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Deion Sanders
Career information High school: North Fort Myers (FL) College: Florida State NFL Draft: 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 Debuted in 1989 for the Atlanta Falcons Last played in 2005 for the Baltimore Ravens Career history Atlanta Falcons (1989–1993) San Francisco 49ers (1994) Dallas Cowboys (1995–1999) Washington Redskins (2000) Baltimore Ravens (2004–2005) Career highlights and awards Rated #34 NFL Player of all-time by NFL.com as of 2009 season 2× Super Bowl champion (XXIX, XXX) 2× NFC champion (1994-1995) AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1994) 2× NFC Defensive Player of the Year (1993-1994) NFL Alumni Special Teams Player of the Year (1998) 8× All-Pro (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) 8× Pro Bowl (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) NFL 1990s All-Decade Team Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor Pro Football Hall of Fame (2011) College Football Hall of Fame (2011) Jim Thorpe Award (1988) Consensus All-American (1987, 1988) Florida State Seminoles #2 retired NFL Records 4 career Pro Bowl interceptions Holds numerous other records and achievements Career NFL statistics Interceptions 53 INT return yards 1,331 Touchdowns 22 Stats at NFL.com Pro Football Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame Deion Sanders Left fielder / Center fielder Born: (1967-08-09) August 9, 1967 (age 47) Fort Myers, Florida Batted: Left Threw: Left MLB debut May 31, 1989 for the New York Yankees Last MLB appearance June 14, 2001 for the Cincinnati Reds Career statistics Batting average .263 Hits 558 Home runs 39 Stolen bases 186 Teams New York Yankees (1989–1990) Atlanta Braves (1991–1994) Cincinnati Reds (1994–1995) San Francisco Giants (1995) Cincinnati Reds (1997, 2001) Career highlights and awards NL Triples Champion (1992) Deion Luwynn Sanders, Sr. (/ˈdiːɒn/; born August 9, 1967) is an American former football and baseball player, who works as an analyst for CBS Sports and the NFL Network. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 6, 2011. Sanders played football primarily at cornerback, but also as a kick returner, punt returner and occasionally as a running back or wide receiver. He played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons, the San Francisco 49ers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Washington Redskins and the Baltimore Ravens, winning the Super Bowl with both the 49ers and the Cowboys. An outfielder in baseball, he played professionally for the New York Yankees, the Atlanta Braves, the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants, and participated in the 1992 World Series with the Braves. He attended Florida State University, where he was recognized as a two-time All-American in football, and also played baseball and track. During the 1989 season, he hit a major league home run and scored a touchdown in the NFL in the same week, the only player ever to do so. Sanders is also the only man to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. Sanders founded the Prime Prep Academy charter school in 2012 and has coached at the school. In 2014 he debuted his new show, the Deion Family Playbook.

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