Sports Illustrated (SI) revealed Deion Sanders, the Univ. of Colorado Buffaloes head football coach as the 2023 Sportsperson of the Year.

University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders was crowned Sports Illustrated ’s 2023 Sportsperson of the Year this week, and people had a lot to say about it.

This marks the seventh time Deion Sanders has appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, five times as a player and one other time when he was coach at Jackson State. “Deion Sanders dominated ...

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, who took over a team that finished 1-11 team in 2022, was named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year.

This marks the seventh time Deion Sanders has appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, five times as a player and one other time when he was coach at Jackson State.

The 56-year-old Sanders, a North Fort Myers High alum, took over the Colorado program last December, soon after the team completed a dismal 1-11 season.

Sports Illustrated named Deion Sanders its 2023 Sportsperson of the Year after he reinvigorated a fanbase and put Colorado football back on the map.

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders has been named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year, the magazine announced Thursday morning.