Barry Sanders did more with less than any running back in NFL history. In my opinion, the best ever.

Never show boated Never danced Never slowed down before he crossed the goal line Never spiked the ball Never taunted his opponent #goat

To me. Barry is the most sensational man to ever hold a football

Barry Sanders had 99 rushing touchdowns. From this video, at least 50 were against the Bucs.

If the horse collar rule was in effect while Barry Sanders was playing, he may have never gotten tackled.

Barry once explained that he grew up playing touch football, and he learned quickly that, if a guy doesn't touch him, he also cannot tackle him. Made a career out of making people miss. Now we all miss him.

Barry Sanders + Madden & Pat Summerall commentary = Epic 90s nostalgia. Good times

You'll never see anyone play in the same level as Barry Sanders ever again.

Balance, vision, acceleration, deceleration, redirection, lateral speed, top speed, power and will. He had it all.

I remember hearing Madden say, "Barry will make you look like you were out drinking all night."

The 90's. The Decade of the GOAT athlete. Not merely great players, but once-in-a-generation legends and some of the best ever.

Hands down the best to ever do it.

Barry was the sickest combination of speed and agility. His ability to plant, juke, change direction and then accelerate is something I’ve never seen from any other player. On top of that, he was strong as hell. The guy broke tackles as much as he avoided them. And all while being probably the classiest player the league has ever had. True legend.

Dude rushed for over 15,000 yards in only 10 seasons. The GOAT

Love play #5 where Peete signals touchdown when Barry is at the 25 yard line.

You can't watch Barry Sanders without feeling some deeper connection to the universe

Im a big cowboys fan, love Emmitt but Barry is hands down the best ever. Imagine him behind that line Dallas had.

Barry is the reason why I became a football fan way back in the day!!, and a lions fan from Boston!!, I remember being sad and shocked when he retired after nine years, but in retrospect it was the smart thing to do, without a doubt he was the G.O.A.T running back!!

Class & humility. An example for all of us. Thanks BARRY!! I love you!!

I watch his highlights every 6 months or so just to remind myself how ridiculously great this guy was. Almost unreal.

When you set your character to 99 speed 99 agility 99 elusiveness

That man had amazing foot work. Always a thrill to have watched him play

The Greatest Running Back of All Time

I remember lineman saying "you don't have to chase Barry because he will end up coming back to you" with all his weaving around. The most respected player of all time. No celebrating just hand the ball to the ref and go back to the sideline. Awesome

8:20 I love how Peete is signalling touchdown when Sanders is at the 25, because he just knew.

Look at how good he was while playing for the Lions. Now imagine him playing for a team that was actually built to win a Super Bowl. The best ever.

I'm only 24 and finally getting back into NFL (go G-Men) but I had to go into some history. Never almost became teary-eyed watching someone like this play football, and reading the comments at the same time. What a Legend. Respectful, tactful, I mean true definition of all-american.

I put barry sanders up with Michael Jordan as the athletes that had me in awe when I watched them as a kid. Clearly the best running back I ever saw.

Amazing to see in those clips where the defense did eventually tackle Barry, it was only because of a horse collar tackle.

My favorite RB of all time!! I love how they culminated it, with John Madden (RIP). Barry had the worst O line, yet carried the Lions on his back.

I had a documentary of Barry Sanders on VHS as a kid, and one of the coaches for the Vikings said they made defensive players try to catch chickens in order to train for Sanders. He was the reigning hero of my childhood.

As a Lions fan born in 97, I never had the chance to see Barry play. I finally decided to educate myself since I realized I had never really sat down and watched film on him. The way he hit holes (if there was one) and accelerated blows my mind. And that’s just the beginning. Watching the NFL today I realize Barry is timeless and would be the best back in any era. Best of all time.

Barry Sanders is hands down the greatest running back to ever play in the NFL. His burst off the line of scrimmage was insane,then his ability to make cuts once he reached the second level of the defense was quick and decisive. His speed in the open field and upper body strength to shed tacklers is what made him a complete back! Barry Sanders had legs the size of tree trunks! The guy was an absolute beast,and the best to ever do It!

He's simply the greatest of all-time.

Vision, speed, balance and most importantly, skill. Pure joy watching that guy play

Legend has it that #75 is still looking for Barry to this very day.

The greatest of all time. A legend. And a class act. My favorite player of all time too.

That's a maxed out video game character in real life.

Undeniable talent. There is nothing bad you can say about his game. He would dominate in any era. Watching Barry play was equivalent to the first time I ever heard the music of The Doors. Perfection in every sense of the word. A truly magical experience. A ballet of genius.

There is no question that Barry Sanders is the all time best running back to ever play the game. A running back with no offensive line to block for him, and the amount of yards that he accumulated over his career is unheard of. Emmitt Smith is the all-time leading rusher in the NFL., with 18,355 yards playing 15 years in the NFL. Barry Sanders has 15,269 all-time career yards with only 10 NFL seasons. Emmitt Smith had a monster offensive line to block for him. So you play five more seasons than Barry Sanders and only beat him by 3,086 yards. Barry Sanders could have had that in the next two seasons that's why I consider him the best running back to ever play the game.

The man retired 21 years ago, and still we have yet to see another back come along with moves like this. Sanders was magical.

As a Lions fan i can say I'd rather have Barry than a Superbowl. Every Sunday i got to watch this guy play.

I can't tell you how many times I've watched this video, lol. A thing of beauty 🥰

19 yrs since he retired and there hasn't even been a back that has come close to his greatness.His running style was live action art.

I watched this with the biggest smile on my face, the greatest back in history.

still gives me chills

I consider him to be the best RB ever. Thanks for sharing the highlights.

My favorite thing about Barry Sanders, you never seen celebrating the end zone. They asked him why once and he said, because I've been there before.... Classy dude

I’m a Cowboys fan, but if Barry Sanders would’ve had a team like Dallas in the 90s, he’d won 6 straight Superbowls and would be the MJ of the NFL

GREATEST RUNNING BACK OF ALL TIME!!!!!

His ability was simply jaw-dropping... The fact the other team basically gameplanned soley for him all week and these are the results is close to UNBELIEVABLE.

I like how on 5 Rodney Peete raises his arms in the touchdown formation while Barry still has to run 20 yards and break 4 tackles. 😂 That’s how I remember it. We always expected he would score every play he had any space at all.

This man literally out ran defenders and never shyed away from tackles...he was essentially everything you could want in a RB

Best RB ever period!!! To me it’s not close!!! I’m a 49er fan and love roger Craig and Ricky waters frank gore garrison Hearst!!!! But Barry was the best I ever watched!!! He retired early and still has 15,000+yards Imagine Barry playing for the Cowboys or the 49ers of that era That dude would have had 20,000 rushing yards and 3+ chips

It just amazes me to watch Barry Sanders…..remember as a kid saw him go from negative 5 yards on four carries to a 215 yard game…. Respect

What’s even more amazing is that he’s doing this to elite athletes.

This, is why youtube was created.

Crazy runner, Barry was so good his mentally was score on every handoff 1st & 10 or 4th down and long

The greatest RB of all-time!! Insane agility and the most deceptive speed of any back everrrr. Nuff said

I'm a Brit. Started liking NFL in the early 80's (yeah, I'm that old). But I have never seen a better pure runner than Barry in the NFL.

I just want to let the young people who are commenting on here to understand something. These are some of Barrys 50 highlights somebody put up. These are the times the offense line actually blocked. I watched every game Barry played and 75% of the time he had no blocking and made great runs. Every other great running back you can name had a good or great offense line they played on. Barry played on a horrible team and if he didn't retire early because he got tired of the Lions front office he would have the most yards ever in football.

His agility/speed combination and balance was so elite. He’s like the perfect runningback

Best running back of all time, maybe? He is SO MUCH FUN to watch. Slippery, elusive, agile. That spin move is legendary. Love this guy.

The greatest running back of all time. Period.

The GOAT plain and simple.... No other running back in the league has a highlight reel like this

The biggest testament to Sanders is at 8:22 when Peete throws his hands up signaling TD while Barry was still behind the line of scrimmage with two defenders in front of him. That man knows who he's handing the ball off to for sure

It's been over 2 decades and I'm still scratching my head at how this guy never blew out his ankles, achilles, ACL's and MCL's with the way he constantly cut, juked and bent his knees at the angles and speeds in which he did. He basically won the genetic lottery and we will probably never see another guy like him suit up.

*”This guy has moves on his moves”*

In the 90s when the Lions were on tv and had the ball everyone with a remote interest on football would be glued to the set in anticipation of the next Barry carry

This video of Barry Sanders is a gem. Never watched the Detroit Lions. So wonderful to view some of his phenomenal runs now. Thank you for sharing this remarkable man's running accomplishments. Really. I said Wow Wow and WOW! so much.

I watched this absolute Legend play. And i am still amazed every time i watch these highlights. Man

An underrated aspect of Barry Sanders: his strength. People always thought of him as a little jitterbug, but he had an unreal lower body--that's what separated him from mere scatbacks. He may have been short, but his legs and hips were incredibly powerful which is why so many of his highlights feature broken tackles, not just missed tackles. When you combine his speed, vision and elusiveness with so much sheer strength, you have arguably the greatest running back ever. It's between him and Jim Brown, IMO.

To this day, people still miss Barry Sanders.😎

I'm 45 and have been a diehard Packers fan my entire life. He's the only player that I hoped would do well against my team. He was by far the funnest player to watch. He is hands down, no questions asked, the best to ever play the game.

I am too young to have ever seen him play, but watching these highlights, I can't help but be amazed. The defenders are world class athletes who train their entire lives to be able to make tackles and keep up with a RB, and spend days each week studying opponents on film frame by frame. But when Sanders runs he makes them look like children. It feels like I'm watching a movie that people would say is unrealistic. There are only a handful of athletes ever who are so stunning in this way.

Barry is so good you can entertain non-football and non-sports fans with his highlights. That's a transcendence very few human beings reach in any respected genre, let alone sports.

One if the greatest to ever touch a football!! We loving the monument of him thats going up in front of Ford Field here in Detroit! It is well deserved! Thank you for the historical moments Barry Sanders! #20 GOLIONS!

Best damn running back ever! No Showboat, no dancing no singing, stayed humble went out and played for his teammates and had an amazing career. Nobody else has become a highlight reel like that man, that played on a team that rarely made the playoffs. I love living in Detroit and going to watch that man play, he is amazing!

His acceleration was out of this world. Everyone else was in slow motion.

Insane! Play #1 even his own teammates are confused with his moves. Everyone jumping to the ground in case was fumble, and Barry was already 10 yards ahead running alone… what a great human being and what a big pride for Lions heritage !!!!

The unsung hero in most of his long touchdown runs was #84 Herman Moore. He was downfield blocking on almost all of those long runs. One of the best Wide Receivers and maybe the best blocking Wide Receiver ever.

Being born in 1980, when i was a kid one of my favorite days every year was gathering at grandma's house out in the country for a Thanksgiving feast every year and my dad, uncles, cousins and myself and 3 brothers would gather in the living room to watch the Lions and Barry Sanders put magic in our hearts every year. Not to mention John Madden and Pat Summerall calling the games. Those are some of the fondest memories I have as a youngster. Especially during these tough times we are facing in 2020 this video really did put a nostalgic smile on my face. So thank you for that! Barry will always be one of the greatest to ever play the game!

This video also contains footage of the entire career highlights of Scott Mitchell and Rodney Peete.

Getting to play pre-Dungy Tampa twice a year certainly helped Barry's career.

In my opinion, he is the greatest running back in NFL history. It’s such a shame that we couldn’t ever be on a winning team.

Pure class, pure talent. There are plenty of legends, but only one Barry Sanders.

his trademark jukes were so good, but his vision might be the best the league will ever see. The holes he spotted sometimes were barely there and he somehow found his way through them without missing a step or even brushing against anyone. He is the best halfback this game will ever see, without question.

Barry was the greatest RB in his era and of all time. He put Detroit on the map and carried them single handedly. Just wish he got a ring.

He ran in fast forward. Literally. The way he hit that hole was insane

My favorite player of all time. Single handedly kept the Lions relevant during his tenure. The 🐐!

im a Packers fan, but i could watch this all day, hes the best running back of all time in my opinion, just amazing!!!

Yup ... every few years I dial up a Barry highlight reel and confirm what everyone knows. GOAT at RB. Sad he was trapped here in Detroit, but man did I enjoy watching him play. Absolute magic.

Had to come back and watch the King 👑 💪🏼🇺🇸

Every once in a while I watch some barry sanders highlights just to remind myself there’s ZERO running backs that have been like him since he retired. He’s hands down the best running back ever. 3/4’s of these plays 100% of the running backs playing today couldn’t make.

Not only a great back, but one hell of a sportsman. Don't remember a single endzone celebration from the man. Absolute Class act and someone young players should emulate...

As a Bears fan even I have to admit that Barry Sanders was like an alien from another realm. You can see from this compilation he was so good that as a Cornerback you could give up 60 yards to him on any given play and tackle him at the 5 yard line (see 2:08 and 2:32) and it should have been considered a career highlight simply for preventing the touchdown. The ultimate combination of acceleration, agility, vision, contact balance and straight line speed that I don't believe any running back before or since has ever replicated.

I was born after he retired. I marvel at how he moved, how he made em.miss. truly the greatest

#5 Rodney Peete celebrated right after the handoff 40 yards away from the end zone. He was right.

When I was growing up, you were a fan of the hometown team. There just wasn't any two ways around it. So being from Detroit, well, the Lions were my team, and as anybody from Detroit can tell you, there isn't a fan base more abused and taken for granted than Lion's fans. Watching the Lions, rooting and cheering for the Lions, was an exercise in frustration if not self-flagellation. In all those years, and I'm talking 40 plus years, there was only one redeeming fact about the Detroit Lions, and that was Barry Sanders. He was the greatest that ever carried a football, he made you forget about the score of the game or the won-loss record, none of that mattered when Barry went off on one of those crazy runs. And to top it off, he was a class act, a real gentleman. You can say that the Lions didn't deserve him, but the Lions fans did, and he was greatly appreciated for bringing a little sunshine to an otherwise dark place.

Barry Sanders was unbelievable I appreciate his greatness more and more every time I watch his videos 👍