Deion Sanders
Biography
Deion Sanders is a football coach and a former two-sport professional who spent 14 seasons in the NFL and nine years as a Major League Baseball outfielder, and no other athlete has appeared in a World Series and a Super Bowl. Born in Fort Myers, Florida, he competed in football, baseball and track at Florida State, where he was named a unanimous All-American at cornerback in both 1987 and 1988 and claimed the Jim Thorpe Award in 1988. Atlanta used the fifth overall pick of the 1989 NFL draft on him, and he went on to win consecutive Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys, with eight Pro Bowl nods and six first-team All-Pro honors. In 2011 the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame both inducted him. He then became a sports analyst and coach, leading Jackson State from 2020 to 2022 and taking charge at Colorado in 2023.
59years old
Turns 60 on August 9in 281 days
- Born Fort Myers
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Deion Luwynn Sanders Sr., Prime Time, Neon Deion and Coach Prime
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 19 years1996 to 2015
Every film, newest first
- 2015With This RingIMDb rating 5.4
- 2014Draft DayIMDb rating 6.8
- 1996Celtic PrideIMDb rating 5.3
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A first
Sanders played 14 NFL seasons and nine MLB seasons as an outfielder. He won two Super Bowls and appeared in the 1992 World Series, the only athlete to compete in both events.
A first
In the 1989 season, Sanders scored an NFL touchdown and hit a home run within the same week, making him the only player ever to accomplish that.
About the name
Sanders got his "Prime Time" nickname from a high school friend and teammate, Richard Fain, because the two played pickup basketball during the prime time television hour.
Beyond film
In 1994, Sanders released the rap album Prime Time on MC Hammer's Bust It Records, and he performed songs from it when he hosted Saturday Night Live in 1995.
A first
Sanders returned two interceptions for at least 90 yards each, and he was the first player in NFL history to do this.
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Worked with
Deion Sanders made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Christopher McDonald's page
Dan Aykroyd's page
Kevin Costner's page
Frank Langella's page
Gabrielle Union's page
Regina Hall's page
All films by Ivan Reitman
Tom DeCerchioDirector, 1 film, 1996
All films by Tom DeCerchio
Nzingha StewartDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Nzingha Stewart
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2011 | Pro Football Hall of Fame | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.