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The Buffs started the season with three straight wins and merchandise sales skyrocketed 800%
The greatest symbol in United States college football is unlike anyone else. He usually wears a hat and dark glasses, and anyone who has not seen the image above could imagine the figure of a white cowboy, however, it is Deion Sanders, former NFL and MLB player, who has become a symbol of the African-American community and a revolutionary of the Colorado Buffaloes.
Deion Sanders has put the Buffs on the map
Deion Sanders, also known as ‘Coach Prime’, can boast that He played the 1992 World Series in the MLB, in addition to having won two Super Bowls, one with the 49ers and another with the Dallas Cowboys.. His sports career ended in 2005, but he has not left the field, and he ventured as a commentator and then as a coach at Trinity Christian School and today he commands the Colorado Buffaloes with his peculiar style, which are the main sports attraction in Colorado and college football.
When ‘Coach Prime’ took over the University of Colorado football team, it had a negative record of one win and 11 losses. There began the revolution of Deion Sanders, who began to thank several players, who had to look for space elsewhere and instead was reinforced with players and former players from universities with a notable brand of African-American students and athletes.
The Buffs phenomena in the stands
The African American Revolution in Boulder, Colorado
Deion Sanders has become a symbol in the fight for equity and tolerance for the benefit of the African-American community in Boulder, which has the particularity of having a black population of 1% and within a University that It barely reaches a black student population of 3%.
Still, for the first time in several decades, Boulder is popular thanks to its college football team, made up mainly of African-American players, who have made an impact in several sectors. On a sporting level, The Colorado Buffaloes are undefeated after three games, which contrasts with the negative mark that Sanders encountered during last season.
During the third week, heThe Buffs beat Colorado State 43-35 after two overtimes, which left an extremely attractive and dramatic match for the fans of this team. Many of them have adopted the hat or dark glasses, mainly after the statements of the Colorado coach Statae, who before the game indicated that “When I’m talking to adults I take off my hat and glasses.”
Colorado Buffaloes and Deion Sanders has brought fans from all over the country
In addition to their sporting success, the Buffs have attracted the attention of new fans not only in Colorado, but throughout the United States, attracting the attention of African-American celebrities such as LeBron James, Snoop Dog y Dwayne Johnson, among many others, who have gathered at the stadium or at team activities.
Dwayne Johnson con los Buffs
This phenomenon has also been reflected at the economic level, since Sales of Buffs merchandise have skyrocketed by up to 800%, according to Axios, Therefore, there are several products out of stock, which also reflects the need for a sense of belonging on the part of fans, new and old.
“I don’t think our young people in the locker room understand the moment,” said Deion Sanders, who continues giving interviews with a hat and dark glasses, no matter who he wants.
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2023-09-18 23:37:47
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