Sanders spent seven years with the team now known as the Titans, starting in Houston and moving with the team to Memphis and then Nashville. He retired in 2002 from the Cleveland Browns after injuring a spinal disc.
Sanders was the 2000 winner of Pro Football Weekly's Arthur S. Arkush Humanitarian Award for his work with the hungry and homeless through the Sanders Foundation. He is now a motivational speaker on topics like goal-setting, abstinence, race relations, physical training and men's issues.

Hometown Favorite Foreword by Chris Sanders

“It was impossible, so it took a little longer to accomplish”, Wally Byam – Airstream Founder.

All of my life people have told me what I can not do.  In high school, I was told I could not play college football.  After a successful career at the Ohio State, I was told I could not play in the NFL.  After drafted in the third round by the Houston Oilers, I was told by many that I would not make it and even after being in the league for a few years, I still had doubters and moments of doubt. 
Just like everybody else, I have had my share of “Job-like” experiences.  Some of these were on the field where it is just a game and others in life that have left me “sitting in the ashes” wondering if it was worth it to go on, but I have learned over the years, the Rodney Atkins lyric is true; ‘when you’re going through hell, keep on going’.
When first approached with the idea for this book and Bill asked for my help authenticating the life of a professional football player, I did not hesitate.    Although fiction, the story in Hometown Favorite is an inspiring example of how people get through difficult times.  It demonstrates something I have seen over and over – with God’s help and a lot of work, anything is possible.