barry. Emmitt Smith isn't even in the picture
rock8530 2 years ago
"live" sorry lol...
cr0ss0ver03 2 years ago
handing the ball so fast to the ref... is his celebration.... basically saying.. ill be back here again.. dont worry.... i wish he wouldnt of retired at 31 he had so much more but no one blocked for him... he did it basically by himself.. an i love in Michigan bout 15 mins away from Detroit. but... when a mans got there mind up they got it up.. barry greatest of all TIME!
cr0ss0ver03 2 years ago
barry was simply the best running back ever to grace a football field. he was the one player who was really fun to watch! the way he could stop and start is like no other will ever be able to do and thats why he is one of the best athletes ever!
loganpackersfan 2 years ago
Just gotta mention this. Up till now, probably the greatest day of my life. - Dec 14 1997 Metrodome Lions vs Vikes - I'm one of SIX people that I can see wearing Lions coats. (had to thrown that in there)Anyhow, there I am sitting among Vikes fans, half of them are drunk college students. However, I didn't hear the slightest bit of cursing or Boo'ing directed toward #20. It was really something. One play a drunkard claimed Barry was down but got back up w/o the ref noticing... ah memories.
iamleto 2 years ago 3
this team was better than the lions at the time just think if barry was on the vikings in 98 with randy moss cris carter gary anderson cunnigham it had everyone except a rb
Halo2sleker 2 years ago
The funny thing is that the vikings probably do have THAT much talent now (minus the QB?). It was funny to me with all the offensive weapons that they have and then I notice Percy Harvin too. How did the rest of the teams let him fall that far? He looked like a sure thing. I doubt the Patriots would have the record for scoring in that case.
kdixonc24 2 years ago
Barry was the GREATEST RUNNINGBACK OF ALL-TIME SORRY JIM BUT BARRY was on the fucking lions and everybody knew BARRY was getting the ball and still couldn't stop him..One more thhing no one will ever touch his college record over 2600yrds rushing and 38TD plus many others..Like I said THE GREATEST No 20 BARRY
green80s 2 years ago 4
i like how he scores then immediatley hands the ball to the ref and walks away. such a humble person
HurricanesHand 2 years ago 4
Damn if Barry celebrated everytime he scored football games would be 25mins longer lol. but very good observation, Barry is indeed the standard by which running back excellence is measured! thank you 4 appreciating his Rare talent!
DamianLindsay 2 years ago
Didn't even play Running Back 'til the 4th game of his senior year in High School. Didn't even get in a single NCAA game 'til his record breaking, heisman winning Junior season.
#3 all time rusher, #2 greatest NCAA football player, #1 elusive RB, sorry Emmitt Smith & Walter Payton, but Barry deserved the rush title more. Especially since he was on the lions.
bearly32 2 years ago 4
he was better in the nfl then in college lol thats crazy
flash2762 2 years ago
Best running back I ever seen. I wish he never retired from the nfl. Great video by the way I never saw any of his college game highlights until now. Thanks for the upload.
kirgeez 2 years ago
its funny Barry wasnt supposed to be a Lion they were going to pick up Deion Sanders but someone talked them into Barry
Halo2sleker 2 years ago
Barry Sanders is not human.
Also, this song sounds like it was made in FL Studio.
SteakBeats 2 years ago
0:57 where did he go?...lol amazing
KiidShowtime27 2 years ago