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I sat behind Thurman Thomas for my first couple of years, then my first year starting I won the Heisman. After I won the Heisman, that’s when things changed as far as going to the NFL.

Barry Sanders

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Barry Sanders
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: July 16
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