Deion Sanders information

Deion Sanders
	Sanders with the Colorado Buffaloes in 2024
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Colorado
Conference	Big 12
Record	4–8
Biographical details
Born	August 9, 1967 (age 56); Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	Florida State University
Playing career
1985–1988	Florida State
1989–1993	Atlanta Falcons
1994	San Francisco 49ers
1995–1999	Dallas Cowboys
2000	Washington Redskins
2004–2005	Baltimore Ravens
Position(s)	Cornerback ; Return specialist
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012–2013	Prime Prep
2015–2016	Triple A (TX)
2017–2020	Trinity Christian (TX) (OC)
2020–2022	Jackson State
2023–present	Colorado
Head coaching record
Overall	31–14
Bowls	0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	As a coach 2× SWAC (2021, 2022); 2× SWAC East (2021, 2022); As a player 2× Super Bowl (XXIX, XXX);
Awards
	As a coach SI Sportsman of the Year (2023); Eddie Robinson Award (2021); 2× SWAC Coach of the Year (2021, 2022); As a player NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1994); 6× First-team All-Pro (1992–1994, 1996–1998); 2× Second-team All-Pro (1991, 1999); 8× Pro Bowl (1991–1994, 1996–1999); NFL kickoff return yards leader (1992); NFL 1990s All-Decade Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; PFWA All-Rookie Team (1989); Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor; Jim Thorpe Award (1988); 2× Unanimous All-American (1987, 1988); Third-team All-American (1986); Florida State Seminoles Jersey No. 2 honored;
	College Football Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2011 (profile)

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Deion Luwynn Sanders (/ˈdiːɒn/ DEE-on; born August 9, 1967) is an American football coach and former professional football and baseball player. Sanders serves as the head coach of the football program at the University of Colorado Boulder. Nicknamed "Neon Deion" and "Prime Time" during his playing career and "Coach Prime" during his coaching career, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons; 5 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, 1 season with the San Francisco 49ers, 5 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, 1 season with the Washington Redskins, and 2 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. Sanders played as a cornerback and return specialist. He was the first player to be referred to as a "shutdown corner."^[1]

Sanders also played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB); 2 seasons with the New York Yankees, parts of 4 seasons with the Atlanta Braves, parts of 4 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, and 1 season with the San Francisco Giants. He won two Super Bowl titles and made a World Series appearance in 1992, making him the only athlete to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series.^[2]

Sanders played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, winning the Jim Thorpe Award as a senior. He was selected by the Falcons fifth overall in the 1989 NFL draft and played football primarily at cornerback, while also making appearances as return specialist and wide receiver. During his career, he was named to eight Pro Bowls, received six first-team All-Pros, and made consecutive Super Bowl appearances in Super Bowl XXIX with the 49ers and Super Bowl XXX with the Cowboys, winning both. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.^[3]^[4]

After retiring as a player, Sanders pursued a sports analyst and coaching career. He served as the head coach of the football program at Jackson State University from 2020 to 2022, after earning his degree in business administration at Talladega College in an accelerated program, leading the team to two consecutive Celebration Bowl appearances and the first undefeated regular season in school history. Near the end of the 2022 season, Sanders was named the head football coach for the Colorado Buffaloes.

^ Brooks, Bucky (March 31, 2016). "Why there are no true shutdown corners today; my top five CBs". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ Garro, Adrian (February 4, 2017). "A toast to Deion Sanders, the only athlete to play in both a World Series and a Super Bowl". Cut4 by MLB.com. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
^ "Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Announced". Pro Football Hall of Fame. February 6, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ "Deion Sanders and the Road to the College Football Hall of Fame". College Football Hall of Fame. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

[1] Brooks, Bucky (March 31, 2016). "Why there are no true shutdown corners today; my top five CBs". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

[2] Garro, Adrian (February 4, 2017). "A toast to Deion Sanders, the only athlete to play in both a World Series and a Super Bowl". Cut4 by MLB.com. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

[3] "Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Announced". Pro Football Hall of Fame. February 6, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

[4] "Deion Sanders and the Road to the College Football Hall of Fame". College Football Hall of Fame. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

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