Deion Luwynn Sanders is an American football coach and former professional football and baseball player. In December 2022, Sanders became the head football coach at the University of Colorado Boulder. Nicknamed "Prime Time" during his playing career and "Coach Prime" during his coaching career, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, the San Francisco 49ers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Washington Redskins, and the Baltimore Ravensas a cornerback and return specialist. Sanders also played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees, the Atlanta Braves, the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Francisco Giants. He won two Super Bowl titles and made a World Series appearance in 1992, making him the only athlete to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series.
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America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (2025)
Guest starring as Colorado Head Football Coach
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Jerry's World (Aug 19, 2025)
- Episode 1x07: Cocaine Cowboy (Aug 19, 2025)
- Episode 1x06: Prime Time (Aug 19, 2025)
- Episode 1x05: The Shootout at Valley Ranch (Aug 19, 2025)
We Got Time Today (2024)
Starring as Deion Sanders
(14 episodes)
- Episode 1x14: Chris Webber & Aida Rodriguez (Feb 25, 2025)
- Episode 1x13: Lil Duval & Dr. Cheyenne Bryant (Feb 18, 2025)
- Episode 1x12: Jacquees & Keith Sweat (Feb 11, 2025)
- Episode 1x11: The Big Game Special (Feb 4, 2025)
- Episode 1x10: Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson (Jan 28, 2025)
- Episode 1x09: Vivica A. Fox (Jan 21, 2025)
- Episode 1x08: Ms. Pat (Jan 14, 2025)
- Episode 1x07: The Garcia Twins (Jan 7, 2025)
- Episode 1x06: Kirk Franklin (Dec 24, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Michael Irvin (Dec 17, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Bozoma Saint John (Dec 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Lil Rel Howery (Dec 3, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Leslie Jones (Nov 26, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Ice Cube (Nov 19, 2024)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 2024-03-15: Deion Sanders (Mar 15, 2024)
Coach Prime (2021)
Starring as Deion Sanders
(12 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Deion Sanders' Emotional Return to Sidelines for Championship Run (Mar 11, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: Deion Sanders Spends 23 Days in the Hospital (Mar 9, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: JSU Football's Freshman Phenom QB Shedeur Sanders & Homecoming Week (Mar 4, 2022)
- Episode 2x03: Deion Sanders Goes Into Surgery & JSU Takes on Conference Rival (Mar 2, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: Deion Sanders & Eddie George Battle in Memphis (Feb 25, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: The Genesis of Jackson State Football (Feb 23, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: The New Era of Jackson State Football (Sep 4, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Deion Sanders & His Team Need to Make a Change (Sep 3, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Win Streak Elevates Expectations for JSU Football (Sep 2, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Office Robbery Won't Stop Deion Sanders & JSU (Sep 1, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Braving the Storm (Aug 31, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Deion Sanders and JSU's New Beginning (Aug 30, 2021)
GMA3 (2020)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 5x80: Darryl McDaniels, Chef Jamie Oliver, Thai Nguyen (Jan 8, 2025)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 5x96: Mark Wahlberg, Deion Sanders, Ruben Studdard (Mar 15, 2024)
Tamron Hall (2019)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x10: Ahead of The Game (Sep 19, 2025)
- Episode 6x74: Right Place, Right Time (Jan 10, 2025)
Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition (2018)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 1x04: Deion Sanders (Jun 1, 2018)
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 1x10: Jon Lovitz vs Deion Sanders and Rosie O'Donnell vs Kathy Najimy (Sep 12, 2016)
To Tell the Truth (2016)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 5x01: Deion Sanders, Shannon Sharpe, Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs (May 21, 2020)
Grandfathered (2015)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 29, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 2025-01-26: Deion Sanders, Kane Brown (Jan 26, 2025)
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 1x12: Justin Bieber vs. Deion Sanders (Jul 16, 2015)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 1x06: Deion Sanders (Sep 8, 2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-03-14: Kacey Musgraves, Deion Sanders (Mar 14, 2024)
- Episode 2022-02-25: Uma Thurman, Deion Sanders, Liam Gallagher (Feb 25, 2022)
The Arsenio Hall Show (2013)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 1x108: Deion Sanders, Tracey Edmonds, Ross Mathews, Schoolboy Q (Feb 26, 2014)
First Take (2007)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 19x110: The Real MVP, FT Live in NOLA (Feb 7, 2025)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 1995-10-31: Jon Stewart, Deion Sanders, Take That (Oct 31, 1995)
College GameDay (1987)
Guest starring as Colorado Head Coach
(2 episodes)
- Episode 40x10: From Eugene, OR (Oct 12, 2024)
- Episode 39x06: From Boulder, CO (Sep 16, 2023)
Inside the NFL (1977)
Guest starring as Colorado Head Football Coach
- Episode 47x05: Week 5 (Oct 10, 2023)
Good Morning America (1975)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2025-09-23: Kamala Harris, Kevin O'Leary, Chef Melissa King (Sep 23, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-08: Deion Sanders, Chef Jamie Oliver, William Stanford Davis, Sam McCarthy, Jayden Bartels (Jan 8, 2025)
- Episode 2023-12-04: Deion Sanders, Jamila Souffrant, Kardea Brown (Dec 4, 2023)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 20x13: Deion Sanders / Bon Jovi (Feb 18, 1995)
60 Minutes (1968)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
(2 episodes)
- Episode 56x01: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy | Into the Streets| Prime Time in Colorado (Sep 17, 2023)
- Episode 55x05: The Lost Souls Of Bucha | The Power Of Grimsby | Coach Prime (Oct 16, 2022)
Today (1952)
Guest starring as Deion Sanders
- Episode 2024-03-14: Deion Sanders, David Alan Grier, Jane Lynch, Tom Hollander (Mar 14, 2024)