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SI PLAYERS POLL
Based on a survey of 354 players
Who Is the Greatest Player You Ever Saw?
Barry Sanders 30%
Running Back, Lions
Walter Payton 20%
Running Back, Bears
Joe Montana 8%
Quarterback, 49ers-Chiefs
John Elway 7%
Quarterback, Broncos
FAST FACTS: Only one active player, Ravens CB Deion Sanders (fifth, 7%), was among top eight vote-getters. He got 11% of the overall vote from defensive players.... Barry Sanders, who retired in 1998 at age 30, got 42% of the vote among players with eight or more years experience.
For complete results and a breakdown of the poll go to si.com/scorecard.
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JOE GIZA/REUTERS (D. SANDERS)
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JOHN BIEVER (B. SANDERS)
