Classic Tailback - Barry Sanders Oklahoma St. Highlights
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- A compilation of some Barry Sanders' collegiate highlights at Oklahoma State University. The most elusive runner in the history of football, Barry Sanders was so unbelievably dominant in his one Heisman season that he made future NFL MVP Thurman Thomas look like a scrub. His 238.9 yards per game on the ground (not counting the bowl game) in 1988 may never be matched.
The games I used to take the clips from can be found on Stephen Barnett's youtube channel (and there were a few other channels I used as well that you can find if you look around): / sbbarnet. .
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Barry Sanders is the greatest running back that ever lived I often watch his highlights just to be motivated in life.
I dont think he was the greatest running back but he was certainly the most exciting runner. A great running back also blocks and catches passes. Barry wasn't any better than average at either.
Bo Jackson was getting better every game. Till pop.
Barry sanders is top 3 he would of easily been the best if he didn’t retire so early
@@jamezkpal2361 but what RB would u pay to see play ? For me its Sanders !
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Stop writing crap.
Barry Sanders is the best RB in college football and the NFL history.
his 1988 season was simply the greatest individual NCCA football performance of all-time
Amen!
for sure I didn't even realize till right now how insane that season was 237 yards a game
Christopher Adams I agree. He was truly amazing.
Christopher Adams Now tack on that he rarely playex in the 4th quarter
nathan mckenzie +1000.
Football fans always seem to omit this fact. It would have added more hits to his body, but Barry realistically could have had 3K-3500 yards rushing that season.and 50 TDs if he'd played the ENTIRE game.
GOAT in NCAA and NFL.
THE GREATEST PURE RUNNING BACK TO EVER TOUCH THE PILL.
absolutely
Naw Oj was the best pure running back. Sanders couldn't touch him in his prime. Look at his video.
@@dapdaddy17 oj definitely underrated. I feel like he never gets brought up in best rb discussions. Barry's the goat though
@@dapdaddy17 naw bruh o j was a beast and if it wasn't for the whole murder situation he would get brought up more . Barry Sanders was different. 10 yrs 10 pro bowls 10 all pro seasons on a team where he was THE primary target for the defense.. should have at least 30 more touchdowns if it wasnt for those dumb ass coordinators taking him out inside the 5..
@@cwagsr7189 Man you don't see those conditions Oj and everybody else had to play in. The fields were like concrete. My grand daddy always said those were the times you had yo be a real man to play football. Barry great but he's no oj. The tape never lies my brother. That shit was ruff, no domes just concrete fields.
Barry wasn't a running back, he was a maestro.
great description
Pretty sure that was Barry White whos the maestro. lol jk
Barry Sanders is the GOAT
8:10 Barry hands the ball to the ref, who drops it. Barry picks it up and gives it to him. That's Barry.
dquaidman And then his final touchdown carry of his College career he tosses the ball to the ground. Actually his lineman slaps it out of his hand & I think after rushing for 222 yards & 5 TDs he was too exhausted to pick it up. hahaha
All class. Very fortunate growing to see him play..my favorite athlete ever .not only great but wasn't a clown with it. Don't get me wrong I enjoy some characters but too many are over the top
@@nathanielthomas2502 ... I've been a long time Detroit Lions fan... ya I know I know, don't rub it in... and I always said if Barry played for ANY other team he would of had a couple of Super Bowl rings and would of surpassed all other running backs in the history of the game... and in ALL the games I watched him play not once did he ever spike the ball in the end zone or even celebrate after scoring a TD... he would always just hand the ball to the ref and trot off the field... no crazy dancing or antics or in your face celebrations... what a man.
@@carlpen850
My favorite moment from Barry was the last game of the 97 season vs the Jets for a playoff birth for both teams when he get 2000 yards, so humble & the next play he runs for another 40 + yards.incredible. that game had everything, playoff implications..The refs threatening to give the Silverdome crowd a penalty because we were too loud..that should never happen in a football game..lastly poor Reggie Brown
@@carlpen850 im a born and raised Saints fan, and honestly i have fond memories of Barry playing for the Lions. Any time i played Tecmo Superbowl i was playing with the Lions. EVERYTIME. Rodney Peete was the QB and Barry was the running back i would slaughter teams with. Hehe
This is proof that if Barry Sanders had an actual offensive line, he would've dominated. To all the naysayers that says he doesn't follow his blockers or hit the open hole, this video proves otherwise.
IbTusPeter exactly...and if he played all 4 quarters he would've had 4,000 yards lol
What’s crazy is even with that line, look how many times he was hit in the backfield and still got positive yards. Defenses knew it was going to him and even when they read it he gained yards
@IbTusPeter
The Barry "not following his blockers line" is lame.
If you give Barry a Hole, he instantly has 5-10 yards. Emmit Smith would have 2-5.
He always had an offensive line. Why do you guys keep saying this? You guys are weirdos.
I mean, he still dominated with a sub par o line lol
I was at OSU at the time and I've met Barry. There are not enough superlatives to describe him. Like trying to tackle water.
Tracey Stevens we had two of the greatest in history in the same backfield... Thurman & Barry. GO POKES!!!
This is a glimpse of the dominance of Barry Sanders with a good offensive line.
With football in hand, Barry Sanders is the greatest runner to ever step on a football field.
Barry Sanders is by far the most amazing athlete I have ever seen
Can you imagine having Thurman Thomas as your starting tailback and his backup is Barry??
I played Tecmo Super Bowl and played as the Detroit lions and I made it to the Super Bowl, he had 12 td’s and 1500 yards in the game.
Best running back in the history of football! both in college and in the NFL.
Sanders was so dominant in college that when he was behind Thurman Thomas, Barry Switzer told his players not to injure Thomas because they didn't want to face his backup Barry Sanders who was a kick returner then. Both Thomas and Sanders are in the NFL HOF. This is a description for that 1988 season: "but it all came together in 1988, when he put together the single-greatest individual season in college football history: 2,628 rushing yards (2,850 if you count his bowl game), 515 kick/punt return yards and 39 total touchdowns (44 with the bowl). That included four 300-yard games and seven 200-yard games. Players have tried to match those stats in more games per season, but those marks - like Sanders himself - may never be brought down."
arguably the greatest running back of all time. definitely the most exciting..
The best moves ever. I wouldn't call him the best ever bc he didn't block and his pass catching was mediocre and in the pro's bc he never used his power they took him out in the red zone & goal line a lot. I put at least 10 backs ahead of him bc of this. But you must give credit where it's due, he easily had the best moves ever, hands down!
@@BreuckelensFinest I always felt he got a bad rap about the short yardage situations. Only Ross really took him out at the goal line/short yardage situations & it was towards the end of his career so people remember that. Before that he was used in Ok St. & in Detroit in short yards all the time & he was fine.
@@BreuckelensFinestyou are a fool.
@@BreuckelensFinest 10 backs ahead of him could possibly be the dumbest statement ever, it actually hurt me to read that.
There have been bigger running backs. There have been faster running backs. There has never been a running back that was more fun to watch. He was...excitement.
His stats in his junior year were unreal.
The goat , imagine if he played every game until the end and the bowl games counted stats
Thank you Barry for the many years we were able to watch you. Such a gifted athlete and a humble person. Alot of todays players should take notes from you on how to carry themselves on and off field
The run against #2 Nebraska at the 3:57 mark is EVERYTHING!!
I'm from Nebraska and sent that to everyone i know, what an insane run
@@allbaugh04 I think Mike Rozier was the RB for the Huskers in that game? He was a beast.
I like how Bob Barry senior was doing the commentary. Great broadcaster.
I have no doubt that Mr. Sanders retired only on account of his not wanting to break Walter Payton's at the time, all time leading rushing record. He is that kinda man. Who is the most humble man to ever step on the gridiron. I just love, respect and admire him for always handing the football to the refs after everytime he had touched the ball. Thank you Mr. Sanders for all the excitement, grace, and spectacular moments that you brought to the game. God bless you always!!
Barry Sanders, NFL Hall of Famer, respect ❤.
THE GOAT
You damn right he's the GOAT ! Lol
Barry Sanders is a astonishing phenomenal player his human highlights are out of this world but he always know give Barry the ball and get out of the way
Best part is @2:58 when he low key goes from near full speed to complete stop in literally one step.
he was unbelievable....gayle sayers, barry and bo are the most talented runners in history
Eric Dickerson ran like a deer. He and Tony Dorsett were the prettiest, pure runners in NFL history, in my opinion.
Lucky to have watched that 88 season when I was a kid. Sanders was mind blowing.
I used to watch Barry Sanders games and practice his moves in my yard as a kid. Most exciting rb ever.
I am glad I was alive to witness such a great great running back.... and pro football Emmitt Smith should thank God that Barry Sanders retired early or he would never have the NFL rushing record Barry would have
John Manning Emmit had an O-line. 20+ years later the Fords still cant put together an offensive line
John Manning. You are so right
Jeremy B Barry had an O-line too. And Emmitt had that good one for like 2 or 3 years and he played like 15
Jeremy B true dat lol
John Manning no Barry had an o-line. Maybe not now, but back in Barry’s days, it wasn’t as bad as everyone says it was
There will never be another football player more exciting to watch.
The best. Period
Barry is simply the best, period.
i love how hyped the announcers are, gives it even more excitement
Packers could have taken Barry Sanders, Derrick Thomas, or Deion Sanders but we decide to pick one of the biggest busts of all time... Honestly I would just like to have seen Barry on almost any other team than the lions for how much they sucked. Bad line and everyone knew he was getting the ball but still dominated, best back of all time.
We also passed on Jim Brown. Twice.
A J Hey at least that didn't keep you from two SB trips in the 90s
Thanks for posting this. Great to see Barry Sanders' highlights at real speed vs. all the NFL ones that are like at 80% speed. They show the true greatness of his skills. Nebraska and Oklahoma were two 80s college football powerhouses, so that shows he wasn't playing cupcake competition. I remember seeing him play that game against Oklahoma live, specifically the play (@5:39) where he dodged the guy who tried to take out his legs on the long run and then got caught. I was like "Omg what did I just see?!?" when he sidestepped the dude came flying up and he totally avoided him with no loss of speed. :D
It's a shame that more people don't post real0time highlights like this for NFL legends.
I have yet to see a non-Barry Sanders or Gale Sayers back with that ability to cut and juke without losing speed. It's crazy to watch. Even his short runs were breathtaking.
PS: I wish that someone would've uploaded every game from that season. This video would be an hour long if that was the case.
No kidding! Why does NFL films do that? It diminishes great plays.
that punt return is amazing his legs flailing looks like a cartoon . . . no competition yay Barry thanks
I watch his highlights to relive the fact I watched him almost every game from his rookie season on, and that feeling watching a RB week to week will never be replicated
The greatest college sport athlete of all time
They had Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders on the same team. 2 NFL hall of famers. Thats insane.
Amazing. I grew up in Detroit and got see him many times--we were lucky. One thing people forget is how he rarely got injured. He was like the Lebron of the NFL in that sense, ha.
More like MJ
Hard to get injured, when you can't get cleanly hit. LOL
Barry Sanders was a beast in college and in the NFL. He was a cheat code in his prime.
This man is in the Top 3 all~time! Eric Dickerson and Earl Campbell........Barry put up the BEST #'S ever!
The #10 I put next to Sander's name in the title isn't his ranking, it's simply shows that it's the tenth video in the series that I've made.
That's ok.... we all know Barry was the best EVER!!!!!
Best ever at what?
football joe running back
Thanks for this video it was a treat! Especially being so young at this time & no ESPN lol I didn't get a chance to see alot of it.. But I would have loved to see more of his kick returns cause I know it was another incredible skill of his he never did in Detroit
The OSU-NEB footage was bittersweet, I'm a husker, but also an osu alumni. But watching it just reminds me of what a true blackshirt defense looks like, look at how fast they responded and attacked!! 🔶️🌽🔴
The 1988 Nebraska game was the only game that season that Oklahoma State didn't lead at any point of the game.
I am a lifelong Chicago Bears fan, and I watched him play the Bears twice a year for years. He is without a doubt the most elusive back that I've ever seen play football. During his NFL days, he unfortunately showed that he was ineffective as a blitz pick-up blocker, and he was not very effective in short yardage situations. But otherwise he was an incredible player. I have great respect for how humble he was. It is great to see him during his college years running from the I-formation and sometimes even receiving the option pitch. Thanks for the upload!
David K Walter was also great. Although not gifted with nearly the athleticism or agility of Barry. Payton had a huge heart that made up for his lack of top tier ability. I also wondered why Walter carried the football like a loaf of bread. Fundamental he was very weak in that department. Great all rounder tho. Very versatile at everything....just not in the same league as sanders when it came to running the ball.
@David K
That's because Wayne Fontz pulled him in short yardage. When everyone KNOWS that you are the offense why have him get pounded on 1st and goal? Dude had 99 career rushing yards in a run and shoot offense. Played 10 years. Do the math. Also they did want him getting hurt from blitzing lbs and defensive ends. Why get him hurt.
His dead leg cuts are plenty vicious
For those that are unaware, Barry Sanders didn’t start at tailback until his junior year because he was backup to Thurman Thomas. Imagine being a college that produced back-to-back seasons with NFL HOF running backs. Insane.
Class.......
2:00 William Thomas was balling lol. He spoke at my school back in the day when he played for the eagles. Pretty good linebacker
Was William Thomas a safety in college?? Very solid pro OLBer. Kind of underrated in the pros.
When they get to the parts in Barry's highlight reel that he's running against my Sooners, I just quickly fast forward to get to the next team.
Get you so motivated and hype watching this😎
Barry New how Great he was And it was Scary❤❤❤
At 3:47 it looks like he's levitating over the defenders! Amazing.
Barry wasn't just the greatest on one level, he was the greatest on EVERY level there was.
Barry Sanders 1988 at Oklahoma State was the greatest single season performance of anybody in collegiate or professional football history. 2628. 7.6 yards per carry. Almost 40 total touchdowns on the ground (37 rushing + 2 returning)
I remember those games. I was at OSU that year. I remember watching Barry Sanders when he was still a kick returner… It was an awesome time at OSU.
The GOAT 🐐
Sanders is the GOAT and I don't care if anyone disagrees.
So sad we have to see greatness in such a low resolution while kids are flipping bottles of water in 4K. Nonetheless, I still appreciate it when I see it. Great upload. The best back of all time.
I had the pleasure of attending all of the home games that yr (and the yr. before w/ Thurman) The War Pigs as the O line was called may not have been OSU's best, but w/ Barry, they didn't need to be. That, in my view is greatness. Love to see the old films. Great upload!
Depending on whom you ask generation wise you'll hear Jim Brown (worthy), Walter Payton(worthy) as the greatest RB ever. IMHO as a 42 year old Barry's the G.O.A.T
Makes sense i didn’t get to see any of them I’m 31, LT is still the best I’ve ever seen play
Great video man liked and subbed!
People always said "imagine the yardage Barry would have if he had an Offensive Line like the Cowboys!" Well, we don't have to imagine. He ran behind one Hell of an Offensive line with the OSU Cowboys. 2628 yards in 11 games?! Just sick! 🏈
Just ordered myself a Barry sanders Oklahoma state jersey can’t wait for it to come in
dude put up video game numbers in 1988..
I love watching him run .awesome baby
Two most impressive things was that #8 trully actually from behind caught up and tackled Barry ?! The DB kind of had track form AND
Mike Gundy catching that non wide open RB pass by Barry ?! Ok is that Mike “ 🗣im a man , I’m 40 pick on ME !” Gundy ????
Lol is that really him out there , he is Barry’s we ?
Almost spooky to think he got even better. Then the spooky turned to nightmare as he end up in DET..still the greatest RB ever for me
Amazing ❤️
guy is a magician~
every year someone gets compared to Barry and I have to remind myself that no one compares to Barry Sanders.
this guy is better than any rb.
OMFG.
All respect to Emmitt, but can we stop comparing these two HOF RBs???
Emmitt was one of the the top 5 RBs in NFL history, but Sanders is just on his own level.
His movement skills are just insane.
It's like watching a human video game.
Barry had power,(for a little RB), speed, quickness, balance, vision and could juke you out of your socks.
Except for his size, Barry was the total package.
bigstink9 nahh he had power peroid....he squated 750 lol
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Mmm, you'd have to show me a link to that. Those are Larry Allen numbers.
Maybe Barry could leg press 750#, but I doubt he was barbell squatting 750# because of the risk of injury to his knees.
The way he nonchalantly gave the ball to the officials-like, no big deal-just a walk in the park-another day at the office.
best RB is history No one like Barry
Amazing 😁
best player of all time
That Nebraska Cornhusker defense was pretty good! That made Barry Sanders work for his yards
Some of these teams put all 11 players in the box, and it still didn't matter.
At 5:41 Barry takes the exactly same tackle that ended Bo Jackson's career. Everything was identical about that play.
Josh Potts Bo was stronger so he pulled his leg
People often forget how strong Barry was though... he power cleaned more than anyone on the entire team (as a 20 yr old Junior).
good eye really got yanked.
3:05 - what a shake...
Best ever!
scores every 9 times he touches the ball??? that is an astonishing stat right there
He's not the only back to have that level of proficiency. But it is a jawdropping stat.
The MAN!
A beast
I doubt we ever see another single season running display in college like this in our lifetime.
TOP TEN GREATEST FOOTBALL PLAYER OF ALL TIME !!!!!
The defender making first contact can never get in proper position to effectively wrap up tackle. It meant he broke a ton of tackles despite not being a bruiser.
I love when he gives the ball to the ref after he scores even as a young man zero taunting or spiking the ball
B. Sanders is the only Back in HX that could run behind a sub par line.
ERIEKE TROY The OSU OL in 87 & 88 were two of the best in college football.
That line is not sub par.If you watch the o line blocking in this video they dominating getting up field and tacking out linebackers.
U deserve more views
I agree
Nathaline Malcolm u are so beautiful
Jake Depriest I'm even more beautiful! Hahaha
Jake Depriest Duhhhh!
Look at those leaps at the goal line & proves my point he should have been in the game inside the 5 yard line all those years with the lions. He would have had another 75 TD's
Barry Sanders is the best running back ever.
Barry Sanders the G.O.A.T NCAA and NFL
At 4:01 THREE Huskers hit him and Barry just bounces back off of them, and continues to run for a bunch more yards. He's not really human.
best ever rb in college football.
He need a movie
I was a school bus driver and one day, a lady on Sunset blvd. near UCLA, on a blind corner, made a U-turn in front of my bus. I can't explain to this day what happened next because I should have crashed, but the bus seemed to have gained some extra-stopping power that day as I carefully slammed on the brakes; no one was hurt. It's as if angels stood in front of my bus and slowed it gently but firmly down.
Watching Barry Sanders reminds me of that. I never said this about anyone, but sometimes Barry Sander's moves don't appear to be human alone; as if his speed and quick moves are attributed to some otherworldly force. There is no one I have ever watched at RB, that I can say that about. Especially during his NFL career.
I know it all sounds weird, but some things just can't be explained with just a simple answer, or our eyes are playing tricks on us.