Deion Sanders net worth, age, wiki, family, biography and latest updates.
Deion Sanders was born in Fort Myers, Florida, on August 9, 1967. He is a former NFL cornerback and Major League Baseball outfielder who became the first athlete to appear in both the Super Bowl and the World Series. During his illustrious NFL career, he was an 8-time Pro Bowler and a 2-time Super Bowl Champion.
Deion Sanders Profile Summary
Original name | Deion Luwynn Sanders Sr. |
Familiar name | Deion Sanders |
Gender | Male |
Main Profession | American former football and baseball player |
Nationality | American |
Birth Location | Fort Myers, Florida, United States |
Birth Date | 9-Aug-67 |
Age as in 2022 | 56 years old |
Heights | 1.83 m |
Heights in Feet | 6 feet and 0 inches |
Height(s) cm | 183 cm |
Weight(s) | 90 kg |
Weight(s) in pound | 198 pounds |
Dating History | Yes (Tracey Edmonds (2012) |
Marital Condition | Divorced, In a relationship |
Spouse | Pilar Sanders(m. 19992013),Carolyn Chambers(m. 19891998) |
Daughter and Son | Yes (Shedeur Sanders, Shilo Sanders, Deion Sanders Jr., Deiondra Sanders, Shelomi Sanders) |
Net Worth | $50 million |
Deion Sanders Biography & Early Life
The super athlete Deion was born in Fort Myers, Florida on August 9, 1967. His father was Mims Sanders and his mother, Connie Knight. Sanders began his school life at North Fort Myers High School in North Fort Myers where he started playing baseball, basketball, and football.
He was selected in top 33 players in the Florida High School Association All-Century Team in 1985. After enrolling at Florida State University, he started playing football, baseball, and track for the Florida State Seminoles. After he retired from sports, he started working as a sports analyst on TV channels.
Deion Sanders Personal life
He married Carolyn Chambers, and the couple had two children. After separation from his first wife, Sanders married Pilar Biggers with whom he has three children. After splitting with his second wife, he is in a relationship with the American businesswoman Tracey Elaine Edmonds. In 1998 he published his autobiography, Power, Money, & Sex: How Success Almost Ruined My Life.
Deion Sanders Age, Height, and Weight
Deion Sanders was born on 9 August 1967 and is 56 years old as of 2023. His height is 1.83 m tall, and his weight is 90 kg.
Deion Sanders Career
Sanders signed a contract with the New York Yankees where his professional baseball career started in 1989. At the same time, he started his professional football career with the NFL team, the Atlanta Falcons.
He played in the left fielder or central fielder position in baseball. In his 12-year-long baseball career has played for teams like the Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds.
Sanders has played football for 15 years in different American professional football clubs including San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens.
After he retired from professional sports, he started working as a sports analyst on TV channels like CBS Sports and the NFL Network. In 2002, he founded the Prime Prep Academy charter school. Besides being a sportsman, he is also a musician. He released two music albums, Prime Time and The Encore Remix.
Deion Sanders Awards & Achievements
Sanders has the record to play an NFL football game and in a Major League Baseball game on the same day. He won two Super Bowl baseball championships. He has been honoured with many titles including 100 Great Athletes of the Century, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Florida Sports Hall of Fame, Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor, etc. He won the prestigious college football award Jim Thorpe Award in his college days.
Deion Sanders Net Worth
Sanders has an estimated net worth of $50 million.