In 1985, Sanders was named to the Florida High School Association All-Century Team which selected the top 33 players in the 100-year history of high school football in the state. He attended North Fort Myers High School, and was a letterman and All-State honoree in football, basketball and baseball. Sanders was raised by his mother and her new husband, Willie Knight, whom Sanders credits with being influential in his life. His parents divorced when Sanders was two years old. Sanders was born in Fort Myers, Florida, to Connie Sanders and Mims Sanders. Near the end of the 2022 season, Sanders was named the head football coach at Colorado. He served as the head football coach at Jackson State University from 2020 to 2022, leading the team to two consecutive Celebration Bowl appearances and the first undefeated regular season in school history. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.Īfter retiring as a player, Sanders pursued a sports analyst and coaching career. During his career, he was named to eight Pro Bowls, received six first-team All-Pros, and made consecutive Super Bowl appearances in Super Bowl XXIX with the 49ers and Super Bowl XXX with the Cowboys, winning both. He was selected by the Falcons fifth overall in the 1989 NFL Draft and played football primarily at cornerback, while also making appearances as kick returner, punt returner, and wide receiver. Sanders played college football at Florida State University winning the Jim Thorpe Award as a senior. Sanders is widely regarded as the greatest cornerback in NFL history. He won two Super Bowl titles and made a World Series appearance in 1992, making him the only athlete to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. Sanders was also a baseball outfielder for nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and San Francisco Giants. Nicknamed " Prime Time" or " Coach Prime", he played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and Baltimore Ravens. is an American football coach and former player who is the head football coach at the University of Colorado Boulder. 2× SWAC East Division champion (2021, 2022)ĭeion Luwynn Sanders Sr.NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1994).
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