Deion Sanders’s college career: Best games, highlights, records, quotes

Deion Sanders, the former three-sport star at Florida State, was hired to be the head football coach at Colorado after a successful stint at Jackson State. His head coaching position at Colorado began with a win over TCU on Sept. 2, 2023, and continues to rise as he leads the Buffaloes in their quest for success in the Big 12.

Sanders was a two-time unanimous All-America selection on the gridiron for the Seminoles, he was an outfielder who was a major base-stealing threat on the diamond, and he was also a member of Florida State’s track and field team.

Here are some of Deion Sanders’s best performances in college.

Oct. 19, 1985 — The 100-yard return

There are five 100-yard touchdowns in the history of Florida State football. The third one ever was scored by Deion Sanders, when he returned an interception 100 yards — the longest interception return in program history.

“Sanders intercepted a [Steve] Gage pass at the goal line early in the fourth quarter and raced a school-record 100 yards to score,” reported the Fort Lauderdale News. “It was a well-deserved touchdown because Sanders, a freshman, had returned punts 37 and 34 yards to set up scores earlier.”

“‘I came within one block of breaking each one of the punts,’ he said, ‘but I became impatient, and the punter got me both times.'”

Florida State won the game 76-14. Below is The Palm Beach Post’s coverage of the game.

May 16, 1987 — Deion runs track in between baseball games

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“The fictional All-America athlete who could do it all has come to life,” the Tallahassee Democrat reported on May 17, 1987. “He resides in right field for Florida State. He also has been spotted hanging out in the Seminoles’ defensive backfield, and on Saturday he added to his legend.

“Deion Sanders showed up at Sarge Frye Field, played an afternoon game against Southern Mississippi and then cooled out for a couple of hours. At 7:05 he…