page_title: Florida State Seminoles football
section_title: Honored jersey numbers
hierarchical_section_title: Florida State Seminoles football / Individual accomplishments / Honored jersey numbers
caption_attribution_description: Local call number: DND0942 Title: FSU football player Deion Sanders: Tallahassee, Florida Date: ca. 1988 General note: Deion Sanders was born in Fort Myers, Florida on August 9, 1967. He excelled at three sports in both high school and college: track, baseball and football. Sanders played Cornerback and returned punts for Bobby Bowden at Florida State University. While at FSU, Sanders set records for career punt return yards and for the longest interception return for a touchdown. He also played outfield for the baseball team and ran track &amp; field. Sanders won the Jim Thorpe Award in 1988, given to the nation's top defensive back. He went on to play parts of nine seasons in Major League Baseball, although he is most well-known for his career in professional football. Sanders played for five NFL teams over 14 seasons. He was selected to the Pro Bowl eight times, won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1994, and played on two Super Bowl Championship teams (San Francisco, 1994; Dallas, 1995). In 2011, Sanders was inducted into both the College Football and Professional Football halls of fame. Physical descrip: 1 photonegative - b&amp;w - 35 mm. Series Title: Donn Dughi collection Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/103541
context_page_description: The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University in the sport of American football. The Seminoles compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team is known for its storied history, distinctive helmet, fight song and colors as well as the many traditions associated with the school.
  Florida State has won three national championships, 18 conference titles and six division titles along with a playoff appearance. The Seminoles have achieved three undefeated seasons, finished ranked in the top four of the AP Poll for 14 straight years from 1987 through 2000 and completed 41 straight winning seasons from 1977 through 2017; from 2012 through 2014, the team won 29 consecutive games, tied for the twelfth-longest winning streak in college football and tied for the longest winning streak in ACC history. The 1999 team received votes from ESPN as one of the top teams in college football history.
  The team has produced three Heisman Trophy winners: quarterbacks Charlie Ward in 1993, Chris Weinke in 2000 and Jameis Winston in 2013.
caption: Deion Sanders is one of eleven Seminoles whose numbers have been honored.
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