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1999 Archive: The Barry Sanders Retirement

Why did he walk away? Because he was only 1,457 yards away from the record, but he decided that disappearing into the Detroit mist was more “Barry” than breaking a sweat for a losing team.

Part of the 54 Sports Jokes: The 1999 “Triple Crowns & Millennium Fever” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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