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Barry Sanders Retires in His Prime

Sports History This Week by Ben Dickstein

Jul 26, 202329:37Sports & Recreation

July 27, 1999. Barry Sanders, star running back of the Detroit Lions, writes a letter announcing his intentions to abruptly retire from the NFL. At just 31 years old, one of the game’s top players is ready to hang it up...

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