{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6298f82a0567ea001241e383/64c00abd8e16bd0011210914?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Barry Sanders Retires in His Prime","description":"<p>July 27, 1999. Barry Sanders, star running back of the Detroit Lions, writes a letter announcing his intentions to abruptly retire from the NFL. At just 31 years old, one of the game’s top players is ready to hang it up and walk away — on his own terms.</p><p><br></p><p>Today, Barry Sanders stuns his teammates, his fans, and the entire football world. How did Barry Sanders become one of&nbsp;his era's most dominant offensive weapons?&nbsp;And what factors contributed to him retiring from football, at the peak of his powers?</p><p><br></p><p>Special thanks to our guests: Charlie Batch, former NFL quarterback; Alex Kirschner and Richard Johnson,&nbsp;co-hosts of the “Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast”; Pat Jones,&nbsp;former college football&nbsp;and NFL coach; and Scott Mitchell, former NFL quarterback.</p>","author_name":"The HISTORY® Channel"}