This short documentary takes a look at the marvel that was Barry Sanders. The spins, the jukes, the incredible moves that defy logic...never before and never again will there be a more elusive running back. Arguably the greatest to ever play. Relive the moments.
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Barry had 2 speeds... Here he comes, and there he goes
🤣🤣🤣🤣 best comment I've heard for Barry in a minute
You damn right!!! Personally I feel I can hear God thinking out loud, "I knew I made him well, but damn I out did myself!!!"
I couldn't have said it any better!!!
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Hilarious yet true lol
This man averaged 1,527 a SEASON. Nobody understands how hard that is to do today. This man is a legend.
And the NFL was much tougher than it is today.
@@dakingofmines2589 Yep! It was still the headhunting era.
And he played on a bad team
And with a bunch of avg Joe's and chumps for an OL!!!
That's an average of 95 yards a game. On the LIONS. Jesus fucking CHRIST
He never lost a step, we never saw him decline. He’s immortalized forever in his highlights. He never looked old or mortal. Just adds to his legend.
Yup, takes a rare person to know the difference and when it's time. So many NFL backs beat the brakes off of themselves, become has-beens on an unfamiliar team, and fade away with a life full of pain and health issues to look forward to.
Crazy how good he was every season of his career. Easily would have been the all-time leading rusher if he'd kept playing. The G.O.A.T 🐐!
And most importantly...he left on his own terms...not anyone else's
He said what he needed to say. Showed what needed be shown. Let the chips fall where they may.
Truth. I was a kid and bummed when he retired. I couldn't understand. It really does just make his legend better and career more impress. I just watched our boys doc on Roy Jones Jr. Total opposite of Barry quite the contract between 2 of the best to ever do it at anything
I remember Barry Sanders as the guy that looked like a video game. Never showboated, always quiet and humble, didn't even celebrate touchdowns in the endzone... The best I ever saw!
He drove an F150 to practice up till retirement! Guys now celebrate every tackle.
@@jeffbanfieldsflwr3537 yeah, he was one of a kind, wish we had more guys like him, but instead we have receivers who celebrate after every 10 yard catch like it’s a touchdown
He was a huge Walter Payton fan and was close friends with him he liked his ethic
@@cj756 Him and Sweetness are hands down the 2 best running backs of all time (sanders 1st in my humble opinion). Number three is probably AP.
@@colinryan4737 jim brown
The best compliment ever by Bo Jackson "when i grow up i wanna run just like him"
His stop and go is unmatched till this day 🐐🐐🐐🐐
Nick chubb is abt the only other I can think of today,but barry is in a league of his own
Well...Ill say its only matched by Allen Iverson
Marshall Faulk was a strong apprentice to dat move
Saquon Barkley gives me hope.
And Walter Payton
For those who were too young to watch him when he was playing, he was truly a once in a universe type of player. Not once in a lifetime, once in an entire universe. It was an honor to watch him play the game. It's like people who are too young to have watched Michael Jordan play. You just feel sorry for people who didn't get that chance. Except Barry was different. A lot of guys could do the things MJ could do since he left the league, just not as consistently, or as stylish, or with the competitive fire to win. Barry Sanders just simply did things on a routine basis that you didn't think human beings could do. And we know that he's unique because it's still 20 years after his early retirement and there's still no one we've ever seen who could do the things Barry Sanders could do on a football field. He was an absolute marvel to watch.
You are right Barry was on a different level, even greater at his sport than Jordan was.
Crazy shit, the term breaking ankles is basketball lingo. But the term came from the Barry juke on Rod Woodson.
@@hershelfowler6257 Barry made All Pro players look like amateurs.
@@davidmartinez9804 My favorite player of all time, defenders talk about Barry, like offensive players talk about Lawrence Taylor, fear and awe.
The only player outside of my favorite team that I would watch play. I was so....... sad when he retired. He is the GREATEST OF ALL TIME. Period.
Dude was a class act. Went out on his own terms. Could have kept playing and set the NFL record, but decided he’d had enough, no regrets. Respect.
The 17 dislikes are the 17 different quarterbacks that Barry played with in his career in Detroit lol
Nah, it's Cowboys fans who will never give up on Emmitt.
@@whoisjohngalt11 cowboy fan here. Barry was better.
@@austindenotter19 Kudos to you. Don't get me wrong. Emmitt was a great back and those were some epic years where they would duke it out for the rushing title. It was a real privilege to have been able to see them both on the field at the same time. But you have to admit, there are a lot of Cowboys fans that refuse to give Barry his due.
@@whoisjohngalt11 if Barry Sanders was a cowboy they would have measured his yards in miles
Barry should have joined Brett Favre in Green Bay. God that would have been insane.
What’s the purpose of dislikes on pieces like these..... some channels, (like Joseph’s here), shouldn’t even have a dislike option smh This takes too much work! I salute you
I cant even believe people actually disliked this video. If u watched this whole thing u just got blessed.
Only haters... He will always be a legend! His character was even better then he was as a player! Special human being.
Amen
I'm sure it's the non skip-able ad he put in. Make that money bro, Doesn't bother me. Great video.
Some people are so happy they turn their monitor upside down and give it a second thumbs up.
Without a doubt. Imagine if he was on a good coached team with top rated players around him.
Measured in miles not yards.
Imagine if he had a decent o-line, or even better imagine if he had the o-line Emmit Smith had with the cowboys.
Might have rushed for 2,500 yards in a season.
@@CrewsTheWildDawg I know right he would have atleast 20,000 yards rushing for his career 160 touchdowns records that would be unbreakable
If he had a better o line he probably would of stayed in the NFL longer and would be the all time rushing yards leader
Barry is clearly the greatest. No doubt. Sincerely, a Cowboys & Emmitt Smith fan.
When ever that debate would come up, all I would say is switch them, put Barry on the Cowboy’s, and Emmitt on the Lions. Also you can’t blame Dallas for taking Troy over Barry in the daft, but Green Bay taking Tony Mandarich over Barry.
I always commended Barry Sanders for walking away when he did. He NEVER cared about personal accolades or setting records. He was never comfortable being the center of attention He was sick and tired of losing! The Lions front office continued to make terrible draft picks and trades and his frustration level reached a breaking point. He didn't care ONE BIT about breaking Payton's record...he wanted to WIN...PERIOD. The Lions treated him HORRIBLY during the last 2 seasons of his career. Barry Sanders' father? Did EVERYTHING right raising his son. He was Barry's biggest fan on the sidelines rooting for him for his entire career. But he never publicly gave him the praise everybody else did. He always said (in public anyways) that Jim Brown was the best running back of all time and that Barry was 2nd. TOUGH LOVE. The kind of love only great dads know how to give. Sanders' father deserves even MORE credit for raising an outstanding, humble, well-spoken human being. A son that was a once in a generation superstar who possessed strong ethics, morals and character. A son that knew how to act both on and off the field. This is something that is sadly missing in most of today's professional sports figures.
NFL has never been the same since Barry left.
So true when he could have takin them all! What a true hero in the sports world!
I just don't understand why Barry and Megatron resigned with Detroit. They should've do everything they could've to hit the market
Well yeah it’s missed, unless of course you put the effort in to find someone who’s good on and off the field, then the argument falls apart. Maybe try looking literally at all before you make an assumption.
Its not just missing in today's athletes but in today's generations.
the greatest elusive running back of all time
elusive was extra. The statement didn't need it to be true
@@Dashoost no the elusive was not extra he was the greatest running of all time with the jukes the spins, cuts, and double jukes
Or u can just say he was the greatest and call it a day.
@@omacktube there's been so many
IMO, greatest RB of all time. Absolutely amazing abilities. He had it all. Quickness, speed, juke, jump cut, change of direction, stiff arm. Unbelievable! Imagine if he was on the cowboys and Emmitt was on Detroit.
Greatest athlete of all time
People always argue that a good chunk of Emmitts stats were due to one of the greatest offensive lines ever, not to mention a team with an actual threatening passing game. Barry did everything by himself on some otherwise AWFUL teams. Absolute legend
If ever there's such a thing as pure poetry in motion in the NFL, Barry Sanders is that poet.
The Poet Lauret
Walter Payton.
Jerry Rice has entered the chat
Best running back ever with a career cut too short.
Bo Jackson?
Soul Fly settle down there buddy
Indeed, cut short by Lions mismanagement and repeated disappointments. Even bad experiences like Utley probably took a toll.
BARRY HAD NO LINEMEN TO BLOCK FOR HIM. UNLIKE EMMIT SMITH.
phuryus styles phuryustyles he had a probowl lineman almost each year he played
The only running back I’ve known to carry a team!
Adrian Peterson to 💯💯
Jerome Bettis
Bo jackson?
Peyton did it for a few years
Saquon might be on his way to carrying his team unfortunately
I start to see american football when I see this guy, in my country in that time almost nobody see this sport but I was shock and amaze seeing this little guy doing that so I became an NFL fan because of Barry Sanders.
To those who never saw him run allow me to tell you it was Poetry in motion of a human being. Films of him don’t do him justice. Out of many Great Running Backs HE WAS THE BEST.. unfortunately he never won a Championship. Yet you can believe me he was the BEST even by today’s standards
One of the greatest, also one of the most honorable and humble.
Probably the best college season ever in 1988
His acceleration was legendary the ability to stop, cut and go with in an instant is mind blowing.
He was a gift to us suffering lions fans. Our team sucked with a couple good seasons over decades of ineptitude. Yet we tuned in for every lions game, Barry was gonna do something we hadn't seen yet. We were rarely disappointed. He was unique in so many ways.
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TinyMexican1011 Z it better be lol
Agreed.
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Best running back of all time with no offensive line. Period.
He had a good line in 91 but Mike Utley got Paralyzed during a game and Eric Andolsek had that accidental death. The was a big hit that we never recovered from.
@NOTREALLY HANKAARON Absolutely correct.
His name is Walter Payton #34 Sweetness
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In my opinion, the offensive line was average during Barry's 10-year career. You can't say that he didn't have any blocking.
He was the best I ever seen. The agility and coordination was just insane...
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He spent most of his career taking handoffs with a blown up backfield. I remember us sitting around watching him and being like what?? How the hell did he do that?? On almost every snap he took the ball.
The greatest of ALL TIME!
How is a guy with a 1-5 playoff record the greatest of all-time??
Ivan Escalante FACTS BRO🔥🔥he the greatest
C G took the words right out of my mouth
C G that sounds like an excuse to me. So when Barry gets all those yards and touchdowns it’s all him. But when he gets negative yards rushing and has a 1-5 playoff record with 1 touchdown in 6 career playoff games, it’s all his teammates fault? Tom Brady has had more help than Aaron Rodgers. Does that mean Rodgers is better than Brady? Certainly Rodgers is more spectacular and has better highlights than Brady. But who’s better?
C G well yes I am because when Barry and Emmitt played the running back was the most important position. Learn something young man before speaking! And again, based off of your logic, it’s only a team game when it’s critical to Barry. When he is getting 15,000 yards and doing spectacular things it’s not a team game it’s all Barry. But when he gets stuffed and has poor games it’s his teammates.
Aw Man. His thighs are as big as my, uh, ”BOOM,... PERFECT TIMING!” Lmao.
😂😂😂🔥 lmao I had to rewind that
One of the best "perfect timing" moments in any of Joe's videos
Barry breathed, ate and slept football he took dedication to the sport to another level and the kind of quick burst of speed combined with low center of gravity and strength in those huge thighs became a real deadly combination to the tacklers. what a real serious, humble, dedicated human he was a real class act.The best ever👍
His vision was on another level. To be able to see those cutbacks and lanes however big or small they were is insane
Two best RBs of all-time: Barry and Bo. Barry ran around you, Bo went through you.
Swede Chef well said
Bo didn't play long enough to say that
Nobody greater than Walter Payton. He wasn't just the best running back but the best football player period.
@@ContextReallyMatters I'd say Lawrence Taylor
Jason Stewart dion Sanders is the best come on he can do it on both sides of the ball
17:14 when Barry is so nimble and fast that you miss him completely and tackle your own guy
Dude, that is the most unreal play. He is weaving between blocks, but moving so damn fast. Unbelievable.
@Rick Sanchez lol Barry the goat
Dude could change Direction 180• and never slow down. Greatest of all time.
Whenever I watch these I get so sad, not for me(a Detroit fan my whole life), but for Barry. The man deserved better. If he played on almost any other team, he would have won a super bowl and easily still have the NFL rushing record today. There is no doubt in my mind, you take 1997 Barry Sanders and plug him into any NFL team today, and they win the super bowl. There never has been and never will be another one like him, pure ability, you can't teach that. Absolutely amazing. Only the Detroit Lions could make a man like that want to walk away from the thing he loved, that hurts, as a fan, to know it was the organization that let him down. I honestly wish, if they weren't going to build a team around him, they would have just traded him. I still would have watched and loved him!
He would have had 3000 yards a season behind the Cowboys O-line
And that's being modest...can you imagine him getting to the second level clean?
Both of you guys are nuts. Emmitt>Barry
Ty Wilson nobody said Barry was better however I’d take Barry
_.A2k._ And I would take Emmitt and win every time. Emmitt’s intangibles were so much greater than Barry’s.
Ty Wilson 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Perfect timing lmfaooo
Growing up in Michigan and witnessing this man bring the Lions from the laughing stock of the NFL to feared was amazing. Some of the best memories I have watching Football with my dad. Even though he could of ended up with Super Bowl rings on every finger playing for someone else, he carried the Lions single handedly. He is a legend
I grew up watching Barry Sanders and I when he retired I wasn't mad. He put everything he had into wanting to win its just the Lions organization never reciprocated. I thought it was stupid for anyone to hold a grudge against Sanders for leaving when he had to carry the team every season. When he left. I was just disappointed I was never going to see him run again. He will always be the greatest running back to ever touch a football in my eyes and I was blessed to be able to watch him during his career.
A true one of a kind there will never be another Barry Sanders
agreed. never.
What a shame I’ll never see someone this great in my own lifetime
@@jakerizkallah4522 trust me dude he was the best. He may not have been the fastest but he was damn sure the shiftiest, nobody past or present has ever had better footwork then him. I don't care what anyone says about Emmitt Smith, Walter Payton, Jim Brown, LaDainian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson, Eric Dickerson, or whoever you wanna come up with. No one was or ever will be as good as Barry Sanders i put that on my life. If you want me to make a long story short, to this day he's still the only person to ever have 14 consecutive games with 100+ rushing yards. He's also still the only person to rush for 1,500+ rushing yards in every season of his career.
I would watch the Lions play just for this player... just to see the next great run.
Same here. I tried to not miss Barry when Detroit was on TV.
Thank you Barry for setting the standards for everything in football. The humility is genuine. Thanks Barry
Best running back of all time. Hands down. I remember watching him as a kid. He'd run into a crowd, pop back out, and turn on the after burners. It's a shame he was on that team. Someone that good deserves a Superbowl ring.
It's rehabilitating watching this man move. Thank you for everything barry. And thanks to the maker of this video.
He really is like a fluid, almost impossible to tackle
I agree....
Barry played in a league were the defense played 100 percent all the time
@@derricknichols5465 ok.
My God I never tire of this man.
"YOUR" God? Why is it always "YOUR" God? What about "MY" God, you PINOCCHIO-narcissist. I reckon that your 'birth flower' is the PINOCCHIO narcissis. So, are you some kind of a PINOCCHIO "flower-child?" Me? I'm a 'quasar-boy': Straight-the-snuffalopogus out of Nackodoches.....by golly.......buy gum.............and you may LAY..............TO THAT!
Remember watching him sit out the end of the last game in 89 when he only needed 10 yards to get the rushing title. Such a humble dude
His "A football life" is soo good. There will never be anyone like him. It can't be replicated. This is "born with it" talent. No amount of hard work or training could get you even close to his level. It just is what it is.
This guy never talked shit, never celebrated--just handed the ref the ball after a TD; yet is still one of the flashiest players to ever set foot on the field.
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That jab step at 13:15 is something he did constantly, that I have never seen another athlete replicate. The speed of it! Watching grown, professional athletes getting frozen in place bc they cant stop themselves from reacting to the move, even as they know it *just* happened. Never got old to watch, still mesmerizes me, today.
Without watching his highlight reels as a 10 year old in 2004, I wouldn't have got into American football. Living in the UK, it's still quite a niche sport over here. If I ever meet Barry, I'd only want to say hi and thank you. Great vid, Joseph 👌
I remember going to game when I was young. And Barry blew my mind. I literally cried when he retired. Without a doubt, the G.O.A.T.
My all time favorite. I have his #21 OSU White jersey and his Thanksgiving Throwback #20 Lions 🦁 The reason I’m a Lions fan since 10years old.
I also have his Ok State white jersey as well as his white lions authentic jersey
When Barry broke Rod Woodson ankles and tore his ACL with more than 5 yards between them? Greatest juke ever!!!!!!
Till this day Rod Woodson can't even use a $20 dollar bill without his knee hurting😂😂😂😂😂
Barry is the pinnacle of how a pro athlete should act like.
My reason to start playing football, is barry sanders. When you look at him there is good, then there is great. And then LEGENDARY!
joe if you see this your videos are unbelievable keep it up
The best thing about barry was his class and humbleness. He didn't trash talk, do crazy dances, or throw any tantrums or fight. Players today could learn a lot from how he carried himself!
It's big business, they need to be professional.
I'm a die hard Vikings fan. Everytime Barry Sanders played the Vikings and did his thing then I would never get mad. I was just silent and just looked and shook my head. Sanders was a beast on the field and a classy human being.
I’ve watched every Barry highlight reel on KZhead and yours beats all of them. Come to think about it, the only highlight reels I like better than this one are the other highlight reels on your channel. You knocked this one out of the park my friend. It was so great, only 9 a holes thumbed down. For your next project think about doing an MMA highlight montage reel with some of the original warriors from the mid-late 90’s like Gracie, Shamrock, Severn, emilianenko
His strides were like 4-5 yards! Haha! Looks like he's just gliding through the air!
4-5 feet
James Daniel 😘
There will NEVER be another Barry Sanders. Honestly watching his highlights is such a gift.
I've watch this now FOUR times. You did such a great job - and worst of all, there's more to show of this fine football player!
Literally the 🐐
This video makes me see why the saquon/Barry comparisons are not even close my god he was special
Imagine I don't even need the video, I watched Barry's entire career including college so this or any other comparison is hilarious to me.
Golden moments from my childhood. Going to the Pontiac Silver Dome for tailgating before watch Barry Sanders run circles around people. Watching this video gives me goose bumps when I see things I remember seeing live. He was always so humble when he got into the endzone. Handing the ball to the ref like “I’ll be back in a minute.” That man will always belong right there, scoring a touchdown. The best to ever do it.
Barry sanders was the most electrifying athlete in sports history. This video captured probably 50 percent of how amazing he was. The only athlete I have ever seen in sports when he touched the ball then entire stadium went silent in anticipation of what they were about to see.
Probably one of the best films and the best player
Boom perfect timing. Every time.
Like the great Joe Lewis once said if u dreamed u could beat me u need 2 wake up and apologize!!!!!
What a beautiful tribute to a great humble player. Thank you!
Barry practically created his own league called Catch Me If You Can. Thanks for posting this. Love the vintage footage. In fact there is nothing not to love about watching this. Glad to have lived in a time when I knew I was watching the best there ever was and what he could do. No one like him.
You know, now that I'm rewatching this for the 5th time... it occurs to me that even if he played flag football he'd have still dominated everyone. Dudes had a hard time just getting their hands on him, let alone bringing him down. Such a beast. They would retire his number league wide. THAT'S how great he truly was.
17:10 absolutely insane burst. He just shot through those gaps like a pinball. And he seriously made 3 defenders just about tackle eachother.
Being a Lions fan I loved watching Barry play. It’s so sad the Lions were never able to put it together with this guy. It almost brings a tear to my eye when watching this. Because it is so inspiring and heart breaking at the same time. Thanks for everything Barry. You’ll always be 1 in the eyes of Lions fans!
A motor genius. Combined with a humble heart, you've got a great man.
Greatest running back to touch the gridiron
I've never clicked a KZhead notification faster
The greatest running back in NFL history being so eloquently shown by the greatest KZhead video creater is a true blessing
I’m glad that I’m 71 years old because it means I got to watch Barry Sanders play football. Young people today have no idea what they missed.
Anybody else get excited when you see Joe Vincent has a new video before you even watch it? Another solid documentary Mr Vincent. Thank you!
Beautifully done Joe. I got choked up watching this. I have such admiration for how he played and how he carried himself. He deserves this video because he was loved by all.
I've seen plenty of Sanders highlight videos over the years but by far this is the best one I've ever seen. Amazing job and hopefully after folks see this it wont be Payton or Smith or Brown but it will be and is Barry Sanders as the greatest running back of all time!!! And I'm a lifer Bears fan so I've seen it all!!! He made us look like high school players at times.
Barry left you memorized, with his breath taking moves, his aggressive but gliding agility & turbo breaking speed.. not to mention, he could be going all out on a run & stop on a dime, twist gracefully, juke the socks off his opponents, slide to the side & hit you with a spin to have any crowd jumping out there seats, screaming at the top of there lungs.. as he finishes the play with a touchdown!! 🥂🍾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Only seven minutes in, and I can tell ya from another Barry, this is the best Barry Sanders video I have seen. Put together very well. Thank you
Gets out of school see barry Sanders highlight YESS!!
Born and raised in Detroit and WE ALL WISH WE HAD BARRY RIGHT NOW!!! Greatest player to ever touch a football.
Greatest rb to ever do it imo. My favorite RB and my second favorite player. Thanks for this!
You're killing these Barry Sanders highlights! I can't get enough!
hes like a tai chi master controlling and redirecting the energy of opposing players trying to tackle him. pretty remarkable stuff.
Best comment ever
So glad I was able to watch him play in real time! Will never be anyone better.
He had people in his face when he received the handoff and made them look STOOPID on his way through the rest of the unblocked defense. The Greatest.
I Loved Barry He Was The Greatest Runner Of The Football Ive Ever Seen....
11:30 GREATEST SHAKE/CUT OF ALL TIME
That was a Hall of farmer too🤦♂️
I've lived long enough to see alot of great RB's, Sanders is the best RB I've ever seen. I won't argue about it. Sanders was just legendary..
“And everybody is imagining what it would be like to be the best and he was the best”💥
Classy guy and greatest I've ever seen
Barry ran like he was dancing in the middle of skiing, the slickness and the speed was unreal.
I don’t care what the stats say or anything he is hands down the greatest ever. I grow up watching this man thank you from the bottom of my heart Detroit will always love you. Thank you.