Deion Sanders

Deion Sanders

Sanders with the Colorado Buffaloes in 2024
Colorado Buffaloes
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Born:	(1967-08-09) August 9, 1967 (age 57) Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:	North Fort Myers (North Fort Myers, Florida)
College:	Florida State (1985–1988)
NFL draft:	1989 / round: 1 / pick: 5
Career history
As a player:
Atlanta Falcons (1989–1993) San Francisco 49ers (1994) Dallas Cowboys (1995–1999) Washington Redskins (2000) Baltimore Ravens (2004–2005)
As a coach:
Prime Prep (2012–2013) Head coach Triple A (TX) (2015–2016) Head coach Trinity Christian (TX) (2017–2020) Offensive coordinator Jackson State (2020–2022) Head coach Colorado (2023–present) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
As a player 2× Super Bowl champion (XXIX, XXX) NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1994) 6× First-team All-Pro (1992–1994, 1996–1998) 2× Second-team All-Pro (1991, 1999) 8× Pro Bowl (1991–1994, 1996–1999) NFL kickoff return yards leader (1992) NFL 1990s All-Decade Team NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team PFWA All-Rookie Team (1989) Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor Jim Thorpe Award (1988) 2× Unanimous All-American (1987, 1988) Third-team All-American (1986) Florida State Seminoles Jersey No. 2 honored As a coach 2× SWAC champion (2021, 2022) 2× SWAC East Division champion (2021, 2022) 2× SWAC Coach of the Year (2021, 2022) SI Sportsman of the Year (2023) Eddie Robinson Award (2021)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 512 Interceptions: 53 Interception yards: 1,331 Forced fumbles: 10 Fumble recoveries: 13 Punt return yards: 2,199 Kickoff return yards: 3,523 Total touchdowns: 23 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Career:	40–18 (.690) (college) 17–21 (.447) (high school)
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Deion Luwynn Sanders Sr. (born August 9, 1967) is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes. Nicknamed "Prime Time", "Neon Deion", and since becoming a coach, "Coach Prime", he played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and Baltimore Ravens. Sanders was also a baseball outfielder for nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and San Francisco Giants. He won two Super Bowl titles and made one 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, where he won 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 a 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 job as a sports analyst and a coaching career. He served as the head coach of the Jackson State Tigers football team from 2020 to 2022, leading them 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 at Colorado.