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Bye Bye Barry

The definitive story of Barry Sanders' Hall-of-Fame career and his extraordinary decision to walk away from the game in the prime of his career.

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Paul Monusky, Micaela Powers, Angela Torma

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documentary, sport

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NFL Films

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGP3QJYH

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Man I've seen every documentary on Barry Sanders that there is to see - Bye Bye Barry

Man I've seen every documentary on Barry Sanders that...

{\an8}I had a pretty good idea
that I was coming to Detroit. - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}I had a pretty good idea that I was coming to Detroit.

Coach Fontes was like, "Young man,
if you're coming out of college, - Bye Bye Barry

Coach Fontes was like, "Young man, if you're comin...

- Barry Sanders.
- [cheering] - Bye Bye Barry

- Barry Sanders. - [cheering]

Barry Sanders, the Heisman Trophy winner,
the true junior that came out. - Bye Bye Barry

Barry Sanders, the Heisman Trophy winner, the true junior th...

Our Dan Patrick has been with Sanders
out in Wichita. - Bye Bye Barry

Our Dan Patrick has been with Sanders out in Wichita.

{\an8}[Patrick] Well, I thought
we had an agreement on draft day. - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}[Patrick] Well, I thought we had an agreement on draft...

I said, "Look, I'm going to come out
and we need to do an interview." - Bye Bye Barry

I said, "Look, I'm going to come out and we need t...

{\an8}The Atlanta Falcons first round choice, - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}The Atlanta Falcons first round choice,

{\an8}[Patrick] So now ESPN is going, "I thought
you had a relationship with him." - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}[Patrick] So now ESPN is going, "I thought you ha...

And people in his family
that weren't quite sure where he was. - Bye Bye Barry

And people in his family that weren't quite sure where ...

[Patrick on TV] Back here in Wichita,
and we're finding out - Bye Bye Barry

[Patrick on TV] Back here in Wichita, and we're finding...

We had sightings of you
going to the airport to go to Detroit. - Bye Bye Barry

We had sightings of you going to the airport to go to Detroi...

- Where have you been?
- I've been at home, uh, - Bye Bye Barry

- Where have you been? - I've been at home, uh,

{\an8}[Patrick] And there was part of me
when I did the interview, - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}[Patrick] And there was part of me when I did the inte...

And I'm like... It came back to... - Bye Bye Barry

And I'm like... It came back to...

You're one of the shyer persons
I've ever met, - Bye Bye Barry

You're one of the shyer persons I've ever met,

Pretty tough to be a pro athlete
and stay out of the spotlight there, bud. - Bye Bye Barry

Pretty tough to be a pro athlete and stay out of the spotlig...

It's a... I think I'm being...
I'm being read wrong, I think. - Bye Bye Barry

It's a... I think I'm being... I'm being read...

{\an8}It's not that I'm shy.
You know, I'm not shy. - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}It's not that I'm shy. You know, I'm no...

And I'm not trying to downplay
what you guys do, you know. - Bye Bye Barry

And I'm not trying to downplay what you guys do, you kn...

But you have to respect my judgment
and the way I am as a person, too. - Bye Bye Barry

But you have to respect my judgment and the way I am as a pe...

You know, uh, I mean,
every individual is different, you know? - Bye Bye Barry

You know, uh, I mean, every individual is different, you kno...

They don't really care about you,
you know? And that's all I'll say. - Bye Bye Barry

They don't really care about you, you know? And that�...

But I don't know.
That's just something I have to deal with. - Bye Bye Barry

But I don't know. That's just something I have to ...

[Sanders] I mean,
it's certainly something, - Bye Bye Barry

[Sanders] I mean, it's certainly something,

I think for some people
that's almost second nature - Bye Bye Barry

I think for some people that's almost second nature

Um, and me, on the other hand, - Bye Bye Barry

Um, and me, on the other hand,

{\an8}Barry was never interested
in promoting himself. - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}Barry was never interested in promoting himself.

{\an8}That role was reserved specifically
for William Sanders. - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}That role was reserved specifically for William Sander...

[woman] Barry may be exceptionally humble,
but his father makes up for it. - Bye Bye Barry

[woman] Barry may be exceptionally humble, but his father ma...

Because he know how I feel about him
and my friends back home in Wichita. - Bye Bye Barry

Because he know how I feel about him and my friends back hom...

[Sanders] My dad. One thing you
know about him is he's his own man. - Bye Bye Barry

[Sanders] My dad. One thing you know about him is he's ...

He was opinionated, you know, - Bye Bye Barry

He was opinionated, you know,

He craved the spotlight.
He wanted to talk to us. - Bye Bye Barry

He craved the spotlight. He wanted to talk to us.

[Sanders] Dad was a handyman,
which included roofing and painting - Bye Bye Barry

[Sanders] Dad was a handyman, which included roofing and pai...

Most of my free time
was spent working with Dad, - Bye Bye Barry

Most of my free time was spent working with Dad,

It wasn't that he needed help, but it
was just that he wanted to make sure - Bye Bye Barry

It wasn't that he needed help, but it was just that he ...

[man] He was such a stickler
for doing things perfect. - Bye Bye Barry

[man] He was such a stickler for doing things perfect.

{\an8}He wanted things done right and perfect,
and you had to make sure you did it right. - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}He wanted things done right and perfect, and you had t...

{\an8}Daddy would say,
"I'm your father, not your friend." - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}Daddy would say, "I'm your father, not your ...

We had eight-foot ceilings in the house,
and Barry could jump, - Bye Bye Barry

We had eight-foot ceilings in the house, and Barry could jum...

After I threatened
to break his arms and legs - Bye Bye Barry

After I threatened to break his arms and legs

[Sanders] Certainly he was
a passionate football fan - Bye Bye Barry

[Sanders] Certainly he was a passionate football fan

- [woman] Look at him! Look at that strut!
- [indistinct chatter] - Bye Bye Barry

- [woman] Look at him! Look at that strut! - [indistinct cha...

[laughter] - Bye Bye Barry

[Sanders] He was always probably my
biggest fan, but also my biggest critic. - Bye Bye Barry

[Sanders] He was always probably my biggest fan, but also my...

And I told Barry if I had...
if I put him in my offense, - Bye Bye Barry

And I told Barry if I had... if I put him in my offense,

He's always said... [laughs] - Bye Bye Barry

He's always said... [laughs]

[man] We all knew that since he was a kid.
Top three running backs: Jim Brown, - Bye Bye Barry

[man] We all knew that since he was a kid. Top three running...

Me, I wouldn't do too bad now in a 40. - Bye Bye Barry

Me, I wouldn't do too bad now in a 40.

And he would remind Barry,
no matter how great you are, - Bye Bye Barry

And he would remind Barry, no matter how great you are,

{\an8}He never wanted me to get too high
or too low in what I was doing. - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}He never wanted me to get too high or too low in what ...

But he was thrilled,
you know, to have his son being, um, - Bye Bye Barry

But he was thrilled, you know, to have his son being, um,

- Yeah, Barry!
- [laughter] - Bye Bye Barry

- Yeah, Barry! - [laughter]

[soft music plays] - Bye Bye Barry

[soft music plays]

You know, it was a much bigger city
than I'd ever been in or lived in. - Bye Bye Barry

You know, it was a much bigger city than I'd ever been ...

You know, it wasn't sort of a,
you know, the greatest time for like, - Bye Bye Barry

You know, it wasn't sort of a, you know, the greatest t...

Detroit had a very negative perception - Bye Bye Barry

Detroit had a very negative perception

Because usually Detroit
was somewhere in the top three. - Bye Bye Barry

Because usually Detroit was somewhere in the top three.

We were just so used to
being the national joke. - Bye Bye Barry

We were just so used to being the national joke.

Their reputation, um, was not very good. - Bye Bye Barry

Their reputation, um, was not very good.

{\an8}Every bad stat that you don't want,
the Lions are the number one. - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}Every bad stat that you don't want, the Lions are...

1957, that's the last year the Lions
won a world championship. - Bye Bye Barry

1957, that's the last year the Lions won a world champi...

[announcer] Frustrating afternoon
for the Detroit Lions. - Bye Bye Barry

[announcer] Frustrating afternoon for the Detroit Lions.

[announcer] Eight turnovers. - Bye Bye Barry

[announcer] Eight turnovers.

[man] The identity of the Lions
going into 1989, - Bye Bye Barry

[man] The identity of the Lions going into 1989,

- [cheering]
- But there was a level of hope - Bye Bye Barry

- [cheering] - But there was a level of hope

And Wayne was one of the best salesmen
that you could ever meet. - Bye Bye Barry

And Wayne was one of the best salesmen that you could ever m...

{\an8}I want to sell the people in Michigan, - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}I want to sell the people in Michigan,

He sold the Lions gonna be different,
and he sold it on, - Bye Bye Barry

He sold the Lions gonna be different, and he sold it on,

[Sanders] When I was drafted,
I guess I would have been 20, - Bye Bye Barry

[Sanders] When I was drafted, I guess I would have been 20,

I really feel... I feel good - Bye Bye Barry

I really feel... I feel good

[cameras clicking] - Bye Bye Barry

[cameras clicking]

{\an8}And then I signed
the week of the first game. - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}And then I signed the week of the first game.

{\an8}The plan was not to play the first game. - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}The plan was not to play the first game.

Just to put my uniform on,
let the fans see me. - Bye Bye Barry

Just to put my uniform on, let the fans see me.

[laughs] That's... at least, that's
what I was told going into the game. - Bye Bye Barry

[laughs] That's... at least, that's what I was tol...

{\an8}[announcer]
Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}[announcer] Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

[announcer] Waiting in the wings
on the sideline is Barry Sanders. - Bye Bye Barry

[announcer] Waiting in the wings on the sideline is Barry Sa...

{\an8}What are you doing?
What point are you trying to prove? - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}What are you doing? What point are you trying to prove...

Put him in there." - Bye Bye Barry

Put him in there."

{\an8}[crowd booing] - Bye Bye Barry

{\an8}[crowd booing]

[announcer]
The Lions went to the dressing room. - Bye Bye Barry

[announcer] The Lions went to the dressing room.

[Sanders]
Around the end of the third quarter, - Bye Bye Barry

[Sanders] Around the end of the third quarter,

[announcer] You'll hear the cheer. - Bye Bye Barry

[announcer] You'll hear the cheer.

[announcer] What kind of play might be
best for a Barry Sanders in his debut? - Bye Bye Barry

[announcer] What kind of play might be best for a Barry Sand...

And he gets the call. - Bye Bye Barry

And he gets the call.

[announcer] Well, you talk about
restoring the roar. - Bye Bye Barry

[announcer] Well, you talk about restoring the roar.

To that point, I feel like
it had been a pretty boring game, - Bye Bye Barry

To that point, I feel like it had been a pretty boring game,

Bye Bye Barry poster

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The definitive story of Barry Sanders' Hall-of-Fame career and his extraordinary decision to walk away from the game in the prime of his career.

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Director: Paul Monusky, Micaela Powers, Angela Torma

Writer: N/A

Production: NFL Films

Genre: documentary, sport

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 21 Nov 2023

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGP3QJYH

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