Deion Sanders

Deion Luwynn Sanders (/ˈdɒn/ 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."

Deion Sanders
Sanders with the Colorado Buffaloes in 2024
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamColorado Buffaloes
ConferenceBig 12
Record4–8
Biographical details
Born (1967-08-09) August 9, 1967
Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Alma materFlorida State University
Playing career
1985–1988Florida State
1989–1993Atlanta Falcons
1994San Francisco 49ers
1995–1999Dallas Cowboys
2000Washington Redskins
2004–2005Baltimore Ravens
Position(s)Cornerback
Return specialist
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012–2013Prime Prep
2015–2016Triple A (TX)
2017–2020Trinity Christian (TX) (OC)
2020–2022Jackson State
2023–presentColorado
Head coaching record
Overall31–14
Bowls0–2
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
As a player

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.

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.

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.

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