Deion Sanders
On August 9, 1967 in Lee Memorial Hospital a legendary cornerback was born
(Thornley 14). His name was Deion Sanders, he was a one of a kind. Deion Sanders was a
shutdown corner, if you don't know what that means when a cornerback is so spectacular at
guarding his guy that the quarterback doesn't even think to try and throw to his side (Attner).
Whats even more amazing is that Deion Sanders played two professional sports at a time. Not
only did he play in the Nfl, he also played in the Mlb. Deion was introduced to sports when he
was a kid. His mother let him play sports to keep him off the streets from gangs and away from
the drugs (Thornley 13). His mother supported him in his sports and loved to watch him so she
worked at the concession stands during sports seasons (Thornley 14). In my opinion Deion
Sanders was a great sports player. In this paper I hope to tell you about Deion Sanders sports
career and the outstanding achievements he earned.
Deion Sanders went to college at Florida State University. Before Deion went to Florida
State he got drafted to the Kansas City Royals for Major League Baseball, but instead of going to
the MLB Deion Sanders joined Florida States football team because the coach Bobby Bowden
offered him a chance to be a starter on defense (Thornley 19). Florida State University is located
350 miles from Deion’s home town but even so his mom Connie Knight never missed a single
home game (Thornley 20). During his football career with Florida they went to the Gator Bowl.
During this game he made six tackles and intercepted a pass to (Thornley 21). Deion also played
baseball at Florida State University (Thornley 21). During Deion’s first year in coll...
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...g on. Deion is the greatest
cornerback their ever was and it will be that way for awhile. That is why I picked Deion Sanders
is because I think he is a good role model because he pushed through all of the troubles he had
between being poor or people not liking him for his color and inspires me to do my best in the
sports I play and take it beyond that to practice it during my free time to be the best I can.
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