Sanders played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, winning the Jim Thorpe Award as a senior. He is considered by many to be the greatest NFL cornerback of all time. He won two Super Bowl titles and made a World Series appearance in 1992, making him the only athlete to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. Sanders also played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees, the Atlanta Braves, the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Francisco Giants. Nicknamed ' Neon Deion' and ' Prime Time' during his playing career and ' Coach Prime' during his coaching career, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, the San Francisco 49ers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Washington Redskins, and the Baltimore Ravens as a cornerback and return specialist. Sanders serves as the head football coach at the University of Colorado Boulder. 2× SWAC East Division champion (2021, 2022)ĭeion Luwynn Sanders ( / ˈ d iː ɒ n/ DEE-on born August 9, 1967) is an American football coach and former professional football and baseball player.NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1994).
