Today—July 16—is Barry Sanders’ 52nd birthday. His birthday is always one of my favorite days of the offseason, because Twitter is abound with people posting his best highlights, and I truly never get sick of watching them.
But today, instead of being a passive admirer or Barry’s game, I thought it was time I honored the man who made me fall in love with this franchise during my youth. Though Sanders has an endless list of amazing plays and jaw-dropping highlights, there is really one that stands above them all. One highlight that perfectly captures everything that made Sanders a special player that we will never see the likes of again.