Question 1

True or false: Deion Sanders once returned a fumble for a touchdown while wearing a necktie on the sideline.

Accepted Answer

False. This is a fictional story. He was known for flashy style, but no such play happened.

Question 2

True or false: Deion Sanders was once a contestant on 'Dancing with the Stars' and won the mirrorball trophy.

Accepted Answer

False. He never appeared on 'Dancing with the Stars.' He did host a reality show, but not that one.

Question 3

True or false: Deion Sanders is the only athlete to have played in both a Super Bowl and a World Series.

Accepted Answer

True. He played in Super Bowl XXIX with the 49ers and the 1992 World Series with the Braves, a feat no other athlete has matched.

Question 4

True or false: Deion Sanders graduated from Florida State University with a degree in sports medicine.

Accepted Answer

False. He left FSU early for the NFL and never earned a degree. He later returned to graduate, but not in sports medicine.

Question 5

True or false: Deion Sanders never lost a game in which he scored a touchdown during his NFL career.

Accepted Answer

False. Though he had many wins, his teams did lose games where he scored, including a 1994 playoff loss with the 49ers.

Question 6

True or false: Sanders scored a touchdown and hit a home run in the same week during his professional career.

Accepted Answer

True. In 1989, he hit a homer for the Yankees and scored a TD for the Falcons within five days, a rare two-sport feat.

Question 7

True or false: Sanders was the first athlete to appear on the cover of a Wheaties box while still in college.

Accepted Answer

True. He graced the box in 1989 as a Florida State standout, before his NFL or MLB career began.

Question 8

True or false: Sanders was a first-round pick in both the NFL and MLB drafts in the same year.

Accepted Answer

True. The Yankees drafted him in the 30th round of the 1988 MLB draft, but he was also a first-round NFL pick in 1989 by the Falcons.

Deion Sanders Trivia Questions