Deion Sanders

Deion Luwynn Sanders (born August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers, Florida) is an NFL cornerback, former Major League Baseball player, and former CBS Sports commentator.

MLB Career

In his nine-year, part-time baseball career, Sanders played 641 games with the Yankees, Braves, Reds, and Giants. During his most productive year, 1992, he hit .304 for the Braves, and stole 26 bases in 97 games. During the 1989 season, he hit a home run and scored a touchdown in the NFL in the same week, the first player to do so. Sanders is the only man to have played in a MLB and NFL game during the same day, and is also the only player to play in both a Super Bowl and World Series.

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Yankees - Braves - Reds - Giants - 1992 - Super Bowl - World Series

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