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Selected by Atlanta in first round (fifth player overall) of 1989 draft. ... Returned punt 68 yards for touchdown in NFL debut. ... Scored total of six touchdowns on punt returns, three TDs on kickoff returns, and returned nine interceptions for scores during career. ... Multifaceted athlete returned one fumble for TD and had 60 receptions for 784 yards and 3 TDs. ... In all, recorded 53 career interceptions including five with Ravens when he returned to field after three-year retirement. ... Member of NFLs All-Decade Team of 1990s as both cornerback, punt returner. ... Led NFL in punt returns, 1998, with 15.6 average. ... Led NFC in kickoffs in 1992 and interceptions in 1991, 1993. ... Named first-team All-Pro nine times at cornerback along with receiving All-Pro as kick returner in 1992 and punt returner 1998. ... Elected to eight Pro Bowls. ... Retired second all-time in interception return yardage (1,331), tied for second for most interceptions returned for touchdown in a career (9) and a season (3). ... His 303 yards gained on interception returns in 1994, third best in NFL at retirement. ... In 1994 became first player to have two 90-yard interception returns for touchdowns in same season. ... Named NFLs Defensive Player of the Year, 1994.

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Selected by Atlanta in first round (fifth player overall) of 1989 draft. ... Returned punt 68 yards for touchdown in NFL debut. ... Scored total of six touchdowns on punt returns, three TDs on kickoff returns, and returned nine interceptions for scores during career. ... Multifaceted athlete returned one fumble for TD and had 60 receptions for 784 yards and 3 TDs. ... In all, recorded 53 career interceptions including five with Ravens when he returned to field after three-year retirement. ... Member of NFLs All-Decade Team of 1990s as both cornerback, punt returner. ... Led NFL in punt returns, 1998, with 15.6 average. ... Led NFC in kickoffs in 1992 and interceptions in 1991, 1993. ... Named first-team All-Pro nine times at cornerback along with receiving All-Pro as kick returner in 1992 and punt returner 1998. ... Elected to eight Pro Bowls. ... Retired second all-time in interception return yardage (1,331), tied for second for most interceptions returned for touchdown in a career (9) and a season (3). ... His 303 yards gained on interception returns in 1994, third best in NFL at retirement. ... In 1994 became first player to have two 90-yard interception returns for touchdowns in same season. ... Named NFLs Defensive Player of the Year, 1994.

Deion Sanders | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site
THEY DON'T PAY NOBODY TO BE HUMBLE. SOME PEOPLE WILL COME OUT TO SEE ME DO WELL. SOME PEOPLE WILL COME OUT TO SEE ME GET RUN OVER. BUT LOVE ME OR HATE ME, THEY'RE GOING TO COME OUT."
http://www.profootballhof.com/players/deion-sanders/
CAREER | The Official Website of Deion Sanders
The Official Website of NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders
http://www.deionsanders21.com/career/
Former Cowboy Deion Sanders Elected Into Pro Football Hall Of Fame - Blogging The Boys
Former Dallas Cowboys great Deion Sanders has been elected into the 2011 Hall Of Fame class. We recap his time in a Dallas uniform.
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2011/2/5/1976850/former-cowboy-deion-sanders-elected-into-pro-football-hall-of-fame
Notes & Quotes: Deion Sanders | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site
http://www.profootballhof.com/news/notes-and-quotes-deion-sanders/
Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders is a man of many (jersey) colors
Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders is a man of many (jersey) colors.
http://www.espn.com/dallas/nfl/columns/story?id=6094763
Two Rules Named After Deion Sanders | Mental Floss
Today Deion Sanders is being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But even if the legendary cornerback weren't enshrined in Canton, history would remember Neon Deion. After all, he has two rules named in his honor. Take Your
http://mentalfloss.com/article/28445/two-rules-named-after-deion-sanders
Deion Sanders NFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Pos:RCB, Career: 188 G, 22 TD, 6xAll-Pro(1st), 8xProBowl, Falcons/Cowboys/.. 1989-2005, born in FL 1967
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SandDe00.htm
Deion Sanders - Biography
Deion Sanders Biography and Awards.
http://www.deion-sanders.com/bio.html
Deion Sanders: Career Stats at NFL.com
http://www.nfl.com/player/deionsanders/2502820/careerstats
Former Dallas Cowboys star Deion Sanders elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
Former Dallas Cowboys star Deion Sanders was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
http://www.espn.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=6093936
Deion Sanders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deion Luywnn Sanders, Sr. (born August 9, 1967) is a former American football and former American baseball player, who works as an analyst for CBS Sports and the NFL Network. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 6, 2011.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deion_Sanders

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Deion Sanders

Sanders with the Colorado Buffaloes in 2024

Colorado Buffaloes

Position:

Head coach

Personal information

Born:

August 9, 1967 (age 57)
Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

198 lb (90 kg)

Career information

High school:

North Fort Myers
(North Fort Myers, Florida)

College:

Florida State (1985–1988)

NFL draft:

1989 / round: 1 / pick: 5

Career history

As a player:

As a coach:

Prime Prep (2012–2013)
Head coach
Triple A (TX) (2015–2016)
Head coach
Trinity Christian (TX) (2017–2020)
Offensive coordinator
Jackson State (2020–2022)
Head coach
Colorado (2023–present)
Head coach

Career highlights and awards

As a player

2× Super Bowl champion (XXIX, XXX)
NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1994)
6× First-team All-Pro (1992–1994, 1996–1998)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1991, 1999)
8× Pro Bowl (1991–1994, 1996–1999)
NFL kickoff return yards leader (1992)
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1989)
Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor
Jim Thorpe Award (1988)
2× Unanimous All-American (1987, 1988)
Third-team All-American (1986)
Florida State Seminoles Jersey No. 2 honored

As a coach

2× SWAC champion (2021, 2022)
2× SWAC East Division champion (2021, 2022)
2× SWAC Coach of the Year (2021, 2022)
SI Sportsman of the Year (2023)
Eddie Robinson Award (2021)

Career NFL statistics

Total tackles:	512
Interceptions:	53
Interception yards:	1,331
Forced fumbles:	10
Fumble recoveries:	13
Punt return yards:	2,199
Kickoff return yards:	3,523
Total touchdowns:	23
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Head coaching record

Career:

40–18 (.690) (college)
17–21 (.447) (high school)

Pro Football Hall of Fame

College Football Hall of Fame

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Deion Sanders | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site
THEY DON'T PAY NOBODY TO BE HUMBLE. SOME PEOPLE WILL COME OUT TO SEE ME DO WELL. SOME PEOPLE WILL COME OUT TO SEE ME GET RUN OVER. BUT LOVE ME OR HATE ME, THEY'RE GOING TO COME OUT."
http://www.profootballhof.com/players/deion-sanders/
CAREER | The Official Website of Deion Sanders
The Official Website of NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders
http://www.deionsanders21.com/career/
Former Cowboy Deion Sanders Elected Into Pro Football Hall Of Fame - Blogging The Boys
Former Dallas Cowboys great Deion Sanders has been elected into the 2011 Hall Of Fame class. We recap his time in a Dallas uniform.
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2011/2/5/1976850/former-cowboy-deion-sanders-elected-into-pro-football-hall-of-fame
Notes & Quotes: Deion Sanders | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site
http://www.profootballhof.com/news/notes-and-quotes-deion-sanders/
Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders is a man of many (jersey) colors
Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders is a man of many (jersey) colors.
http://www.espn.com/dallas/nfl/columns/story?id=6094763
Two Rules Named After Deion Sanders | Mental Floss
Today Deion Sanders is being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But even if the legendary cornerback weren't enshrined in Canton, history would remember Neon Deion. After all, he has two rules named in his honor. Take Your
http://mentalfloss.com/article/28445/two-rules-named-after-deion-sanders
Deion Sanders NFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Pos:RCB, Career: 188 G, 22 TD, 6xAll-Pro(1st), 8xProBowl, Falcons/Cowboys/.. 1989-2005, born in FL 1967
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SandDe00.htm
Deion Sanders - Biography
Deion Sanders Biography and Awards.
http://www.deion-sanders.com/bio.html
Deion Sanders: Career Stats at NFL.com
http://www.nfl.com/player/deionsanders/2502820/careerstats
Former Dallas Cowboys star Deion Sanders elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
Former Dallas Cowboys star Deion Sanders was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
http://www.espn.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=6093936
Deion Sanders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deion Luywnn Sanders, Sr. (born August 9, 1967) is a former American football and former American baseball player, who works as an analyst for CBS Sports and the NFL Network. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 6, 2011.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deion_Sanders

Deion Sanders

Sanders with the Colorado Buffaloes in 2024

Colorado Buffaloes

Position:

Head coach

Personal information

Born:

August 9, 1967 (age 57)
Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

198 lb (90 kg)

Career information

High school:

North Fort Myers
(North Fort Myers, Florida)

College:

Florida State (1985–1988)

NFL draft:

1989 / round: 1 / pick: 5

Career history

As a player:

As a coach:

Prime Prep (2012–2013)
Head coach
Triple A (TX) (2015–2016)
Head coach
Trinity Christian (TX) (2017–2020)
Offensive coordinator
Jackson State (2020–2022)
Head coach
Colorado (2023–present)
Head coach

Career highlights and awards

As a player

2× Super Bowl champion (XXIX, XXX)
NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1994)
6× First-team All-Pro (1992–1994, 1996–1998)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1991, 1999)
8× Pro Bowl (1991–1994, 1996–1999)
NFL kickoff return yards leader (1992)
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1989)
Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor
Jim Thorpe Award (1988)
2× Unanimous All-American (1987, 1988)
Third-team All-American (1986)
Florida State Seminoles Jersey No. 2 honored

As a coach

2× SWAC champion (2021, 2022)
2× SWAC East Division champion (2021, 2022)
2× SWAC Coach of the Year (2021, 2022)
SI Sportsman of the Year (2023)
Eddie Robinson Award (2021)

Career NFL statistics

Total tackles:	512
Interceptions:	53
Interception yards:	1,331
Forced fumbles:	10
Fumble recoveries:	13
Punt return yards:	2,199
Kickoff return yards:	3,523
Total touchdowns:	23
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Head coaching record

Career:

40–18 (.690) (college)
17–21 (.447) (high school)

Pro Football Hall of Fame

College Football Hall of Fame

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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