THE HEISMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY

1988 Barry Sanders Ok.State Run Back In 1988, Barry set 25 NCAA records. Barry obliterated that statistic, averaging 200 yards a game during Oklahoma State's 1988 season. In addition, Barry shattered several NCAA single season and career marks, including leading the nation in rushing yards with 2628, all purpose yards with 3249, touchdowns scored at 39 and posting an all-time rushing record. Sanders, the Detroit Lions number one pick in the 1989 NFL draft, was named the 1989 Rookie of the Year, 1991 and the 1994 NFC MVP, 1994 performer of the year and is an 8-time all-NFL and ProBowl player. Barry donates time to local charities and religious organizations in Detroit, Oklahoma, and his home town of Wichita, KS.

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