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THans (0)
10/17/2008
He was absolutely phenomenal. He had over 30 touchdowns his final year alone.

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hamlettfarm (0)
09/30/2008
Barry sanders broke 25 NCAA records in one season of football in 1988 he also averaged 200 yards every game and 7.4 yards per carry. OH ! and he won the heisman that year also. There is no other college football player in history that can say that. Barry sanders is the best college football player of all time.

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Miw2140 (0)
04/17/2008
No argument here. I'm a Nebraskan... he was truly the BEST.

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doworkson (0)
03/05/2008
one year wonder

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jkrunner28 (0)
11/04/2007
One of my favorite players of all-time. Really only got one year at running back, but in that year he set the NCAA record for most yards gained in a single season and won the Heisman trophy....just imagine if he would have stayed for his senior year!

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DUBBC (0)
09/28/2007
You dip *#*#@ That say barry is over rated and a quiter are probably the dumbest people on the planet if you could read.... then maybe you could get something out of his book. You must not even watch football because those are the dumbest comments I have ever seen. You may think he sucked but he sure has more class then you will ever have. BEST RUNNING BACK EVER TO STRAP ON PADS!!!! How do you even argue that everyone else was good too but Barry was great.

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Victor83 (61)
07/15/2007
Best back in the history of the greatest sport in history.

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louiethe20th (80)
07/04/2007
The best pure runner that ever lived. 39 TD's and 2600+ yards in a single season may never be touched in college football history.

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SportsFan54 (0)
03/16/2007
From someone who watched Barry play in college - he was better than Thurman Thomas. Both great RBs; wish coach had put him in the game more.

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NotoirousUn (0)
01/15/2007
the worst of all time terrible display of sportmenship Juuuusssst kiidddinnngg greatest !!! point blank

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skulldog04 (0)
01/15/2007
The best RB ever. PERIOD!!!!!!

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alexandertruth (0)
10/18/2006
Best college back of all-time

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goblin072 (0)
10/16/2006
I love good running backs. Been watching them since the early 70s. Loved watching Campbell, Dorsett, Peyton and even O.J.

I have never seen any back that had the moves of Barry Sanders, even Emmitt Smith said he was the best. Smiths old coach Jimmy Johnson said Barry was the best pure runner he had ever seen. Sort of ends the Barry/Smith debate.

He carried the Lions on his back, they have been horrible ever since he left. At least they use to make the playoffs.

In Basketball one superstar can't win the big one. Jordon needed Scotty. In football its much harder for a superstar to carry the team since they typically only play D or O but not both as in BB, plus BB only has 5 players vs 22. He did about as much for Detroit as anyone could.

I watched a Meijer video tape of his career up to 1997, man every run he had seemed to be a highlight clip. He was superhuman when it came to dodging would be tacklers. No other back before or since had his moves, not even Sayers who admitted Barry was better than he ever was. He was the back that fellow Pro players loved to watch.


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OState918 (0)
06/26/2006
Can you imagine what Barry Sanders would have done if he had had the benefit of a good offensive line like, say, what the Dallas Cowboys had in the mid-90s? He'd have the records, no question.

As for his collegiate career, there's been none greater. There might be some that were as good (Herschel Walker comes to mind first), but Sanders will always be tops to me.

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Herschel34god (0)
06/20/2006
I am pissed he wasnt terrible but he wasnt as good as herschel in college so thats why iam giving him a 1

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g8rzfan (0)
05/30/2006
Barry Sanders was great!

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321344321234 (0)
12/07/2005
The greatest player in college and in the NFL no one can match what he had done in either level of football.

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wilprosser (0)
11/25/2005
great college player but not the greatest. one person can't win a title by themselves? HERSCHAL WALKER 1980. I think barry is a classy guy and one of the better backs college and one of the best pro backs, but I have him #16 in a list of greatest college players.

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dustintothemax (0)
11/04/2005
all of you people giving him one star should blow your heads off! Not one player can win a title, we all know he never had a great team. All he could do is put up great numbers, over 2000 yards in college and nfl. he was the greatest running back in the history of football, end of story. thank you.

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Spartan34 (0)
09/01/2005
The best back who i ever seen and thats why I'm #1 today at MSU because of me watchin what he could do on the field.

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GB4Life (0)
07/10/2005
If you had to play for the Lions who treated you like crap... wouldn't you quit

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Coach Rod (0)
12/26/2004
Quit on his Team in the end, Quitter are not great.

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osha (0)
12/22/2004
The best, need I say more!!

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Solenoid DH (20)
11/20/2004
I'm still waiting for someone, ANYONE, to tell us why he dropped out so early, and so close to beating Peyton's record. We used to go watch him play back when he was in college, (at Oklahoma State, I might add) and he was amazing - even better in the NFL. He cheated himself and all his fans when he retired so young.

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uofmsparty (0)
11/17/2004
Great in the NFL...Great in college but not the greatest there ever was in college like he was in the NFL

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GIS (0)
09/18/2004
Quit the NFL.

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AG Mines (0)
09/18/2004
Good college back and great NFL back, but no NFL Titles or College Championships.

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larrythecableguy (0)
08/13/2004
Without a doubt the best running back of all time.

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FireDragon (0)
07/11/2004
I am a Sooner but Barry was probably the best runner I have seen other than Gayle Sayers.... and to the usc trogin .... BS ! You all cant even be honest! You can rate Barry a 4 if you think your boy was better but a 1 just shows your stupidity!

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jonhere (0)
07/08/2004
He was the greatest back I've ever seen. Not even a close 2nd. I love what he did after he scored a touchdown... he handed the ball to the ref.

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Habanerobuck (0)
06/03/2004
I agree with everyone else who actually watched college football in 1988. It is simple but true....no one has ever been as jaw-droppingly amazing as young Barry Sanders in the history of college football.

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unseen (0)
03/06/2004
Barry is the greatest and if you think otherwise than you never saw him play!

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dutch178 (0)
12/29/2003
Anyone not giving Sanders a 5 didn't watch NCAA football in 1988. Weak schedule ? OU, Nebraska, Colorado... yeah right! No Marcus Allen, you're right! Allen's line 2467 yd, 5.6 avg, 23 TDs: Sanders' 2628 yd, 7.6 yd avg, 39 TDs AGAINST teams that played defense, NOT the PAC-10. His retirement left MUCH to be desired, but when one has accomplished all he had, playing for a bunch of losers, in front of a bunch of losers gets, old. If only today's athletes had half as much class.

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DaYard (0)
12/08/2003
If there was one man, I can say I admire and look up to, it is this man.

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SoonerBobb (0)
10/15/2003
Insane. Best ever, hands down, no arguement, case closed.

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Trojanman1963 (0)
09/15/2003
He was good - but he was no Marcus Allen

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Silno (0)
09/09/2003
Simply no comparing

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LtMike (0)
09/08/2003
There can be only one

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joecory (0)
06/29/2003
THURMAN TH0MAS WAS BETTER THAN BARRY SANDERS WHEN THEY BOTH PLAYED FOR OKLAHOMA STATE

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detmr60 (0)
05/06/2003
The best Running Back of all time.

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TheMyth (0)
04/09/2003
How could anyone give Barry less than a 4 (a 4 is too low)? True, he did only start one year, but guess who he was backing up, THURMAN THOMAS. I don't remember that well, but Thurman Thomas was pretty good, right?

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toyzrme (0)
02/23/2003
Has he been tackled yet??? No doubt the most elusive runner of all time, bar none. Arguably the best runner in history of college as well as NFL. What would the NFL rushing record be if he was on a good team and still playing? 24 or 25 thousand yards?

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supervillainguy (0)
01/05/2003
He was amazing!

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HDawg1248 (0)
12/24/2002
His Heisman year stats of 2,680 yrds. rushing with 39 total touchdowns are incredible and probably will never be touched by anyone for a long, long time.

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Par75 (0)
11/28/2002
Barry was the most exciting player to watch - both at Oklahoma State and with the Lions.

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janocomp (0)
03/12/2001
I don't believe anyone has every tackled him yet.

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cwil466om (0)
10/28/1999
Worthless punk who showed his true colors as a quitter this year with Detroit. He benefitted from playing a weak schedule and more importantly, he only started for 1 year. How great can a player be in the pantheon of history when he can't even play for his own team more than 1 season.

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GS04302DU (0)
10/26/1999
An incredible running back who could not be stopped. One of the most elusive runners in college football history.

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