Barry Sanders is known by many as the most elusive running back of all time. Barry Sanders played ten years in the NFL with the Detroit Lions. He average over 1,500 yards per season and left the NFL when being only 1,457 yards away from breaking the all-time rushing record. (Which at that time was held by Walter Payton.) In Sander's best year he rushed for 2,053 yards and 11 touchdowns. His average run per carry that year was 6.1 yards. He also had 305 receiving yards that year with 3 touchdowns. For this Barry Sanders is on lockdown!
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- Rated #1 Elusive Running Back of All-Time by NFL.com
- Rated #17 Player of All-Time by Nfl.com
- 10x Pro Bowler
- 4x NFL Rushing Champion
- NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
- AP NFL MVP
- NEA NFL MVP
- 2x AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year
- 10,000 Yard Rushing Club
- Heisman Trophy Winner
- Detroit Lions Retired #20
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