No doubt.

Yep

Definitely the best I've ever seen. He was the highlight for us all every Thanksgiving.

sweetness was better

Agreed 💯

Ya, like: Here, I'm done with this for now😂😂

​​@@roaddawg3217 Barry Sanders be like: "Just another day at the office!" Hopefully the Lions bring him in as special guest IF/when they make the Bowl!

facts

He handed the ball to the ref and said "i'll be back" lmao

I always liked when Joe Morris did that for the NY Giants. Been there before, will be in the end zone again soon.

He did have Lomas Brown punching holes through the line. After that it was all Barry.

@@patrickmontie9583but every team knew he was getting the ball. He was the greatest and that’s coming from a Steelers fan.

As a Cowboys fan growing up, if Barry would have had Emmitt's line, we would see 2500yd seasons without a doubt! Greatest player to ever touch a football.

That’s a man!

Just a different breed of athlete....

He knew he'd be back around in a minute

walter payton better imo but im a bears fan so i kinda have a biased opinion lol.

@@pancakenofake7094 Nah, Barry had no line, shitty QB’s, poor Coaching, and lastly poor ownership. Barry basically carried this team on his shoulders. Think about this… Most teams would load 9 in the box to stop Barry. The receivers were man on man most of the years Barry played. If we had had a good QB, we would’ve been champions with Barry in there multiple times. How can you keep a defense guessing if your QB cannot perform? They could defend him specifically and did so. Poor leadership and ownership was the reason Barry left. He says it was time, but he had no shot at a championship. Why continue. Even today Detroit doesn’t understand football… It’s a laugh!! And the joke is on the fans.

That's really nice. Gotta think he gets asked hundreds of times a day for a pic or autograph.

😏 Definitely So! 👍 Just walks over & hands the pigskin to the ref,no crazy end zone dance or trash talk,or taunting!🤷🏼‍♂️ Pure class!!! 🙂

100% correct. Worst ownership, worst franchise in all pro sports. They are so delusional that they celebrate the worst pro sports owner in history by rubbing our noses in it and putting that cringe WCF on their jerseys. More appropriate if the jerseys said WTF? Detroit should be evicted from the league.

That shows he is a very humble guy.

Thanks! It is great to hear that someone so amazing can remain that humble. It speaks to how great a person he truly is.

In contrast, Troy Aikman still sells autographs for $100

@@andygossard4293 how do you know it is authentic

@@andygossard4293 I would too if I was him

well said.

Barry was like a Gayle Sayers on steroids.

People say that messi soccer player play like barry after watching bsrry highligh i agree

Made ALL PRO every season of his career. Name ONE other player who did that (without using a search engine)

@@dillondank5662 I bet Lawrence Taylor did

Handing the football to the ref after scoring a touchdown too.

And did it on the Lions, so basically alone

@@SolamenteVees I've always loved the class of that. Now someone gets a pick and they run 80 yards to the other end of the field to show off. That does nothing for me. Barry always said that he just hands off the ball and acts like he's been in the endzone before. His Heisman winning season is possibly the greatest college performance of all time.

Or a fullback. Unreal.

If he'd had that Cowboys line nobody would EVER sniff the record

He didn’t care bout football man he was the best back ever to me

His O-line is underrated. You can't rush for over 2000 yards in the NFL without an O-line.

@@jbcool9178 I'm saying, that man had 1500 yds almost every season, someone gotta be doing something to help em

not true. Barry was quick and fast but didnt have that final gear like some guys. Still the GOAT

His whole career was his prime.

Barry was not fast… his descriptors would be illusive and quick.

@@nbagoats4819 WTF are you talkin' bout man??? He ran a sub 4.4 40! His PR was 4.37 FYI lol.

@@gaffle7646A PR of 4.37 says otherwise bruh lol. People just be sayin anything while knowing nothing.

Yep, and the fact that if he had played only one more season he would have the all time rushing yds record speaks a lot, considering he had at least 3 more seasons in him, probably even 4. (He played for 10 seasons... contrast that with Emmitt Smith's 15 and Walter Payton's 13).

He always reminded me of Wayne Gretzky, one of the greatest running backs if all time, but also one the most humble...mad respect !

Barry was all class and had plenty left when he retired. Imagine him with that Cowboy line

Totally agree. Brown , Payton, Smith, all great but Barry is the greatest we have ever seen. You only have to watch.

He is a great man and still is the best.

What an era of just BEAST

@@carlb3450 it’s no insult to Emmitt. Smith was a legend among legends. It’s just they Barry was a god.

Agreed and I think smith is easy 2. Best ever if we're talking longevity. AND I'm an eagles fan

Best comment ever from a cowboy fan. Youre alright to recognize this guys greatness. I agree 100% best rb ever. Raider fan here.

Man I remember being a little boy watching Aikman, Emmit and Prime Time. That was the best time to be a Cowboys fan.

Barry didn't have Troy Aikman he didn't have a Darell moose Johnson he didn't have an elite o line or a true play maker like a Michael Irvin to get the dbs backed off.. many of his runs he ran 10 yards backwards just to gain 1 yard that's how crap his lines were.. people forget Barry is only 10 pounds lighter than Emmitt was Barry had Emmitts line and offense sure the man could of been a 1 cut rb you are dead right Emmitt couldn't hold Barry's jock strap and he knows it.

aka walter payton. the truest greatest Back of all time

They should not show all those garbage celebrations. They look like idiots.

His dad whooped that into him. I believe BS said thT even after all the accolades, his dad said Walter Payton was better.

Barry Sanders and Megatron both were humble on the field. They made me a fan of Detroit even though they weren't my team. Lions still have that grit and their coaching crew now is pretty solid imo. NFC north is always fun to watch.

DEFINITELY!! He’s my ALL-TIME Favorite player at ANY position!!

and he wasn't a QB!

Took till Joe Burrow in 2019 to have an individual season as dominant as Barry had. His heisman year was ridiculous.

and only 11 games

@@dannichols5010 impressive but barry played less games

@@donniedietz77 yes, insane

Just imagine if he was able to play now.

I was fortunate enough to see Barry live at the Silverdome on Thanksgiving twice. I was also at the Jets game when Barry broke 2000yds but we also lost Reggie Brown. 😪

The fact that he also mentioned his respect for Walter Payton's record, when it was easily observable that Barry could have smashed it and taken it to possibly unachievable heights makes me respect him as a human being of great character even more.

It wouldn't have happened. When a player loses the desire to play, he's finished. If you play without desire you're also likely to get injured. He had 10 incredible seasons. That's his resume.

Are you a lions fan

Agreed. Extremely thick bones, super strong joints/tendons/ ligaments, dense muscles and explosiveness. He wasn’t tall but he was built like a brick

I always point to his Yards Per Carry as the Go To Stat.

Barry is actually closer to 5'5 - 5'6. I'm 5'9 and stood right next to him. The top of his head came up to my CHIN. But each of his thighs were thicker than my waist!!

I concur

Umpire is for baseball ⚾

Not with the lions

The lions never went and got a good QB to go with them WRs they had but they made a lot of money off of Barry

The lions were absolute trash. Barry was something special though maaaaan

The lions are cursed for never building a winner around Sanders

If the Packers had drafted him instead of Tony Mandarich he would have rings. Absolutely scary running back. He was a potential 65 yard run every time he touched the ball.

Bear down! Yea though Barry and randy might not be the goats at their positions they are the two most exciting players in football all time.

haha so true

Say it again they dont hear you 😎

1:40 - imagine a coach so abysmally bad he doesn't recognize he has a backup running back capable of 200+ yards a game.

I'm with you, Bears fan and loved Sweetness but Barry was just plain ridiculous.

Same here -- and ditto!

I grew up in Michigan Lions fan obviously. Some of his greatest runs were 2 yard losses. I'm not kidding. It took so many different defenders to coral him.

The Detroit Lions will do that to you.......ask Calvin Johnson and Matthew Stafford.......🙄

Barry is the greatest of all time but in my opinion...BO JACKSON was the best running back we will ever see. Unfortunate he only played part-time and then got injured.

Put Barry Sanders behind that early '90s Dallas Cowboys offensive line & he is shattering the rushing record books

His retirement was sad. Barry deserved the record. He deserved better from the Lions.

@@GHOST91141 that is it right there he got tired of the lions he took his last contract and made the best of it although Emmit Smith wasn't a bad running back it takes a whole team to win something the lions to this day haven't realized. The Hershel Walker trade did it for the cowboys a deal we will never see again

Emmitt Smith

Derrick Henry in 3 years

@@dbradandthem2727 overrated

Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, & Eric Dickerson were special talents.

No one surpasses sweetness at RB

One of the smartest things he ever did retiring before getting seriously messed up.

If Barry Sanders had Dallas' O-line it wouldn't have helped him. Fact is, he benefitted from the Lions Run and Shoot system. Why? Because it spread the field and allowed him to use his elusiveness in the open field. Yes, he could be stopped in the backfield too, but it also meant a ton of open space once he got through the line. And by the way, Detroit had a number of good offensive lineman over the course of Sanders career. Lomas Brown was an All Pro and multiple time Pro Bowler. Kevin Glover was one of the best Centers of his eras, Plus they had consistency for several seasons. The Lions weren't the Cowboys, but they were pretty solid.

Barry Sanders was a perfect fit for Detroit's system....Herman Moore was Detroit's deep threat which gave Barry his space. If Detroit had an above average QB they could of challenged Dallas in the early to mid 90s. Detroit also had to battle Joe Montana then Steve Young in San Francisco and then Farve and the Packers

@@BillyTwoSquirrels I was looking for this comment and always thought the same haha. Everyone says the lions o-line was trash , but I agree with you, by the time Barry got the ball there were ton of defenders close to him or who overran the play since it was so easy to get across the o-line. Even though it might have been hard to beat those defenders in his face, once he did, there was a lot of space for Barry to do his thing and the defensive levels were vulnerable . I can’t believe nobody has ever seen this.

He would just drop the ball after entering the endzone and move off the field. He had nothing to prove to anyone and needed no insanity they get away with nowadays. Be More Like Barry.

Bro, that was from the heart.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

I grew up in that era and in Michigan. I completely agree.

Only if the GM went after a good QB it would have taken a lot of pressure off of Barry I was a Ravens fan that always turned when Barry was on TV fun to watch him do his thing

🤔

@Charlie's Hairpiece uhhh ok. You win. It didn't happen. I made it up. 25 years later in IT founded on this lie.

@Johnny.Wadd.Holmes Whatever drugs you're on, please share

If he did take something no one could catch him anyways 😅

@@charlieshairpieceBill Simmons? 😂 Yeah he is a shining beacon of knowledge. Barry's numbers speak for themselves. I'm going to assume you are a troll bc everything you just said was utter trash.

There is no question about that. That doesn't take anything away from the other great running backs, but this guy was elite of the elite.

walter payton was better

@@nascarfan8891 stop the 🧢!!! Walter is dead so now what? 😂

@@nascarfan8891 I am a life long bears fan and can tell you walter is not better. Had more heart but not more talent.

@@Lordlt82 Thanks for speaking the truth. WP was awesome, but Sanders was just on another level all by himself.

Well said!

On the contrary...he preserved opponents ankles cause he'd be breaking them every week.

He never really got hit hard bc of how elusive he was. Don't think he preserved his mind.

Playing for the Lions would make any player want to retire

@@adotintheshark4848 • Hate to agree, but I do. Michiganer. Peace

If the Fords set up a better team around him, imagine how damn good the 1990s Lions could have been...

@@mrconfusion87 Imagine if he had the 90s Cowboys o-line.

Indeed. I know Emmitt Smith is the all time rushing leader but, two things. First, he played behind the best O-line, likely of all-time, and second, he played something like 6 seasons longer. Barry played for a sheet franchise, and during that time, ran circles around opponents and Emmitt.

Agreed. Watched him play almost every game, it was inspiring. Guy had vision and moves that were unreal. Can't imagine how many nightmares and broken ankles he gave to defense.

Best I've seen in my lifetime. He carried the Lions to the playoffs on his legs alone. If the Lions would have - or could have - built a team around him, who knows what they could have done.

Im 52, btw.

Jim Brown is the GOAT.

Well....They're all phenomenal!!!

Always enjoyed watching Sanders and Darren Sproles.

The eye test shows that Barry is the GOAT. He might not have the rushing record but it took Emmitt a long time to get it. Look at it this way defenses knew that Barry was the focus of the offense and could not stop him. The defense knows you will get the ball and still can't stop you. Thats GOAT status to me.

You not gonna mention Megatron?!!?

good comment.

Emmit smith>>>>

@@redsteak6694 Emmit Smith's team >>>>

@@redsteak6694 Emmitt tard.

Emmit o line>>>>

@@redsteak6694 As a Cowboys fan, you couldn’t be wronger. Barry was head and shoulders above Emmitt in pure talent and running ability. Emmitt had arguably the best o-line in football history. Barry had better 1-1 numbers even though he had to run behind a terrible line. Credit where it is due. Emmitt was great and consistent. Barry was in a category of his own (still is)

Always see that "No Debate" line when someone is desperately fishing for a debate ...

@@Peakfreud fr

So what about pass blocking? Thats not part of a rbs game?

@@robk6831 Thats a fair critique, one I feel is negated by having to stack 8 in the Box and draw the safeties in. Herman Moore was an Average receiver Number 2 on any other team but for a couple of seasons he looked like Jerry Rice. He had a 1600 yrd season. And not just the receiversScott Mitchell and Rodney Pete was below average ,

@@robk6831 Who's your #1 or Top 3 I'm not out to discredit your picks, too many players on a football team to have a high quality Run Back substituted and tank the team For instance I think If you substitute say LaDainian Thomlinson for Emmitt the Results would be the same for both teams.

When it comes to just running the ball, Barry is the best hands down. Overall, Sweetness is the greatest running back ever

This. I remember him having to shake would be tacklers in the backfield more times than not.

If the lions would have traded him after his 3rd year detroit could have asked for the 3 best players from ANY TEAM and that team would have been better for making that trade..... if that would have happened Sanders would have needed to grow a third hand for ALL the superbowl rings he could have won

@@jbcool9178 you'd have to add Jim Brown to that argument.

Give him a different team dynamic like say the Dolphins, he and Marino might’ve won it all…🤔

You mean quitters?

@@stevenbrown5210 hey, when the fire goes out, no point in playing. its harder to quit when one is so accomplished. huge props to the GOAT.

Hands down GOAT. If they were to elect an actual real life Captain America tomorrow. He'd be a prime candidate. Class act and the greatest human athlete of all time

Damn skippy..... Barry was his own man - a caring, giving And genuine man who never saw himself as anything but another fellow human being. I met him once when I worked for the Detroit Free Press Sports Department and I was able to here stories about Barry from Mitch Albom, Bill Roose and others and nothing but kindness..... It took me a few years to forgive him for leaving the game the way he did - but I forgave because my anger was rooted in selfishness. Barry went out the way he did because he wanted nothing to do with all the hoopla that would have surrounded him Announcing beforehand was not an option. He does not like to be openly praised about his talent because he desired to be just another guy on the bus riding home from a long day of work. Do not get me wrong - I am awed everytime I watch his highlights but I will best remember him for....... Either handing the ref the ball or setting it down nicely in the end zone is the only reaction you got when he scored a TD. In a game today where you celebrate like a maniac after a sack to make it second and 15, and then get out on your ass the next play when the opposing receiver catches a first down play and then he acts like he score a TD. I hate that shit and my love for football Has dropped to if it were not for fantasy football - I could care less

He’s 2x as Emmit Smith and Jim Brown. Earl Campbell is my personal favorite.

Exactly

You really can’t talk smack about Barry even if you wanted to. Amazing player and person. I don’t think anybody will ever do what he did statistics wise.

You do know during Barry's 10 years in Detroit they made the playoffs several times, right? They just couldn't win except in 92

@@mrq2044 yep. From 91-99 they made the playoffs 6 times. They had several players that made the probowl, we're all pros(including on the online). The team wasn't devoid of talent by any means.

@@robertb9461 they most certainly weren't.

Naw he wanted to win n the loins was not gonna trade him

Right. They scored and handed the ball to the ref.

Actually he set his team up for 2nd and long and 3rd and long because he was in search of that "highlight reel" run. Which, he got quite often. Buuuut "highlight reel runs" don't equate to winning in the NFL. In the NFL, your goal should be to win games, not say "hey everyone, look at me" . Sanders holds the ALL-TIME record for most rushes with 0 or less yards, and the ALL-TIME record for total negative yards. Again, the NFL is about winning. Just taking the 2-4 yards available on 1st down helps you win. Backing up, juking, hoping you can break one, hurts your teams chances of winning. Which is a huge factor on why their record was a measly 74 wins and 79 losses when Barry played. He was a highlight reel master. When it came to helping his team win, he failed. Miserably.

@@question_it_701 he didn’t have much around him his whole career.

@@TheVlad1616 that's false.... he had a hell of a team for the prime of his career they just couldn't get over the hump because of what Tim said, he couldn't keep his offense on schedule like Emmitt. That means staying out of 2nd and long and 3rd and longer.

@@bigred9991 it’s Ben along time, but I don’t recall them having a “hell of a team” ever. It was Barry, a WR or 2, and that’s about it. Rodney Peete was the best QB he had. How much if those zero yard runs were because of his OL where guys were in the backfield before he could get to the hole.

@@bigred9991 Emmit was surrounded by hall of famers, on both sides of the ball. That comparison is a joke. Name me Barry’s HOF Qb? HOF receiver? HOF linemen? HOF Lion defenders? Put Emmit on the Lions and he doesn’t have near the career as Barry. Put Barry on the Cowboys and they still lift the Lombardi’s.

Barry and Best both begin with B

That’s crazy……

As a lions fan he’s had a good o-line most years and we definitely did have some good defenses we just didn’t have a qb or coach which is why he didn’t win. Love the guy tho

Barry, Herman Moore & Brian Blades are the only Lions I really remember from that time.

I remember hearing something about Barry having a non-compete clause in his contract. He COULDNT LEAVE THE LIONS if he wanted to. He got tired of being on a team where HE HIMSELF "was" the TEAM. It's a trip that in Downtown Detroit during Barry's run, It was a 25 story building painted in an image of Barry running the football. As soon as he retired, the painting came down WITH THE QUICKNESS.

@@michaelwicklund O line was middle of the pack - bottom of the league most of his career. If PFF was a thing back then I think PFF would trash that O line 😂

How were they "always terrible"? They went to the post season 5 different seasons during Samders' time with the team.

Take out Tyson & put in Floyd Mayweather & you have the top dogs of their sport

Dont forget about Bo

also Bo Jackson and Shawn Kemp

I agree gotta add Wayne The Great One in there too.

I read the great one's life story. I came to one conclusion, afterwards. If I were writing a fictional novel about the most dominant athlete of all time, I would not go nearly as far as his actual life. When you read his accomplishments, it seems made up. My favorite: Wayne scored more goals than anyone else in history. He also had the most assists in history. (In hockey, an assist and a goal are both counted as points. Not in game, but in record keeping.) If you take away all of his goals and only count assists, he still has more total points than anyone else in history. And it was accomplished in 300 fewer games. Anyone who hasn't should at least read his Wikipedia entry. It is astonishing. Utter dominance from childhood on.

I hate seeing huge chocolate families

There was nothing puzzling about it. His team refused to build around him, so he had no chance to win it all, he had a huge chance of getting injured as he aged, and he already felt he had plenty of cash for his lifestyle. That's 100% rational. Blame the Lions disorganization.

Blame Detroit for that

He struggled in his final season. If 4.3 ypc is a struggle. It was subpar for him. He's a career 5.0+ ypc. He lost a step.

​@@someperson8151That's because he was over it at that point. He could have averaged 5.0+ but lost the passion for the game.

Shit!

Barry AND GALE SAYERS

U ever going to make a another video?

bruh I just looked at your channel. why did you stop posting?

Y’all still alive ?