How Old Is Barry Sanders? Barry Sanders Birthday
Barry Sanders was born on July 16, 1968 and is 57 years old now.
Birthday: July 16, 1968
How Old - Age: 57
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Barry Sanders - Biography
Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is a former American football running back who spent his entire professional career with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. A member of both the college and professional football halls of fame, he was ranked by NFL Top 10 as the most elusive runner in NFL history, and also topped their list of greatest players never to reach the Super Bowl. Averaging over 1,500 rushing yards per season, Sanders left the game just 1,457 yards short of being first place on the list for the NFL all-time rushing record at that time.
Born in Wichita, Kansas, Sanders attended Wichita North High School. Sanders started at tailback his sophomore year, but his brother Byron started before him in that position the following year. Sanders did not become the starting running back until the fourth game of his senior year. He rushed for 1,417 yards in the final seven games of the season, which earned him all-state honors. During that seven-game span, Sanders averaged 10.2 yards per carry, but he was overlooked by most college recruiters. Although he was a stellar athlete, Sanders received scholarship offers from only Emporia State University, University of Tulsa, and Oklahoma State University-Stillwater.
Sanders has four sons. The youngest three of his sons are with his ex-wife, Lauren Campbell Sanders. A publication notes that he is deeply but quietly religious (Christian). Sanders filed for divorce from his wife Lauren Sanders, a former news anchor for WDIV in Detroit, in February 2012 after 12 years of marriage.
Sanders' son, Barry J. Sanders, played running back for Stanford University from 2012 to 2015 after a highly successful high school career: as a freshman in 2008, Barry ran for 742 yards and twelve touchdowns while helping Heritage Hall School to the 2008 Oklahoma 2A state title, and he was the only sophomore on the 2009 Tulsa World all-state team.
