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Originally Posted by Rain Man
Pretty much everything about Barry Sanders is the best thing ever in the nfl. The only thing about him that wasn't perfect was his non-red uniform.
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There is a good documentary on Amazon Prime about Barry Sanders. I think the humble aspects of Barry, not celebrating his TDs, not caring about records, and his early retirement can all be attributed to his abusive relationship with his father. The abuse was more mental than physical. His father was a narcissist. He claimed he was a better football player than Barry. And that no matter what Barry did, he would never be better than Jim Brown. At his HOF induction, Barry's dad said he was the third best running back of all time: 1. Jim Brown, 2. father Sanders, and 3) Barry Sanders. I don't really celebrate Barry Sanders humbleness after watching that documentary.