Barry Sanders

[KneeGusto]

Barry Sanders had 4 Division I scholarship offers.

Wichita State
Oklahoma State
University of Tulsa
Iowa State University

He had to sit behind Thurman Thomas at OSU for two years.

Opportunity lost? -OR- good planning?

 

[simply1]

Off-season got here damn quick.

 

[NorthCyd]

Johnny Orr always use to say good things never happen after midnight.

 

[Mr Janny]

His 1988 season is probably the greatest single season performance of all time. I'm not sure any other opportunity would eclipse that.

 

[Acylum]

The more interesting fact is Wichita St had football. Didn’t know that.

 

[everyyard]

Seemed to work out for him.

 

[4cy16]

Wichita State University football team plane crash - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[3TrueFans]

He only made it into like 5 different hall of fames, I bet it eats at him every day.

 

[Rural]

He quit when he could still play.

A rare, rare thing for an NFL running back.

 

[madguy30]

Okie State had some very nice teams during that time.

Good on ISU for recognizing his talent I guess...if anything it's the opposite for the blue blood coaches that didn't go after him.

 

[AlaCyclone]

The more interesting fact is Wichita St had football. Didn’t know that.

I saw Wichita State play @ LSU in 1984!
The Shockers were clocked 47-7 that night.

 

[dafarmer]

Best running back I ever saw at Jack Trice, no matter the team.

 

[dirtyninety]

True Story: Barry Sanders chewed skoal when he ran.

 

[t-noah]

True Story: Barry Sanders chewed skoal when he ran.

From a former dipper, that's amazing! To me it tended to decrease my wind, endurance, accelerated the heart, when using.

Just think, he might have amounted to something if he hadn't chewed!

 

[BCClone]

Barry Sanders had 4 Division I scholarship offers.

Wichita State
Oklahoma State
University of Tulsa
Iowa State University

He had to sit behind Thurman Thomas at OSU for two years.

Opportunity lost? -OR- good planning?

You mean not going to WSU since they dropped football?

 

[NATEizKING]

Johnny Orr always use to say good things never happen after midnight.

So that's where my mom got that?

 

[CtownCyclone]

True Story: Barry Sanders chewed skoal when he ran.

That's why he was hard to tackle. Nobody wanted to get juice spat on them.

 

[Kinch]

So that's where my mom got that?

And Johnny got it from Casey Stengel.

 

[bustamoveisu]

Best running back I ever saw at Jack Trice, no matter the team.

I beg your pardon......Troy Davis

 

[JP4CY]

Best running back I ever saw at Jack Trice, no matter the team.

Did you see either of the Bo Williams runs?