ROSS TAKES SWIPE AT SANDERS

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FanHouse found this 6/19/2008 on www.profootballtalk.com [flag]
Though it feels like ancient history, it wasn’t that long ago that Lions running back Barry Sanders shocked the football world by retiring from the game of football. Sanders, who was on track to shatter the all-time career rushing record — and possibly to set the bar so high that no one could ever get close [...] [link]

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Bobby Ross Thinks Barry Sanders Wasn't a Leader, Will Have to Settle for Best Ever
Published 6/19/2008 by Tom Mantzouranis at FanHouse
... PFT explains quite thoroughly why Sanders was, in fact, a tremendous leader, and illustrates the absurdity in the designation. I can't quite pen it as well as Florio, so check out what he has to say (after you finish here, that is). ...

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Bobby Ross: Barry Never Loved the Game

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Former Detroit Lions coach Bobby Ross, 71, speaking at Beyond the Scoreboard Champions of Character Awards Dinner Tuesday at the Emmet County Fairgrounds Community Building… [Source] "I don’t know if Barry really loved the game, but he worked hard at it,” Ross said. “He did what he was supposed to do. I always wanted him to be a leader, but he didn’t really want that role." MORE
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Ex-Lions coach Ross: Barry Sanders didn't want to be a leader | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

ProFootballTalk.com found this 6/19/2008 on www.freep.com

Former Lions coach Bobby Ross told petoskeynews.com he didn't think Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders loved the game of football or wanted to be a leader. Ross, 71, speaking at Beyond the Scoreboard Champions of Character Awards Dinner Tuesday ...
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Lions exhibition games will have some new voices as they move to Channel 62: Detroit native Gus Johnson will do the play-by-play with Desmond Howard as the analyst, and Matt Shepard and Lions Hall of Famer Charlie Sanders will do the pregame show. ...
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