Barry Sanders on Retired Numbers, The Detroit Lions, Favorite Running Backs and the Greatest Sports What Ifs
About this episode
Barry Sanders discusses his career, retired numbers, and the greatest what ifs in sports history.
The GOAT Barry Sanders joins and talks his legendary career and whether he’d ever consider letting anybody at Oklahoma State or with the Detroit Lions wear his retired numbers. Plus the Hall of Famer picks his favorite running backs, discusses his sudden retirement and if he had any regrets and how the heart attack he suffered in 2024 led to a new mission in life for himself. Matt also recaps the drama caused by his comments last week, revealing that USC asked him to unretire his number a few times for new recruits. Finally, the guys make their picks for the greatest what ifs in sports history. New episodes of Throwbacks drop every Thursday. Make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube and following on all podcast platforms. Also, make sure you’re locked in on social @ThrowbacksShow on all platforms for highlight moments, bonus content, and to engage with the guys & the Throwbacks community. (http://throwbacksshow.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Matt Leinart, Jerry Ferrara
Guest: Barry Sanders
Topics covered
- Barry Sanders
- retired numbers
- Detroit Lions
- running backs
- sports history
- regrets
- heart attack
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Detroit Lions, Oklahoma State
Places: USC
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