Deion Sanders

Birth Name:

Deion Luwynn Sanders

Birth Place:

Fort Meyers, Florida, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack

Had his best baseball season in 1997 with the Cincinnati Reds, where racked up a total of 127 htis and stole 56 bases
Is the only athlete to compete in the World Series and the Super Bowl, as well as the only athlete to hit a home run and score a touchdown in the same week
Reached the Pro Bowl eight times in his NFL career
Was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011
Attended Florida State University, where he won a Jim Thorpe Award for top defensive back in 1988 and had 14 career interceptions, and also played baseball and track
Was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL Draft and the New York Yankees in the MLB Draft following his senior year at Florida State in 1989
Quote: "I never wanted to be mediocre at anything․ I wanted to be the best․"
After his retirement in 2001, he became a sports analyst for CBS's "NFL Today" and continued to make appearances on ESPN and the NFL Network after a brief return to football with the Baltimore Ravens in 2004
Earned the nicknames "Prime Time" and "Neon Deion" during his time at Florida State University for his athletic accomplishments
Starred in the reality series "Deion & Pilar: Prime Time Love" in 2008 and returned to reality TV with "Deion's Family Playbook" in 2014

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