Detroit Lions’ Barry Sanders is the greatest running back that ever lived

He’s listed third on the NFL’s list of career rushing leaders but anyone who ever watched Detroit Lions’ running back Barry Sanders play will tell you he is the greatest running back in the history of the game.

Nobody ran it like Barry Sanders. Most of the best running backs to have played the game could squeeze another three to four yards out of a busted play but Sanders made a career of producing long runs when there was absolutely no openings for him to run through.

Emmitt Smith’s rushing record won’t be broken

Walter Peyton stepped away from football after his very last game back on January 10^th, 1988; a 21-17 playoff loss to the Washington Redskins. When he hung up his cleats he had rushed for 16,726 yards in his career. A total that many thought would never be broken.