| Deion Sanders |
Full Name: Deion Luwynn Sanders School: North Fort Myers High School in North Fort Myers, Florida |
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| Arthur Blake, Dexter Carter, Sammie Smith, DEION SANDERS |
| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1985 23 WR-DB 6-1 175 Fr * Fort Myers 1986 2 CB 6-1 180 So * Fort Myers 1987 2 CB 6-0 192 Jr * Fort Myers 1988 2 CB 6-0 195 Sr * Fort Myers |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1986 2 OF 6-1 180 L L Fr * Fort Myers 1987 2 OF 6-1 180 L L So * Fort Myers 1988 2 OF 6-1 180 L L Jr Fort Myers |
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Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 85-86 S-R 6-1 180 Fr * Fort Myers 86-87 S-R 6-1 180 So * Fort Myers 87-88 S-R 6-0 192 Jr Fort Myers |
| Awards |
| Football |
Year Award
1986 The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
Football News - 1st Team Sophomore All-American
Associated Press - 3rd Team All-American
United Press International - All-American - Honorable Mention
1987 American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
Football News - 1st Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 1st Team All-American
Kodak - 1st Team All-American
Scripps Howard - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
United Press International - 1st Team All-American
NCAA - Concensus All-American
1988 American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
Football News - 1st Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 1st Team All-American
Kodak - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
United Press International - 1st Team All-American
NCAA - Concensus All-American
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| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1994 |
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If there was a quintessential athlete, a guy everybody wants, someone who is so unique that his nearly indescribable, then that athlete would be Deion Sanders. Deion proved from the start at Florida State he would be something special. As a freshman, Sanders started in the Seminoles' secondary, played outfield on the baseball team which finished 5th in the nation, and led the track team to its 10th conference championship. A two-time All-American at cornerback, Sanders was the 1988 Thorpe Award winner as the nation's finest defensive back. He led the Seminoles to some of their most memorable wins including picking off an Auburn pass with seconds left to preserve a win over the Tigers in the 1988 Sugar Bowl. Deion was drafted as a professional by both the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL and the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball. Sanders continued to play two sports earning him All-Pro honors with the Falcons and becoming a superstar in centerfield for the Braves, and now for the Reds. An extraordinary athlete, when Deion Sanders is around it's always "Prime Time."
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Hall of Fame Bound. Deion Sanders is considered by many to be the finest cover corner in the history of college football. May 17, 2011 TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State officials learned today that former FSU two-time consensus All-America cornerback Deion Sanders has been selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. The 2011 class will be inducted in ceremonies in New York City culminating with the National Football Foundation recognition dinner in New York City on December 6. Sanders, who won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back as a senior in 1988, is considered by many to be the finest cover corner in the history of college football. Sanders' man-to-man coverage skills and propensity to make the game changing play were so pronounced that over much of his junior and senior seasons he rarely was challenged in the passing game. Sanders finished 9th nationally with five interceptions in nine games as a senior and that does not include his dramatic final career play in which he intercepted an Auburn pass in the FSU end zone to preserve the Seminoles win over the Tigers in the Sugar Bowl. Sanders is still tied for second on FSU's career interception list with 14 and had three more in bowl games that did not count in career totals at the time. He had four career interception returns for a touchdown that still remains tied with Terrell Buckley for the school record. Sanders was also one of the finest punt returners in NCAA history. He led the nation in punt returns as a senior averaging 15.2. Earning letters in track and field, baseball and football, Sanders is one of the greatest athletes in NCAA history. He earned All-America honors as a sprinter on FSU's 4X100 relay team and played in the College World Series as an outfielder on the baseball team. Florida State retired his #2 football number in 1995 making him the fourth in Seminole history to be so honored. Sanders signed a baseball contract with the Atlanta Braves prior to his senior year in football and eventually played in the 1992 World Series with the Braves hitting .533 despite playing with a broken bone in his foot. He played in two Super Bowls one each with the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. Sanders will be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame this August in Canton, Ohio.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Defensive Statistics Year GP TK Ast Tot Sack Yds TFL Yds QBH Int Yds TD PBU FF FR Yds TD Bk Saf ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1985 10 22 20 42 . . . . . 1 100 1 4 . . . 0 . . 1986 11 34 27 61 . . 1.0 . 2 4 29 0 8 2 1 0 0 . . 1987 11 29 17 46 . . . . . 4 42 0 9 1 . . 0 . . 1988 11 25 12 37 . . 1.0 . . 5 116 2 6 1 . . 0 . . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot 43 110 76 186 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 2 14 287 3 27 4 1 0 0 0 0 |
Special Teams Statistics Year GP PR Yds Avg Long TD KR Yds Avg Long TD -------------------------------------------------------- 1985 10 30 255 8.5 58t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1986 11 31 290 9.4 32 0 1 26 26.0 26 0 1987 11 32 381 11.9 53t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1988 11 33 503 15.2 76t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------- Tot 43 126 1429 11.3 76t 3 1 26 26.0 26 0 |
Bowl Games Played, not included in the above stats Note: Bowl Game stats were not included before the 2002 season 1985 GATOR BOWL 1986 ALL-AMERICAN BOWL 1987 FIESTA BOWL 1988 SUGAR BOWL |
| Baseball |
Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1986 .333 16 60 21 20 4 1 1 14 29 .483 12 13 .438 1 1 11 16 1987 .267 60 56 210 41 56 8 4 3 21 81 .386 21 3 32 .340 1 2 27 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .281 76 56 270 62 76 12 5 4 35 110 .407 33 3 45 0 .364 2 3 38 51 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1987 88 3 2 .978 ---------------------------- Tot 88 3 2 .978 0 |
| Track & Field |
Current Meet School Record
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points Place Place Record Years
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1987 Season
/ / 200-Meter Dash 20.71 12 5
1988 Season
/ / 100-Meter Dash 10.26 14 8
06/02/1988 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 100-Meter Dash 21 10.54
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| Pro Career |
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Height: 6-1 Weight: 198 Drafted: 1989, 1st Round #5, Atlanta Falcons, CB Debut: September 10, 1989 Year Abbr Team No Pos 1989 Atl Atlanta Falcons 21 CB 1990 Atl Atlanta Falcons 21 CB 1991 Atl Atlanta Falcons 21 CB 1992 Atl Atlanta Falcons 21 CB 1993 Atl Atlanta Falcons 21 CB 1994 SF San Francisco 49ers 21 CB 1995 Dal Dallas Cowboys 21 CB 1996 Dal Dallas Cowboys 21 CB 1997 Dal Dallas Cowboys 21 CB 1998 Dal Dallas Cowboys 21 CB 1999 Dal Dallas Cowboys 21 CB 2000 Was Washington Redskins 21 CB 2004 Bal Baltimore Ravens 37 CB 2005 Bal Baltimore Ravens 37 CB |
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Height: 6-1 Weight: 198 Throws: Left Bats: Left Drafted: 1988, 30th Round #781, New York Yankees, OF Debut: May 31, 1989 Year Abbr Team No Pos 1989 NYY New York Yankees 24 OF 1990 NYY New York Yankees 21 OF-DH 1991 Atl Atlanta Braves 24 OF 1992 Atl Atlanta Braves 24 OF 1993 Atl Atlanta Braves 24 OF 1994 Atl Atlanta Braves 24 OF " Cin Cincinnati Reds 12 OF 1995 Cin Cincinnati Reds 21 OF " SF San Francisco Giants 21 OF 1997 Cin Cincinnati Reds 21 OF 2001 Cin Cincinnati Reds 2 OF-DH |
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| Comments |
| Football |
Defensive MVP - 1994 Pro Bowl Participant (Year the game was played) - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Super Bowl Participant (Year the game was played) - 1995, 1996 The Sporting News Top 100 Football Players of the Century - 1999 - No. 37 ESPN 100 Great Athletes of the Century - 1999 - No. 74 Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame - 2011 |
| Pro Statistics |
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Defensive Statistics Year Team GP GS TK Ast Tot Sack Yds Stuff Yds Int Yds PD FF FR Bk Saf TD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1989 Atl 15 10 28 11 39 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 52 8 0 0 0 0 0 1990 Atl 16 16 31 19 50 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 153 18 0 2 0 0 2 1991 Atl 15 15 38 2 40 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6 119 15 2 0 0 0 1 1992 Atl 13 12 41 8 49 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 105 7 1 1 0 0 0 1993 Atl 11 10 20 7 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7 91 8 2 0 0 0 0 1994 SF 14 12 34 1 35 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.0 6 303 8 0 0 0 0 3 1995 Dal 9 9 24 1 25 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2 34 10 0 0 0 0 0 1996 Dal 16 15 30 2 32 0.0 0.0 2.0 6.0 2 3 7 1 3 0 0 1 1997 Dal 13 12 30 3 33 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2 81 8 0 0 0 0 1 1998 Dal 11 11 22 3 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 153 4 0 0 0 0 1 1999 Dal 14 14 39 2 41 0.0 0.0 2.5 7.0 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 2000 Was 16 15 38 3 41 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 91 5 1 0 0 0 0 2004 Bal 9 2 8 1 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 87 2 0 0 0 0 1 2005 Bal 16 4 27 3 30 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 2 57 3 0 0 0 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Years 188 157 410 66 476 1.0 0.0 9.5 24.0 53 1331 108 8 6 0 0 10 | |||||
Offensive Statistics Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Long TD Rush Yds Avg Long TD Pass Comp Pct Yds Int Eff Long TD Fum FL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1989 Atl 15 0 1 -8 -8.0 -8 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1990 Atl 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1991 Atl 15 0 1 17 17.0 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1992 Atl 13 0 3 45 15.0 37t 1 1 -4 -4.0 -4 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1993 Atl 11 0 6 106 17.7 70t 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 39.6 0 0 0 0 1994 SF 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1995 Dal 9 0 2 25 12.5 19 0 2 9 4.5 9 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1996 Dal 16 0 36 475 13.2 41 1 3 2 0.7 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 2 1997 Dal 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -11 -11.0 -11 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1998 Dal 11 0 7 100 14.3 55 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1999 Dal 14 0 4 24 6.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 39.6 0 0 0 0 2000 Was 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2004 Bal 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -10 -10.0 -10 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2005 Bal 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Years 188 0 60 784 13.1 70t 3 9 -14 -1.6 9 0 2 0 .000 0 0 39.6 0 2 2 | |||||
Special Teams Statistics Year Team GP PR Yds Avg Long TD KR Yds Avg Long TD ------------------------------------------------------------- 1989 Atl 15 28 307 11.0 68t 1 35 725 20.7 72 0 1990 Atl 16 29 250 8.6 79t 1 39 851 21.8 50 0 1991 Atl 15 21 170 8.1 23 0 26 576 22.2 100t 1 1992 Atl 13 13 41 3.2 14 0 40 1067 26.7 99t 2 1993 Atl 11 2 21 10.5 16 0 7 169 24.1 31 0 1994 SF 14 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1995 Dal 9 1 54 54.0 54 0 1 15 15.0 15 0 1996 Dal 16 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1997 Dal 13 33 407 12.3 83t 1 1 18 18.0 18 0 1998 Dal 11 24 375 15.6 69t 2 1 16 16.0 16 0 1999 Dal 14 30 344 11.5 76 1 4 87 21.8 31 0 2000 Was 16 25 185 7.4 57 0 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 2004 Bal 9 5 41 8.2 23 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2005 Bal 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Years 188 212 2199 10.4 83t 6 155 3523 22.7 100t 3 |