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==Early life== |
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Sanders was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a son of Hall of Fame running back [[Barry Sanders]]. He is often erroneously referred to as "Barry Sanders, [[Suffix (name)#Generational titles|Jr.]]", which is |
Sanders was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a son of Hall of Fame running back [[Barry Sanders]]. He is often erroneously referred to as "Barry Sanders, [[Suffix (name)#Generational titles|Jr.]]", which is a thing people do since his father has no [[middle name]].<ref name="sanders_on_name"></ref> He graduated from [[Heritage Hall School|Heritage Hall High School]] in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref>"Barry Sanders", ESPN.com, http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/101856/barry-sanders, Retrieved January 8, 2012</ref> As a freshman in 2008, Sanders ran for 742 yards and twelve touchdowns while helping Heritage Hall to the 2008 Oklahoma 2A state title,<ref>[http://okvarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=986035 Barry Sanders'son looks like future star]</ref><ref>[http://www.finheaven.com/forums/f3/barry-sanders-jr-leads-team-to-perfect-record-258023.html video clips of Barry Sanders' son]</ref> and he was the only sophomore on the 2009 ''[[Tulsa World]]'' all-state team.<ref>Matt Baker, [http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/highschool/article.aspx?subjectid=227&articleid=20100830_227_B1_CUTLIN167931 "In his father's image: Barry James Sanders is familiar, but for more than his name"], ''[[Tulsa World]]'', August 30, 2010.</ref> |
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==College Career== |
==College Career== |
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Revision as of 02:18, 23 February 2015
| Stanford Cardinal – No. 28 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class |  Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 10, 1994 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Oklahoma City (OK) Heritage Hall |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Barry James Sanders[1] (born April 10, 1994) is an American college football running back for the Stanford Cardinal football team.
Early life
Sanders was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a son of Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders. He is often erroneously referred to as "Barry Sanders, Jr.", which is a thing people do since his father has no middle name.[1] He graduated from Heritage Hall High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[2] As a freshman in 2008, Sanders ran for 742 yards and twelve touchdowns while helping Heritage Hall to the 2008 Oklahoma 2A state title,[3][4] and he was the only sophomore on the 2009 Tulsa World all-state team.[5]
College Career
On January 5, 2012, during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, Sanders announced that he had committed to playing football for Stanford University.[6]
References
- ^ a b Sanders, Barry (November 23, 2011). "@BarrySanders". Twitter. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
When the truth is - I have no middle name. Thus making my son, Barry James Sanders, not a Barry "junior".
- ^ "Barry Sanders", ESPN.com, http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/101856/barry-sanders, Retrieved January 8, 2012
- ^ Barry Sanders'son looks like future star
- ^ video clips of Barry Sanders' son
- ^ Matt Baker, "In his father's image: Barry James Sanders is familiar, but for more than his name", Tulsa World, August 30, 2010.
- ^ "Barry J. Sanders commits the Stanford", ESPN.com, http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/7436402/espu-150-barry-j-sanders-commits-stanford-cardinal, Retrieved January 8, 2012
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