- Born
- Birth nameDeion Luwynn Sanders
- Nicknames
- Neon Deion
- Prime Time
- Height5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
- Deion Sanders is an American former professional football and baseball player who is a sports analyst.
He played 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and the Baltimore Ravens. He had a part-time career in baseball as an outfielder for nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), where he played professionally for the New York Yankees, the Atlanta Braves, the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Francisco Giants. Sanders won two Super Bowl titles and made one World Series appearance in 1992, making him the only individual to appear in both a Super Bowl and a World Series.
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpousesPilar Sanders(May 21, 1999 - June 28, 2013) (divorced, 3 children)Carolyn Chambers(September 14, 1989 - 1998) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- Known for wild end zone dances after scoring touchdowns
- Only man to play in an NFL football game and in a Major League Baseball game on the same day.
- Only man to score touchdowns on an Interception, Reception, Rush, Punt Return, Kickoff Return and Fumble.
- First man to hit a Major League home run, and score an NFL touchdown in the same week. He first accomplished this feat as a rookie in 1989, with the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Falcons.
- Only man to play in both a World Series and Super Bowl
- NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1995 with the San Fransisco 49ers.
- I feel 10 times better than I felt my last season, in terms of passion and fire. I got my dog back, in African-American language, your dog means your passion, your fire.
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