@@cdbinkley1888 In the NFL Top 100 players of all time, Emmitt told Barry that if he hadn't retired, he'd have been the first 20K yard RB in the NFL. Emmitt may have the record, but he knows that if Barry hadn't retired with so many years left in his tank, his rushing total would've been UNTOUCHABLE!
The best players at that position are not very tall. The great majority of the greats (Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Tony Dorsett, Marcus Allen, Roger Craig) were all 5'9, 5'10. You did have some huge players at that position like Herschel Walker or Christian Okoye but they were rare. The smaller guys had the advantage of an awesome height to weight ratio and they also had a leverage advantage because they could get lower than their tacklers. Their low center of gravity gave them the ability to right themselves after a hit and not tip over like a taller player. Being smaller means there is less to grab to bring them down.
That was why he is one of my all-time favorite players. A pro's pro. Didn't clown about a 6-yard run - he just went out there & did his job, better than just about everyone else on the field.
Juan Rivera ..yes he was one of a kind...it’s what Coach Bear Bryant said about not celebrating after a touchdown...act like you’ve been their before..making a touchdown
Both him and Thurman Thomas were like that. It might have been from coming out of Oklahoma State. In an interview Sanders said act you your going back to the endzone again.
Sanders is only 5'8" tall but weighed 200 pounds when he played for Detroit. Most good running backs have very powerful legs and quick reflexes. Barry definitely had both.
@@constitutionislawofthislan6169 Wrong: Barry ran a 4.2 40 yard dash when they timed him in Detroit a few years into his career. So, he had incredible speed and burst. He could 360 dunk a basketball with ease. The few times he was caught were due to amount of energy he had to expend on most plays.
He's also a very humble guy. Never embarrassed an opossing player or team. Never complained or bitched. Played on horrible teams, never won a championship. Too bad, one of the best of all times.
So true bro he was at my uncle wedding and I didn't know that was him until the wedding was over and I looked at pictures pisses me off everyday I could of had a pic with his autograph
Barry always a winner he knew NFL was his toughest challenge love of the game if only san Francisco drafted him against Dallas New York oh well thanks for all the great games Barry 🎉
As a Vikings fan who got to watch him at least twice a year Barry Sanders was both heart breaking and awe inspiring. So fast, so agile, amazing talent.
Sanders wasn't tall. He had a low center of gravity, he was as quick as a cat and he had powerful legs. As a defender, unless you wrapped up both of his legs, he was hard to tackle.
I forget who said it but one player who went against him said his coach told him not to do "the lord's prayer".. meaning it's very likely you end up on your knees with your hands clapped together as he runs by. Also, another coach put a chicken on the field and let the defensive linemen chase it around to practice chasing Barry.
@Big Bill O'Reilly Maybe because It's a free country and I can construct my sentences the way I prefer to construct my sentence? You do you. I'll do me. How about that?
You beat me to it. I was going to say all of those things, as well as point out that he had an almost superhuman ability to read the entire field and react to something he saw would develop in another three seconds. An absolute legend.
His body type was ideal for a running back. Low height made him initially hard to see behind huge linemen and therefore to anticipate his direction. Due to his legs (thighs like tree trunks), he had a low center of gravity leading to greater balance and the enormous power needed to keep moving (forward generally.) Same could be said of Emmitt Smith and others. That's not to say there haven't been many great taller running backs, (A Peterson, E Dickerson, E Campbell to name but a few) but that Sanders body type sure didn't hurt him.
He was one of the greatest running backs ever. His ability to change direction and slip tackles is unmatched. He retired too early, but there has never been a running back like him, before or after he played
Yay! I was one of the people that recommended this so I’m glad you could react to it! Sanders WAS very small and very quick. He also played for like the worst team in all of football and had no offensive line or Quarterback most of his career, and he managed to singlehandedly take the team to the playoffs. He’s widely considered the greatest running back ever, but doesn’t hold the records mostly because he retired very early at the prime of his career, basically because he played for the Lions who are awful and he got sick of losing. In a similar line, maybe try reacting to Calvin Johnson, also known as Megatron. He was a wide receiver for the Lions, and considered one of the best WRs of all time. If you hadn’t noticed I am one of those Detroit Lions fans haha.
He had every chance to leave Detroit....fans would’ve supported him.....1 year after signing a new contract.....he just never showed up for training camp (no biggie), but then came the no show for preseason and the call went out.....”Where’s Barry”? His dad Finally gave a statement saying he retired.......
Yes, a short compact runner who was one of the best running backs of all time. His legend grew even more when he retired and walked away from the sport in the prime of his career. You nailed it on your assessment of him.
Barry is 5 foot 8 inches tall. 220 pounds. Barry is very humble. If you notice, you never see him do a celebration dance or anything after a touchdown. He knows that his team is another reason for his success. He went to Oklahoma State University after high school and set multiple records. Again, he is simply amazing.
Yes Barry Sanders was amazing I am sure nobody could quite accelerate and still move east and west like Barry. It’s a pity the Lions couldn’t win a championship for him
This was very amusing watching someone watch Barry Sanders in have no idea the greatness that was going on and what he was actually doing. Barry Sanders was simply the greatest running back there ever was at running the ball.
If you ask any football fan who has watched the game since the nineties and asked them who the top ten running backs are in their opinion. Barry Sanders will be in their top 4 everytime he was that good!
@Big Bill O'Reilly I know some of Barry's best runs were just to get back to the line of scrimmage and don't even get me started on the Lions using a run-and-shoot offense. Barry is my #1 running back, I just believe in giving credit where credit is due. Like Barry, Bo was such a huge threat to score from anywhere on the field every time he touched the ball.
If the Lions had EVER had an offensive line that was even half decent, Barry would have ALL the records. I hope you have a fantastic Christmas Miss Courtney.
Hi, Courtney. I had the fortune of watching Barry Sanders play when I was young and I personally believe he was the best running back of his era. Unfortunately his career was short due to his decision to retire over a dispute with the Detroit Lions. He really was amazing to watch. Speaking of running backs...a running back who you just watched not long ago, Marshawn Lynch (Beastmode), as of yesterday, resigned with the Seattle Seahawks...the same team that he got most of his career recognition from as well as his only Superbowl ring. It will be interesting to see how he effects the outcome of their games considering they are getting ready to go into the playoffs. Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
@@justawhisperintheuniverse8257 Absolutely agree. It's hard not to be angry that he might still be sitting on top of the leaderboard by a staggering margin if not for that.
The #6 and #8 runs by Barry were in the same game, which I was lucky enough to be at. I was living in Tampa at the time and even though I am a Vikings fan I went to the game with a friend. Barry was freaking amazing. His running style was so unique and almost poetic...he was so fun to watch.
I feel like Barry was much more fluid in his moves, it probably stems from the fact that he made a decision and then went with it. Half the runs he broke up the middle were meant for the outside, and half the runs he broke on the outside were meant for the middle. It's like he was watching everyone else move in slow motion.
You are exactly correct. His greatness wasn't just his incredible speed and ability to change directions BUT more about being able to actually do what his observations of the field required him to do.
greatest running back to ever play the game if you ask the actual Players there is no debate. ON those runs the guys he made look like idiots many of them were probowl caliber players and he made them all look like fools...Barry Sanders is the ONLY runningback you can watch 5 different highlight videos and only see a couple runs duplicated his entire 10 years was filled with highlight plays one after another..I am sure other have told you he is indeed shorter and had a low center of gravity, also notice how he"wiggled" both his shoulders and his hips, that made him that much harder to tackle. Again according to the players that had to play the game he is hands down the greatest of all time period..and nevermind he did it all with one of the worst offensive lines blocking for him in all of football.
Interesting fact about Barry Sanders: He's recognized as one of the greatest running backs of all time. What's not frequently mentioned alongside that is that he played for one of the NFL's worst teams. Despite that, he still was a truly great, even legendary player.
its literally always mentioned along side that lol. what? it might even be the very first thing people mention- that he was the greatest talent wasted on the worst team...where have you been but yes. hes truly something else.
I had an autographed photo and card of his and a VHS of his greatest plays. Such a humble and genuinely decent man too. He never tossed the ball at a ref, he handed it to them after the play. Truly G.O.A.T. and would have had the record to prove it if he stayed a year or two longer.
You didn't sound stupid at all Means Courtney in fact very smart. Barry did read a defense then make a decision and off to the Races.... sorry about your boo boo...nice one
He would count jersey as he passed by them so he knew how many more he had to beat. That presence of mind in the midst of chaos combined with his physical skills made him the best ever.
The Vaseline comment is hilarious because opposing defenses used to accuse the team of spraying his jersey with silicone since he was so hard to wrap up.
The pace he can achieve during his change of directions is just otherworldly. He was pretty fast, but one could see he had lost that last half-gear by the time he hit his last season; however, even during his last season, nobody got up to speed as fast as he did. He may just be the all-time quickest running back/player in NFL history. He could have dominated for another couple of seasons and been a top 5 back after that, if he had wanted to. He let NFL record history books be written by others, and it was a conscious choice; that is what is enigmatic about Mr. Barry Sanders. I'm a huge 49er and Jerry Rice fan, and I think with 100% conviction that Barry has a claim at the best player of all time.
Barry Sanders is the Sultan of shift; he makes lightening fast shifts, freezes defenders, then he accelerates past them. Truly Barry is one of the NFL' great running backs and retired when he was still healthy enough to make more highlight plays.
Barry is only about 5' 8". He's incredibly nice and humble in real life. He spoke at an event where I was a banquet server. Couldn't help but talk to him, even though it was probably in poor taste. He chatted with me for ten minutes and was a genuinely kind and generous man. Well into his 40's at the time, his thighs were still massive and he looked like he could still jump on an NFL team and break some tackler's ankles.
Barry Sanders stood 5'9" and for most of his career weighed just over 200 pounds. Yes, rather small by NFL standards but, as others noted, immensely strong with a gyroscopic center of gravity, blessed with cat-like quickness and agility, explosive acceleration, and an almost supernaturally omniscient sense of direction and place. I lived in the Detroit area for the totality of his career and every Sunday found myself reacting if not many times then certainly several times per game, exactly the way you have here. The most amazing thing about Mr. Sanders is that some of his best runs were only two or three-yard gains. For much of his career, Sanders was surrounded by a subpar supporting cast and he had to become very adept indeed at making something out of nothing. But as you see here, when he was given something, the results were jaw-dropping. Simply the greatest running back I have ever seen. I don't think I will live long enough to see one better.
I feel like his top 50 video is missing a very important run. There was one where he literally ran out of his Jersey the defender grabbed it and it ripped and he just kept going it was amazing
Before they started kneeling for the National Anthem. I used to be a Packer fan. I remember years ago watching Berry Sanders. Even against the Packers I loved watching that man run. What I really loved about him. Pure class. He never celebrated when he scored a touchdown. His actions when he ran were celebration enough.
People kept saying that, but I was living in Chicago at the time, and I knew when he played his last game he wasn't coming back. It was obvious from his demeanor the whole second half of that season. Maybe the distance gave me better perspective? I don't know. JR, they made the playoffs several times with Barry. 91 was their only playoff victory with him. Every other year they went it was 1 and done.
The thing about watching (and appreciating) Sanders is to look at his very first change-of-direction move, especially at the the line of scrimmage after he'd been handed the ball. Even Barry himself never knew where he was going in that split second. Second, hardly anyone in the NFL had a lower center of gravity. His legs were a tad short for his body frame, but thick and powerful. This allowed him to cut faster and from a lower level than defenders who were often left with nothing but to try an arm tackle on a robust runner. He had very "sure" hands making him a reliable "dump off" receiver in the backfield or in the flats (the open area just past the line of scrimmage on the R and L. Lastly, his slightly shorter height made him difficult to find quickly in the chaos of the line of scrimmage just after the ball is snapped. But Sanders, who had better than average peripheral vision, could pause momentarily, watch holes in the line developed and the defenders commit themselves, ...then he was off to the races while they were stuck in place or trying to catch up. Barry was a joke runner with incredible strength and vision. Note: If you like Sanders, watch Earl Campbell of the Houston Oilers, biggest thighs on a running back you'll ever see. Another powerful juke runner who could also run through a defender.
Sanders was 5'8". Crazy thing he no one knew of him in HS Until two college recruiters saw him and I think he only got to play the running back position his Sr. year of high school. The college he ended up playing for *Oklahoma State U.* had one of their scouts at the game he saw Barry in and was there to scout not only someone else but on the other team to boot. He was backing up a College All American RB and they have a yearly game with their in state foe Oklahoma and the Coaches at the time saw the film on him when they were doing prep on the game and developing their game plan. The coaches told their Team to NOT hurt the Starter and All American RB from OSU cause they didn't want to have to try to contain Sanders as they felt he was even better.
The thing with Sanders wasn't that he was crazy fast, because he wasn't. He ran a 4.37 second 40, which is good for a running back, but there are a LOT of players out there faster than that. What made him so good was: a) He had a very low center of gravity. b) His legs were ridiculously strong, which let him power through tackles. c) He was incredibly agile; as you saw, he could dodge pretty much any tackle that wasn't absolutely perfect, and could juke like no one else. d) He may have been the single fastest-accelerating player in the game. There were faster runners, but EVERYONE had to play catch-up if they tried to catch him from a standing start. e) He was also phenomenal at reading plays. Of course, this was a highlights reel. He actually played for a bad team with a terrible offensive line and a bad quarterback, and a LOT of his runs were him running from one side of the field to the other band back for anything from a loss of 2 to a gain of 2. Even with that, he would have easily shattered the record for most career yardage, but the Lions management burned out his love of the game and refused to trade him to a team in contention for the Super Bowl, so he retired mid-contract instead. As to his height, he was short for a football player: 5'8". Here's his article from the Football Hall of Fame: www.profootballhof.com/players/barry-sanders/
If Barry Sanders had played on literally any other team, the greatest running back of all time wouldn't be a debatable topic. I say this even having grown up in Chicago, in the 80's.
You are exactly right. Like a lot of good and fast running backs he was short but he had huge powerful legs for running. Another running back that did great in not only football but he also played baseball and was good in that too was Bo Jackson. He played football for my favorite team the Oakland Raiders who are going to move next year to Las Vegas. I don't remember for sure which team or teams he played baseball for but he was great at both sports until he got injured and had his sports career come to an end.
Bo played for the Royals, the White Sox, and the Angels. .250 avg, slugged . 474. He had a fielding percentage of .962 for his career, so he was dang good on defense. He also stole 82 bases with at 72% average. Quick. He didn't play long, but his highlights are spectacular.
@@JKM395Thank you so much. I knew about football since he played for my favorite team but being a woman I only knew he played baseball. I thought he played for the Royals but I wasn't sure at all if that was the only team so I didn't want to tell her the wrong thing. I was hoping a man would provide the missing info so thank you again. If the subject was womanly duties I would have no trouble as I devote my life to taking care of a household and boys & men.
@@shanialover Well there is certainly nothing wrong with that! I'd be absolutely lost without my wife and so would the kids. She's my best friend. You're most welcome. I'm a baseball nerd of the highest order. I knew the teams, but had to look up the stats. I like doing that sort of thing anyway. I hope you and yours have a fantastic holiday season.
Your reaction videos are both refreshing and entertaining. I enjoy your sincerity and candid feedback as you enjoy sport in the US. Sometimes we forget it's just a game and watching your vids brings me back to sports core...
I watched almost every game Barry Sanders ever played as a Detroit Lion. He could do things with his hips and feet that defied physics and he used those skills to make the other team miss him or turn the wrong way. He was not the biggest of even the fastest guy but he could make GREAT defensive players look like rookies on the field. In 1991 he ran for an amazing 220 yards in a game against the Minnesota Vikings. After the game, one of the Vikings best defensive players was asked what it was like to try to tackle Barry Sanders and he said, "I touched him twice today, the pre-game hand shake and the post-game hand shake."
Many consider Barry Sanders the greatest running back of all time. Had he played one more season and ran for what his career average for yards in a season was he would've had the most rushing yards ever for a running back in NFL history (as the record stood at the time). He didn't get injured or anything, he just didn't have the passion to play anymore or to get himself ready to play at such a high level anymore. If he had played on a halfway decent team he probably would've had the record too, because he had to create running lanes due to poor blocking from his offensive line. According to NFL Films (as of 2012) Barry actually holds the record for most yards lost by a running back in his career with 1,114 yards lost, which actually proves his greatness further that despite being on consistently bad teams he could still be one of if not the best player ever at his position.
Love your reactions! He's short, so his center of gravity is low and his legs were extremely powerful. Keep in mind if a knee or the ball touches the ground, the play is over!
Barry had the BEST Vision and Balance of any back in history. You are right, he was only 5'8". He also NEVER celebrated a touchdown. After a score he always tossed the ball to the referee. He said he didn't celebrate a score because he is SUPPOSED to score. He also retired at the height of his career. Shocked everyone!
Funny that you should mention Vaseline. If I remember correctly it was the Minnesota Vikings team that accused him of putting Vaseline on his uniform. He didn't. He was just that elusive. It was said he had ball bearings in his knees and hips. He didn't have a great top speed but he could accelerate quickly through holes. His father idolized Jim Brown. Jim Brown was fast and powerful and held the rushing record for most yards in a career for the longest time. Brown played for ten years and then retired and became an actor. Barry played for ten years and then retired as well. Both could have played for many years more. Check out Jim Brown. He was pretty darn amazing. Fun Fact: Barry Sanders had so many plays where he lost yardage. His offensive line was terrible throughout his career which forced him to bob and weave behind the line of scrimmage trying to find somewhere to run. Loss of yardage counts against a running backs total yardage, but he would inevitably break off a long run to offset his losses. With all that he still had a chance to break the career rushing yards title at the end of his career. He chose to stop playing instead. He didn't care about numbers. Also the man who held the rushing title at the time, Walter Payton, was Barry's idol and he didn't want to pass him in total yardage. He was also tired of losing (Go Lions!) My personal top 5 running backs of all time (You should react to every one of these guys): 1: Walter Payton- They called him "Sweetness" Do a reaction to find out why. 2: Barry Sanders- Elusive and quick. Humble. 3: Jim Brown- Strong and fast. Tenacious. 4: Gale Sayers- The most beautiful running stride I have ever seen. Injuries caused him to retire early. 5: Eric Dickerson- His upright running style is very underrated. Keep up the fun work. Peace
excellent observation. Barry was short, compact and quick. His ability to change direction was a nightmare for defenders. Barry played 9 years and never suffered a major injury due to his training. he retired at the top of his game. when he did, many defenders said that if he had played, their careers would be shorter from blowing out their ankles trying to catch him.
They used to say he was an ankle breaker, in a good way. Meaning his change of direction was so quick it looked like the opponent's ankles broke trying to change directions
Yes Courtney, Barry was quite "stumpy". In fact, his ankles were very, very thick, and his thighs were so strong that he could change direction at any time. He was one of if not the greatest ever RBs in NFL history.
Not to burst your bubble, but Lynch isn't in the HOF. He was finalist again this year, for like the 7th time in a row. It's not on this list cause it was a preseason game, but Sanders totally juked Rod Woodson into a knee injury once.
Just so you know, Marshawn Lynch or Beastmode as you know him, just came back to play in the NFL. As far as I know, he'll be playing next Sunday. Maybe you should try reacting to a full game sometime.
From the Detroit area and got to see Barry Sanders play several times. I was probably at some of these games. Barry Sanders was responsible for putting more people in highlight reels then any other player. Barry was a smaller back.
I would also recommend NFL greatest players: Barry Sanders story on youtube as well. Sanders wasn't never the biggest players on the field, but his thighs were HUGE. He would have had the most rushing yards, but his team was so bad over the years. He also stayed humble in the game, and was a class act. Washington Redskins fan here.
it is funny you mentioned vaseline a couple times, here is why. there was once an NFL coach that literally asked the referees to check him for vaseline. i was 14 years old when he strated with the lions and he played for 10 years. and I grew up in metro Detroit so i was lucky to watch him every sunday for 10 years. his height is 5'8 or 5'9, in fact, i can attest that he isn't super tall either. being from Detroit, i think mysophomore year of 1990, the detroit lions team came to my high school to play the fire dept of our suburb a charity game for the whole school. i saw barry sanders in front of the cafeteria and I am 6'1 myself alet in 10th grade i was probably only 5 10 or 5 11 as i wasn't done growing yet. he was close to my height, most of the rest of the guys on that team made me feel like a little kid lol. btw, barry's frist ever run was in the 2nd game of the 1989 seson and came in in the end of the 3rd quater. his first time ever touching the ball he ran for 18 or 19 yars and ran for over 70 in that last quarter. in 1997 he ran for over 2000. barry wsa also the most humble guy ever and always handed the ball to the refs, no show boating, no celebrations in the end zone. in fact he was supposed to play for 4 more seasond, but because the detroit loinshave been awful for 60 plus years and they never managed well he literally got tired of never winning and felt no motivation and just walked away from the game. had he completed just one more year he would have passed the number one spot all time, if he played all 4 years he would have had over 20,000. in fact, barry wsa the only running back who made losing 1-2 yards on a play more exciting than wathing most guys get 80 yard touch downs. as he lrean for 50-60 yards in all kinds of directions just to lose a yard
courntey! your energy is just awesome- love those claps, jaw drops, laughs of aw and high pitched wooos ahhhha- just looks like you're having a ton of fun. makes the reaction so fun to watch and wow look at you! for somebody that doesn't watch too much American football, you have a shockingly good appreciation for certain things Barry does...(change of direction, reading blockers) if you loved barry - you absolutely must react to saquon barkley! - definitley the joseph Vincent video. hes literally the closest thing to a video game character. youre gonna be blown away loll - I hope you react to him bc im super excited to see it
Barry in his playing days stood 5ft 8in and weighed 208 lbs. Funny you mentioned the vaseline. In his early years of playing, a team did demand that officials stop the game and check his jersey for vaseline or something because they couldn't believe that he was that slippery without him cheating. Of course they didn't find anything
I'm a little late lol, but Barry went to my university and was inducted into my university's hall of fame back in 2009 when he held 34 NCAA records, held the record for rushing more than a thousand yards each season with the Lions, and became the first NFL runningback to have 5 1,500 yard rushing seasons. He was also inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. Go Pokes!
Barry Sanders was in my opinion, the greatest running back in NFL history. Elusiveness doesn't begin to describe what he could do. His running style was like being able to dissapear in front of defenders, and then reappear behind them.
Those top 4 are some of the all-time best. #2 was against my team (Patriots), I remember watching it. Normally a defensive back (Milloy, I believe) would have to be blocked to spin that much, Barry did it on his own.
Before LT, Courtney should get herself acquainted with Dracula (Jack Lambert) and the Maestro of Mayhem (Dick Butkus). I'm sure she'd absolutely love them.
He’s the GOAT at running back position. If he didn’t retire early he be the leading All-time rusher for yards.
He had the record in only ten games that season..
I totally agree! And what if he had Emmit’s line..... 25000 yards
@@cdbinkley1888 In the NFL Top 100 players of all time, Emmitt told Barry that if he hadn't retired, he'd have been the first 20K yard RB in the NFL. Emmitt may have the record, but he knows that if Barry hadn't retired with so many years left in his tank, his rushing total would've been UNTOUCHABLE!
Christopher Hammond absolutely agree 👍👍
The best players at that position are not very tall. The great majority of the greats (Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Tony Dorsett, Marcus Allen, Roger Craig) were all 5'9, 5'10. You did have some huge players at that position like Herschel Walker or Christian Okoye but they were rare.
The smaller guys had the advantage of an awesome height to weight ratio and they also had a leverage advantage because they could get lower than their tacklers. Their low center of gravity gave them the ability to right themselves after a hit and not tip over like a taller player. Being smaller means there is less to grab to bring them down.
someone once said, Sanders has two speeds, here he comes and there he goes!
Lol thank you for that. That's a good one.
Beautifully said
Exactly!
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I love it
Barry never celebrated after a big play or a touchdown. One of a kind.
That was my favorite thing about him as a kid, it really influenced me to not act like an idiot lol
Loved watching Sanders just hand the ball to the ref after scoring a TD. Total class...
That was why he is one of my all-time favorite players. A pro's pro. Didn't clown about a 6-yard run - he just went out there & did his job, better than just about everyone else on the field.
Juan Rivera ..yes he was one of a kind...it’s what Coach Bear Bryant said about not celebrating after a touchdown...act like you’ve been their before..making a touchdown
Both him and Thurman Thomas were like that. It might have been from coming out of Oklahoma State. In an interview Sanders said act you your going back to the endzone again.
Sanders is only 5'8" tall but weighed 200 pounds when he played for Detroit. Most good running backs have very powerful legs and quick reflexes. Barry definitely had both.
And he really isn't what you would call fast, average or a little above.
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Wrong: Barry ran a 4.2 40 yard dash when they timed him in Detroit a few years into his career. So, he had incredible speed and burst. He could 360 dunk a basketball with ease. The few times he was caught were due to amount of energy he had to expend on most plays.
Courtney is one of those friends you want to be with everywhere. She’s hype every time you watch her videos 😂
I met him a couple of times. He was a gentle, kind, himble man. A class act on and off the field.
He's also a very humble guy. Never embarrassed an opossing player or team. Never complained or bitched. Played on horrible teams, never won a championship. Too bad, one of the best of all times.
So true bro he was at my uncle wedding and I didn't know that was him until the wedding was over and I looked at pictures pisses me off everyday I could of had a pic with his autograph
@@marcu1573 Oh man, too bad. You would of treasured that picture or autograph. He was just an amazing guy !!
He always struck me as a class act.
Barry always a winner he knew NFL was his toughest challenge love of the game if only san Francisco drafted him against Dallas New York oh well thanks for all the great games Barry 🎉
Barry Sanders is best running ever!!! Lucky to see his whole career!!!
Yeah Andrew imagine him with Emmett Smith's line can you imagine the yards he could have had
I’m from Detroit, we love for sure and we hate the Lions organization.
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And he's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. He has no ego.
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You just saw the best running back in history there's alot of good ones but Barry is the GOAT
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As a Vikings fan who got to watch him at least twice a year Barry Sanders was both heart breaking and awe inspiring. So fast, so agile, amazing talent.
Sanders wasn't tall. He had a low center of gravity, he was as quick as a cat and he had powerful legs. As a defender, unless you wrapped up both of his legs, he was hard to tackle.
I forget who said it but one player who went against him said his coach told him not to do "the lord's prayer".. meaning it's very likely you end up on your knees with your hands clapped together as he runs by. Also, another coach put a chicken on the field and let the defensive linemen chase it around to practice chasing Barry.
@Big Bill O'Reilly Well, I was being polite. I didn't want to call a grown man 'short'.
@Big Bill O'Reilly Maybe because It's a free country and I can construct my sentences the way I prefer to construct my sentence? You do you. I'll do me. How about that?
You beat me to it. I was going to say all of those things, as well as point out that he had an almost superhuman ability to read the entire field and react to something he saw would develop in another three seconds. An absolute legend.
His body type was ideal for a running back. Low height made him initially hard to see behind huge linemen and therefore to anticipate his direction. Due to his legs (thighs like tree trunks), he had a low center of gravity leading to greater balance and the enormous power needed to keep moving (forward generally.) Same could be said of Emmitt Smith and others. That's not to say there haven't been many great taller running backs, (A Peterson, E Dickerson, E Campbell to name but a few) but that Sanders body type sure didn't hurt him.
You are spot on. He was short, fast, quick, powerful and, best of all ..humble
He was one of the greatest running backs ever. His ability to change direction and slip tackles is unmatched. He retired too early, but there has never been a running back like him, before or after he played
Barry Sanders was one of the most impossible to stop players ever. It was like trying to tackle a pinball. He just bounced off and changed direction.
"Likr trying to tackle a pinball" -- PERFECTLY said! 👍
That is why he is called the most elusive running back in NFL history
Yay! I was one of the people that recommended this so I’m glad you could react to it! Sanders WAS very small and very quick. He also played for like the worst team in all of football and had no offensive line or Quarterback most of his career, and he managed to singlehandedly take the team to the playoffs. He’s widely considered the greatest running back ever, but doesn’t hold the records mostly because he retired very early at the prime of his career, basically because he played for the Lions who are awful and he got sick of losing.
In a similar line, maybe try reacting to Calvin Johnson, also known as Megatron. He was a wide receiver for the Lions, and considered one of the best WRs of all time.
If you hadn’t noticed I am one of those Detroit Lions fans haha.
He had every chance to leave Detroit....fans would’ve supported him.....1 year after signing a new contract.....he just never showed up for training camp (no biggie), but then came the no show for preseason and the call went out.....”Where’s Barry”? His dad Finally gave a statement saying he retired.......
Yes, a short compact runner who was one of the best running backs of all time. His legend grew even more when he retired and walked away from the sport in the prime of his career. You nailed it on your assessment of him.
Barry is 5 foot 8 inches tall. 220 pounds. Barry is very humble. If you notice, you never see him do a celebration dance or anything after a touchdown. He knows that his team is another reason for his success. He went to Oklahoma State University after high school and set multiple records. Again, he is simply amazing.
I was there the year they had Thurman Thomas as the running back and Barry Sanders doing kick returns.
Your excitement over watching the play is infectious. Keep it coming.
Yes Barry Sanders was amazing I am sure nobody could quite accelerate and still move east and west like Barry. It’s a pity the Lions couldn’t win a championship for him
This was very amusing watching someone watch Barry Sanders in have no idea the greatness that was going on and what he was actually doing. Barry Sanders was simply the greatest running back there ever was at running the ball.
If you ask any football fan who has watched the game since the nineties and asked them who the top ten running backs are in their opinion. Barry Sanders will be in their top 4 everytime he was that good!
Truth.
@Big Bill O'Reilly an argument could be made for Bo Jackson being number one on some people's lists.
@Big Bill O'Reilly I know some of Barry's best runs were just to get back to the line of scrimmage and don't even get me started on the Lions using a run-and-shoot offense. Barry is my #1 running back, I just believe in giving credit where credit is due. Like Barry, Bo was such a huge threat to score from anywhere on the field every time he touched the ball.
Barry Sanders actually graduated from the same High School as me and went to school with my mom very quiet and very humble guy.
If the Lions had EVER had an offensive line that was even half decent, Barry would have ALL the records.
I hope you have a fantastic Christmas Miss Courtney.
That is totally bullshit
I have seen this compilation at least 5 times And seeing your reaction to it reminded me of the first time I saw number 1
Hi, Courtney. I had the fortune of watching Barry Sanders play when I was young and I personally believe he was the best running back of his era. Unfortunately his career was short due to his decision to retire over a dispute with the Detroit Lions. He really was amazing to watch. Speaking of running backs...a running back who you just watched not long ago, Marshawn Lynch (Beastmode), as of yesterday, resigned with the Seattle Seahawks...the same team that he got most of his career recognition from as well as his only Superbowl ring. It will be interesting to see how he effects the outcome of their games considering they are getting ready to go into the playoffs. Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
He did all stats he has in 10 years. He is 4th on all time list. 4 more year he have the record in Total yards for rb.
Sadly, he played for a team that stole his will to play the game.
@@justawhisperintheuniverse8257 Absolutely agree. It's hard not to be angry that he might still be sitting on top of the leaderboard by a staggering margin if not for that.
The #6 and #8 runs by Barry were in the same game, which I was lucky enough to be at. I was living in Tampa at the time and even though I am a Vikings fan I went to the game with a friend. Barry was freaking amazing. His running style was so unique and almost poetic...he was so fun to watch.
He wasn't the fastest just his acceleration was so good he easily sliced the defensive line and got distance from faster opponents
I feel like Barry was much more fluid in his moves, it probably stems from the fact that he made a decision and then went with it. Half the runs he broke up the middle were meant for the outside, and half the runs he broke on the outside were meant for the middle. It's like he was watching everyone else move in slow motion.
Just got your edification, Barry was under 6' tall. His vision and ability to stop/change direction in a dime is what makes him one of the GOATs.
You are exactly correct. His greatness wasn't just his incredible speed and ability to change directions BUT more about being able to actually do what his observations of the field required him to do.
Barry! Barry! Barry!
Merry Christmas Courtney! Great way to spend some of my Christmas Eve watching a great reaction video
This almost brings me too tears wacthing someone enjoy Barry for the first time like I did for so many years he really was the best of all time..
At 5:36 you skip from #21 to #8
Bad girl!
She skipped cause she doesn't care about this sport. She phoney!!!
greatest running back to ever play the game if you ask the actual Players there is no debate. ON those runs the guys he made look like idiots many of them were probowl caliber players and he made them all look like fools...Barry Sanders is the ONLY runningback you can watch 5 different highlight videos and only see a couple runs duplicated his entire 10 years was filled with highlight plays one after another..I am sure other have told you he is indeed shorter and had a low center of gravity, also notice how he"wiggled" both his shoulders and his hips, that made him that much harder to tackle. Again according to the players that had to play the game he is hands down the greatest of all time period..and nevermind he did it all with one of the worst offensive lines blocking for him in all of football.
Interesting fact about Barry Sanders: He's recognized as one of the greatest running backs of all time. What's not frequently mentioned alongside that is that he played for one of the NFL's worst teams. Despite that, he still was a truly great, even legendary player.
its literally always mentioned along side that lol. what? it might even be the very first thing people mention- that he was the greatest talent wasted on the worst team...where have you been
but yes. hes truly something else.
The Lions were far from one of the NFL's worst teams during his tenure. Lol
@@BDizzleMySchnizzle yeah off the top of my head i'd say lions averaged a 9-7 record with him
Barry Sanders is 5 feet and 8 inches tall (or 172.72 centimeters in metric for you).
and 200lb (91kg), man was a unit.
Exactly my height. But im white/slow.
Yea he was listed at 5' 8" but in reality he was 5' 6" but a freakish athlete he could do a flat foot dunk
@@marcu1573 Yeah. I'm 5'7 and he was shorter then me. But he lighting fast...
It's his legs Court. He had tree trunk legs. He was hella slippery and his legs never stopped moving.
I had an autographed photo and card of his and a VHS of his greatest plays. Such a humble and genuinely decent man too. He never tossed the ball at a ref, he handed it to them after the play. Truly G.O.A.T. and would have had the record to prove it if he stayed a year or two longer.
You didn't sound stupid at all Means Courtney in fact very smart. Barry did read a defense then make a decision and off to the Races.... sorry about your boo boo...nice one
He would count jersey as he passed by them so he knew how many more he had to beat. That presence of mind in the midst of chaos combined with his physical skills made him the best ever.
Small, strong, and fast, with impossible balance. He was singular.
He was hung like a horse too.
Couldn't have put it better
The Vaseline comment is hilarious because opposing defenses used to accuse the team of spraying his jersey with silicone since he was so hard to wrap up.
Barry Sanders. The 1990s version of Marshawn Lynch. Those years they played in the Pontiac Silverdome. One of the loudest stadiums back in the day
4:56 "His change of direction is so quick as well".... Sums it up
Barry was the best. When I was in college we would go to the Silverdome just to see him play.
Barry Sanders' clips never get old. He'll give you the yards, the TD's, the moves and the grooves. All that and a bag of chips!!
The pace he can achieve during his change of directions is just otherworldly. He was pretty fast, but one could see he had lost that last half-gear by the time he hit his last season; however, even during his last season, nobody got up to speed as fast as he did. He may just be the all-time quickest running back/player in NFL history. He could have dominated for another couple of seasons and been a top 5 back after that, if he had wanted to. He let NFL record history books be written by others, and it was a conscious choice; that is what is enigmatic about Mr. Barry Sanders. I'm a huge 49er and Jerry Rice fan, and I think with 100% conviction that Barry has a claim at the best player of all time.
Barry Sanders is the Sultan of shift; he makes lightening fast shifts, freezes defenders, then he accelerates past them. Truly Barry is one of the NFL' great running backs and retired when he was still healthy enough to make more highlight plays.
Vision, body control, and gets to top speed in 3-4 steps. He and Bo Jackson were the only RB's you expected to break one every carry.
Barry retired back in 1998. Just so you know. I'm surprised how good this footage was considering that all of it is 20+ years old.
6:17 "Its like he's got vaseline on his body. They just slip right off him"... pretty much sums it up
Barry is only about 5' 8". He's incredibly nice and humble in real life. He spoke at an event where I was a banquet server. Couldn't help but talk to him, even though it was probably in poor taste. He chatted with me for ten minutes and was a genuinely kind and generous man. Well into his 40's at the time, his thighs were still massive and he looked like he could still jump on an NFL team and break some tackler's ankles.
Barry Sanders stood 5'9" and for most of his career weighed just over 200 pounds. Yes, rather small by NFL standards but, as others noted, immensely strong with a gyroscopic center of gravity, blessed with cat-like quickness and agility, explosive acceleration, and an almost supernaturally omniscient sense of direction and place. I lived in the Detroit area for the totality of his career and every Sunday found myself reacting if not many times then certainly several times per game, exactly the way you have here. The most amazing thing about Mr. Sanders is that some of his best runs were only two or three-yard gains. For much of his career, Sanders was surrounded by a subpar supporting cast and he had to become very adept indeed at making something out of nothing. But as you see here, when he was given something, the results were jaw-dropping. Simply the greatest running back I have ever seen. I don't think I will live long enough to see one better.
He's been retired from football for like 20 years. He was the greatest back to ever play.
I feel like his top 50 video is missing a very important run. There was one where he literally ran out of his Jersey the defender grabbed it and it ripped and he just kept going it was amazing
Are you sure you aren’t thinking of Earl Campbell?
Before they started kneeling for the National Anthem. I used to be a Packer fan. I remember years ago watching Berry Sanders. Even against the Packers I loved watching that man run. What I really loved about him. Pure class. He never celebrated when he scored a touchdown. His actions when he ran were celebration enough.
"NFL Craziest Jukes Of All Time" is good for seeing players 'breaking ankles' with their shifty moves like Barry
Barry had several more seasons left in him. I was shocked when he retired. He was going so strong.
Lions being Lions.
I think he was tired of playing on such shitty teams that never made the playoffs.
People kept saying that, but I was living in Chicago at the time, and I knew when he played his last game he wasn't coming back. It was obvious from his demeanor the whole second half of that season. Maybe the distance gave me better perspective? I don't know.
JR, they made the playoffs several times with Barry. 91 was their only playoff victory with him. Every other year they went it was 1 and done.
The thing about watching (and appreciating) Sanders is to look at his very first change-of-direction move, especially at the the line of scrimmage after he'd been handed the ball. Even Barry himself never knew where he was going in that split second.
Second, hardly anyone in the NFL had a lower center of gravity. His legs were a tad short for his body frame, but thick and powerful. This allowed him to cut faster and from a lower level than defenders who were often left with nothing but to try an arm tackle on a robust runner.
He had very "sure" hands making him a reliable "dump off" receiver in the backfield or in the flats (the open area just past the line of scrimmage on the R and L.
Lastly, his slightly shorter height made him difficult to find quickly in the chaos of the line of scrimmage just after the ball is snapped. But Sanders, who had better than average peripheral vision, could pause momentarily, watch holes in the line developed and the defenders commit themselves, ...then he was off to the races while they were stuck in place or trying to catch up. Barry was a joke runner with incredible strength and vision.
Note: If you like Sanders, watch Earl Campbell of the Houston Oilers, biggest thighs on a running back you'll ever see. Another powerful juke runner who could also run through a defender.
Sanders was 5'8". Crazy thing he no one knew of him in HS Until two college recruiters saw him and I think he only got to play the running back position his Sr. year of high school. The college he ended up playing for *Oklahoma State U.* had one of their scouts at the game he saw Barry in and was there to scout not only someone else but on the other team to boot. He was backing up a College All American RB and they have a yearly game with their in state foe Oklahoma and the Coaches at the time saw the film on him when they were doing prep on the game and developing their game plan. The coaches told their Team to NOT hurt the Starter and All American RB from OSU cause they didn't want to have to try to contain Sanders as they felt he was even better.
The thing with Sanders wasn't that he was crazy fast, because he wasn't. He ran a 4.37 second 40, which is good for a running back, but there are a LOT of players out there faster than that. What made him so good was:
a) He had a very low center of gravity.
b) His legs were ridiculously strong, which let him power through tackles.
c) He was incredibly agile; as you saw, he could dodge pretty much any tackle that wasn't absolutely perfect, and could juke like no one else.
d) He may have been the single fastest-accelerating player in the game. There were faster runners, but EVERYONE had to play catch-up if they tried to catch him from a standing start.
e) He was also phenomenal at reading plays.
Of course, this was a highlights reel. He actually played for a bad team with a terrible offensive line and a bad quarterback, and a LOT of his runs were him running from one side of the field to the other band back for anything from a loss of 2 to a gain of 2. Even with that, he would have easily shattered the record for most career yardage, but the Lions management burned out his love of the game and refused to trade him to a team in contention for the Super Bowl, so he retired mid-contract instead.
As to his height, he was short for a football player: 5'8".
Here's his article from the Football Hall of Fame: www.profootballhof.com/players/barry-sanders/
If Barry Sanders had played on literally any other team, the greatest running back of all time wouldn't be a debatable topic. I say this even having grown up in Chicago, in the 80's.
Daaaaamn
Barry sander is a generational player
The beauty of Barry i he went untouched most of his runs, he could played way longer than Smith and put the total yards number out of reach!
He's not generational. He's one of a kind. No generation will ever have another Barry Sanders.
You are exactly right. Like a lot of good and fast running backs he was short but he had huge powerful legs for running. Another running back that did great in not only football but he also played baseball and was good in that too was Bo Jackson. He played football for my favorite team the Oakland Raiders who are going to move next year to Las Vegas. I don't remember for sure which team or teams he played baseball for but he was great at both sports until he got injured and had his sports career come to an end.
Bo played for the Royals, the White Sox, and the Angels. .250 avg, slugged . 474. He had a fielding percentage of .962 for his career, so he was dang good on defense. He also stole 82 bases with at 72% average. Quick. He didn't play long, but his highlights are spectacular.
@@JKM395Thank you so much. I knew about football since he played for my favorite team but being a woman I only knew he played baseball. I thought he played for the Royals but I wasn't sure at all if that was the only team so I didn't want to tell her the wrong thing. I was hoping a man would provide the missing info so thank you again. If the subject was womanly duties I would have no trouble as I devote my life to taking care of a household and boys & men.
@@shanialover Well there is certainly nothing wrong with that! I'd be absolutely lost without my wife and so would the kids. She's my best friend.
You're most welcome. I'm a baseball nerd of the highest order. I knew the teams, but had to look up the stats. I like doing that sort of thing anyway.
I hope you and yours have a fantastic holiday season.
Your reaction videos are both refreshing and entertaining. I enjoy your sincerity and candid feedback as you enjoy sport in the US. Sometimes we forget it's just a game and watching your vids brings me back to sports core...
Thank you so much Phil!! I really enjoy watching these videos 😊
I watched almost every game Barry Sanders ever played as a Detroit Lion. He could do things with his hips and feet that defied physics and he used those skills to make the other team miss him or turn the wrong way. He was not the biggest of even the fastest guy but he could make GREAT defensive players look like rookies on the field. In 1991 he ran for an amazing 220 yards in a game against the Minnesota Vikings. After the game, one of the Vikings best defensive players was asked what it was like to try to tackle Barry Sanders and he said, "I touched him twice today, the pre-game hand shake and the post-game hand shake."
This was the best reaction video I have seen. I hope Barry see's this.
The best part of these videos is Courtney reactions
Many consider Barry Sanders the greatest running back of all time. Had he played one more season and ran for what his career average for yards in a season was he would've had the most rushing yards ever for a running back in NFL history (as the record stood at the time). He didn't get injured or anything, he just didn't have the passion to play anymore or to get himself ready to play at such a high level anymore. If he had played on a halfway decent team he probably would've had the record too, because he had to create running lanes due to poor blocking from his offensive line. According to NFL Films (as of 2012) Barry actually holds the record for most yards lost by a running back in his career with 1,114 yards lost, which actually proves his greatness further that despite being on consistently bad teams he could still be one of if not the best player ever at his position.
Love your reactions! He's short, so his center of gravity is low and his legs were extremely powerful. Keep in mind if a knee or the ball touches the ground, the play is over!
Barry had the BEST Vision and Balance of any back in history. You are right, he was only 5'8". He also NEVER celebrated a touchdown. After a score he always tossed the ball to the referee. He said he didn't celebrate a score because he is SUPPOSED to score. He also retired at the height of his career. Shocked everyone!
He was dangerous every time he touched the ball. He was quick as a cat and strong as an ox and slippery as an eel.
Funny that you should mention Vaseline. If I remember correctly it was the Minnesota Vikings team that accused him of putting Vaseline on his uniform. He didn't. He was just that elusive. It was said he had ball bearings in his knees and hips.
He didn't have a great top speed but he could accelerate quickly through holes.
His father idolized Jim Brown. Jim Brown was fast and powerful and held the rushing record for most yards in a career for the longest time. Brown played for ten years and then retired and became an actor. Barry played for ten years and then retired as well. Both could have played for many years more. Check out Jim Brown. He was pretty darn amazing.
Fun Fact: Barry Sanders had so many plays where he lost yardage. His offensive line was terrible throughout his career which forced him to bob and weave behind the line of scrimmage trying to find somewhere to run. Loss of yardage counts against a running backs total yardage, but he would inevitably break off a long run to offset his losses. With all that he still had a chance to break the career rushing yards title at the end of his career. He chose to stop playing instead. He didn't care about numbers. Also the man who held the rushing title at the time, Walter Payton, was Barry's idol and he didn't want to pass him in total yardage. He was also tired of losing (Go Lions!)
My personal top 5 running backs of all time (You should react to every one of these guys):
1: Walter Payton- They called him "Sweetness" Do a reaction to find out why.
2: Barry Sanders- Elusive and quick. Humble.
3: Jim Brown- Strong and fast. Tenacious.
4: Gale Sayers- The most beautiful running stride I have ever seen. Injuries caused him to retire early.
5: Eric Dickerson- His upright running style is very underrated.
Keep up the fun work.
Peace
I think Tampa Bay was the happiest when Barry retired. He abused them so much over the years.
Nice. You finally watched it. Merry Christmas to you and yours!!
Omg Courtney i went back and watched your first video. You were so adorable back then lol. You have grown up so much
excellent observation. Barry was short, compact and quick. His ability to change direction was a nightmare for defenders. Barry played 9 years and never suffered a major injury due to his training. he retired at the top of his game. when he did, many defenders said that if he had played, their careers would be shorter from blowing out their ankles trying to catch him.
he is the best running back i ever seen
They used to say he was an ankle breaker, in a good way. Meaning his change of direction was so quick it looked like the opponent's ankles broke trying to change directions
Yes Courtney, Barry was quite "stumpy". In fact, his ankles were very, very thick, and his thighs were so strong that he could change direction at any time. He was one of if not the greatest ever RBs in NFL history.
Barry sander jukes future hall of famer and one of the most feared tacklers in nfl history John Lynch look crazy (play number 8)
Not to burst your bubble, but Lynch isn't in the HOF. He was finalist again this year, for like the 7th time in a row. It's not on this list cause it was a preseason game, but Sanders totally juked Rod Woodson into a knee injury once.
Just so you know, Marshawn Lynch or Beastmode as you know him, just came back to play in the NFL. As far as I know, he'll be playing next Sunday. Maybe you should try reacting to a full game sometime.
I didn't know this! Very cool. Thanks man.
From the Detroit area and got to see Barry Sanders play several times. I was probably at some of these games. Barry Sanders was responsible for putting more people in highlight reels then any other player. Barry was a smaller back.
Courtney: I have no idea who this guy is.
Football fans: Don't worry he was only the best running back to ever play football.
I would also recommend NFL greatest players: Barry Sanders story on youtube as well. Sanders wasn't never the biggest players on the field, but his thighs were HUGE. He would have had the most rushing yards, but his team was so bad over the years. He also stayed humble in the game, and was a class act. Washington Redskins fan here.
it is funny you mentioned vaseline a couple times, here is why. there was once an NFL coach that literally asked the referees to check him for vaseline. i was 14 years old when he strated with the lions and he played for 10 years. and I grew up in metro Detroit so i was lucky to watch him every sunday for 10 years. his height is 5'8 or 5'9, in fact, i can attest that he isn't super tall either. being from Detroit, i think mysophomore year of 1990, the detroit lions team came to my high school to play the fire dept of our suburb a charity game for the whole school. i saw barry sanders in front of the cafeteria and I am 6'1 myself alet in 10th grade i was probably only 5 10 or 5 11 as i wasn't done growing yet. he was close to my height, most of the rest of the guys on that team made me feel like a little kid lol.
btw, barry's frist ever run was in the 2nd game of the 1989 seson and came in in the end of the 3rd quater. his first time ever touching the ball he ran for 18 or 19 yars and ran for over 70 in that last quarter. in 1997 he ran for over 2000. barry wsa also the most humble guy ever and always handed the ball to the refs, no show boating, no celebrations in the end zone. in fact he was supposed to play for 4 more seasond, but because the detroit loinshave been awful for 60 plus years and they never managed well he literally got tired of never winning and felt no motivation and just walked away from the game. had he completed just one more year he would have passed the number one spot all time, if he played all 4 years he would have had over 20,000.
in fact, barry wsa the only running back who made losing 1-2 yards on a play more exciting than wathing most guys get 80 yard touch downs. as he lrean for 50-60 yards in all kinds of directions just to lose a yard
Courtney, You broke that down like a pro! Great commentary on Barry Sanders who in my opinion is the greatest running back the NFL will ever see!
courntey! your energy is just awesome- love those claps, jaw drops, laughs of aw and high pitched wooos ahhhha- just looks like you're having a ton of fun. makes the reaction so fun to watch
and wow look at you! for somebody that doesn't watch too much American football, you have a shockingly good appreciation for certain things Barry does...(change of direction, reading blockers)
if you loved barry - you absolutely must react to saquon barkley! - definitley the joseph Vincent video. hes literally the closest thing to a video game character. youre gonna be blown away loll - I hope you react to him bc im super excited to see it
Barry in his playing days stood 5ft 8in and weighed 208 lbs. Funny you mentioned the vaseline. In his early years of playing, a team did demand that officials stop the game and check his jersey for vaseline or something because they couldn't believe that he was that slippery without him cheating. Of course they didn't find anything
7:05 Her face is the same face as I had when I saw that run live on TV !
Barry was a true human highlight film. Quick and explosive. His low center of gravity helped make him virtually unstoppable!
I'm a little late lol, but Barry went to my university and was inducted into my university's hall of fame back in 2009 when he held 34 NCAA records, held the record for rushing more than a thousand yards each season with the Lions, and became the first NFL runningback to have 5 1,500 yard rushing seasons. He was also inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. Go Pokes!
As a child I remember watching Barry Sanders against the Jets eclipse to 2,000 rushing yards. A moment shared with my grandfather
Barry Sanders was in my opinion, the greatest running back in NFL history. Elusiveness doesn't begin to describe what he could do. His running style was like being able to dissapear in front of defenders, and then reappear behind them.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! One of the BEST running backs on the WORST team.....
Those top 4 are some of the all-time best. #2 was against my team (Patriots), I remember watching it. Normally a defensive back (Milloy, I believe) would have to be blocked to spin that much, Barry did it on his own.
If you react to Lawrence Taylor, you have to react to the video by kto video titled (most intimidating player in NFL history)
Yeah, she should definitely watch that video!
Before LT, Courtney should get herself acquainted with Dracula (Jack Lambert) and the Maestro of Mayhem (Dick Butkus). I'm sure she'd absolutely love them.
@@hawaiiansouljah Watch the hit on Thiesmon, if you have the guts.
My favourite LT video is Lawrence Taylor Tribute by john smith.