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[McCormick] I was working at the Wichita Eagle at the time
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Bye Bye Barry

I was workingat the Wichita Eagle at the time and we were faxing a retirement letterback...

[McCormick] I was working
at the Wichita Eagle at the time and we were faxing a retirement letter
back and forth under his pseudonym, which was first initial B.,
last name Abernathy

Full Transcript

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[McCormick] I was working at the Wichita Eagle at the time
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and we were faxing a retirement letter back and forth under his pseudonym,
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which was first initial B., last name Abernathy.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:11
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, sport
Production
NFL Films

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Movie Summary

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.
It was important to him that his hometown paper get that story. - Bye Bye Barry 00:07
It was important to him that his hometown paper get that sto...
[man] Who's the big loser in this Barry Sanders fiasco? - Bye Bye Barry 00:07
[man] Who's the big loser in this Barry Sanders fiasco?
{\an8}What the F are you doing? - Bye Bye Barry 00:04
{\an8}What the F are you doing?
{\an8}Shocked. Completely shocked, - Bye Bye Barry 00:08
{\an8}Shocked. Completely shocked,
Here's a guy in the prime of his career - Bye Bye Barry 00:07
Here's a guy in the prime of his career
[man] Issuing the following statement, and we quote: - Bye Bye Barry 00:11
[man] Issuing the following statement, and we quote:
[man] ...is greater than my desire to remain in it. - Bye Bye Barry 00:07
[man] ...is greater than my desire to remain in it.
We faxed the Lions, - Bye Bye Barry 00:05
We faxed the Lions,
That's when you knew, like, he hates this thing. - Bye Bye Barry 00:04
That's when you knew, like, he hates this thing.
[man] The Sanders statue at the Lions Experience in Saginaw, - Bye Bye Barry 00:12
[man] The Sanders statue at the Lions Experience in Saginaw,
[host] I've got an email right here that says, "Until yesterday, - Bye Bye Barry 00:07
[host] I've got an email right here that says, "Un...
He could have came on national TV and said that he was going to retire. - Bye Bye Barry 00:06
He could have came on national TV and said that he was going...
Yeah, I heard there was a fax that Barry... but that's Barry. - Bye Bye Barry 00:04
Yeah, I heard there was a fax that Barry... but that's ...
You know Barry wasn't going to have no press conference - Bye Bye Barry 00:08
You know Barry wasn't going to have no press conference
[Hill] There were some Lions fans who were angry at him for the way that he left. - Bye Bye Barry 00:05
[Hill] There were some Lions fans who were angry at him for ...
There was a lot of Lions fans who understood. - Bye Bye Barry 00:04
There was a lot of Lions fans who understood.
Because frankly, if they had an opportunity to send the Lions a fax - Bye Bye Barry 00:10
Because frankly, if they had an opportunity to send the Lion...
I guess email was around, you know, I guess I could've just driven over there. - Bye Bye Barry 00:04
I guess email was around, you know, I guess I could've ...
- Could have done a press conference. - ...and just handed in a pink slip. - Bye Bye Barry 00:05
- Could have done a press conference. - ...and just handed i...
- [laughs] - What, so you like run a paper - Bye Bye Barry 00:05
- [laughs] - What, so you like run a paper