Story from back in my youth (early to mid 20's). Me and 2 buddies go out drinking one nite. We were just sitting around trying to figure out what to do and we see on celebrity birthday's that it was Barry Sanders birthday so we decide to go out and celebrate it (obviously without him).
We go to a place tha has Long Island Ice Teas, as we think they are on special for $1.99, so we end up getting cut off and the bill comes to the table and the sign that my buddy had read the nite before (he went to eat with GF there) was $7.99. He mistakenly read the 1 and the 7 wrong. Still not sure how a $7.99 LIT is a special. Anyways, there is no way that us guys can scrounge up $100 or so between us (pretty sad I know) so my one buddy puts it on his credit card saving us alot of emabrassment.
We then proceed to the next bar and we are tore up and it is still light out. When we end up running into a few people that we know we tell them it is Barry Sanders birthday. This becomes an ongoing joke all nite (hey when your Lions fan you dont have much to celebrate). I end up hooking up with a girl from high school who I always had a crush on. It was quite the nite. We end up jokingly celebrating it for a few more years before we drift a little apart and grow up.
Worst part is my buddy who thought the LIT's were $1.99 died about 6 years later in a freak accident. I miss him EVERYDAY but I always remeber Barry Sanders birthday is July 16th cause of Dan.
Here's to you Dan:toast:
We go to a place tha has Long Island Ice Teas, as we think they are on special for $1.99, so we end up getting cut off and the bill comes to the table and the sign that my buddy had read the nite before (he went to eat with GF there) was $7.99. He mistakenly read the 1 and the 7 wrong. Still not sure how a $7.99 LIT is a special. Anyways, there is no way that us guys can scrounge up $100 or so between us (pretty sad I know) so my one buddy puts it on his credit card saving us alot of emabrassment.
We then proceed to the next bar and we are tore up and it is still light out. When we end up running into a few people that we know we tell them it is Barry Sanders birthday. This becomes an ongoing joke all nite (hey when your Lions fan you dont have much to celebrate). I end up hooking up with a girl from high school who I always had a crush on. It was quite the nite. We end up jokingly celebrating it for a few more years before we drift a little apart and grow up.
Worst part is my buddy who thought the LIT's were $1.99 died about 6 years later in a freak accident. I miss him EVERYDAY but I always remeber Barry Sanders birthday is July 16th cause of Dan.
Here's to you Dan:toast:
I always thought/hoped he would come back. After a couple of years I gave up even though he probably could have and still been in the top 5 backs.
You always hear about the next Emmitt Smith or the next Edgerrin James or the next Marshall Faulk coming along. You never hear anyone say "He's the next Barry Sanders" That says enough aout how talented the guy was
You always hear about the next Emmitt Smith or the next Edgerrin James or the next Marshall Faulk coming along. You never hear anyone say "He's the next Barry Sanders" That says enough aout how talented the guy was
Barry was good to me: It was his rookie season and Fantasy Football was in it's infancy. I drafted him as a rook fairly cheap and it was a type of keeper league where you could keep one player for the next year for $5 or $10 more(I forget which) than what you paid for him. I kept Barry for 3 years and won the Championship twice during that span. Entry fee was $500 and 1st paid $3000. Sweet for me, thanks, Barry.
Greatest ever? Still got to go with Jim Brown.
Barry Sanders
1. 10 seasons
2. 15,269 rushing yds
3. 153 games played
Jim Brown
1. 9 seasons
2. 12,312 yds rushing
3. 118 games played
Jim Brown still holds the record of 5.2 yards per carry over his career.
I would put Barry Sanders in the top 3 though.
Barry Sanders
1. 10 seasons
2. 15,269 rushing yds
3. 153 games played
Jim Brown
1. 9 seasons
2. 12,312 yds rushing
3. 118 games played
Jim Brown still holds the record of 5.2 yards per carry over his career.
I would put Barry Sanders in the top 3 though.
