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Barry Sanders shares reaction to son’s Michigan State hoops debut

Published: Nov 2, 2022 · 3:36 PM EDT

Barry Sanders was thrilled to his son playing college basketball.

A really cool moment happened the other night in the Michigan State exhibition game. Nick Sanders, the son of the Hall of Fame NFL running back, entered the game in the closing minutes wearing his father’s famous No. 20.

Sanders was very touched and flattered by his son No. 20 tribute.

“This was a really cool moment – to see one of my sons wearing #20 playing hoops for (Michigan State),” wrote Sanders on Twitter.

This was a really cool moment – to see one of my sons wearing #20 playing hoops for @michiganstateu https://t.co/snKDFbcgJ4

— Barry Sanders (@BarrySanders) November 2, 2022

As those of you who may remember, Sanders, the Heisman winner out of Oklahoma State, played for the Detroit Lions for several years before he decided to retire at an early age.

Now, he has sons playing sports. His son Nick of course is an up and coming basketball player at MSU and his other son Barry Jr., played running back at both Stanford and later Oklahoma State.

He also has two other sons, Noah Sanders who plays quarterback at the University of Delware and son Nigel Sanders, who is a music producer.

All of Sanders sons seem to be making a name for themselves in their respective and choosen fields.

Stacey Mickles