Detroit Lions legend and Heisman winner Barry Sanders reveals major health crisis
By ALEX RASKIN
Barry Sanders, the Pro Football Hall of Famer and Heisman Trophy winner, suffered a heart attack last year, he has now revealed.
Sanders previously acknowledged a health scare last June, but it wasn’t until his recent CBS Sports interview that he disclosed the heart attack.
Speaking with CBS Sports, Sanders said he's used the experience as an opportunity to get healthier.
'It's definitely made me healthier and happier,' Sanders told CBS. 'Being the kind of athlete that I was, I would see people walking and I would wonder, like, ''What kind of workout is that?''
'But there's a thing called a heart healthy workout, where you're just getting your heart rate up a little bit over a certain period of time, and that's just really good for your heart.'
Sanders goes into great detail in his upcoming A&E special, The Making of a Heat Attack.
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