Why Barry Sanders is the best football running back in NFL history 10 Articles

by Kenneth Schonmeier

Ever watch those cartoons when a character is standing in one place, surrounded by several others? Remember laughing when that character would suddenly take off, leaving behind him a small poof of dust and the others all d...read more

by Bob Jones

Barry is without question the most talented running back ever to grace the NFL or College ranks. Running back has been my favorite position to watch since the days of Gayle Sayers. I don't think the first guy ever tackl...read more

by JERBEAR

The Detroit Lions selected Sanders with their 1st-round pick in the 1989 draft. There were concerns about his size it turned out these concerns were mostly unfounded. Sanders was far too fast for defenders to hit solidly o...read more

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by Jared Lorance

To truly capture the man Barry Sanders, you have to look back before NFL history. Back to his. In high school Barry Sanders didn't play the position that ultimately changed his life until the fourth game of his senior ...read more

by Michael Severance

Barry Sanders was fun to watch. His moves were dazzling, and he broke more ankles than Mafia-men with sledgehammers. He indeed was the true epitome to "acting like you've been there before" when he hit the endzone; never d...read more

by Jamail Franklin

Jim Brown, Eric Dickerson, Marcus Allen, O.J. Simpson, Frank O'Harris these are some of the greatest running backs to ever play the game but the don't compare to the man who is the greatest. Emmitt Smith the all time ...read more

by Micah Olson

I am thrilled to have found this topic because it is one that I have been pondering for many years now. Barry Sanders is the greatest running back of all time. I have never seen a player more athletically gifted then Barry...read more

by Champ

Barry Sanders is the best running back in NFL history, because over a period of ten years no other running back has been more dominate. Not only did he break opposing defenders ankles week in and week out, he also was a tr...read more