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Hall of Famer Barry Sanders, left, and Wichita Vice Mayor Lavonta Williams unveil the plaque that was given to him by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Allstate and that he is donating to North High during a pep rally Thursday. (Oct 27, 2011)

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Hometown hero Barry Sanders leaves the North High gym following a pep rally, where he was honored Thursday. (Oct 27, 2011)

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North High students show their spirit during a pep rally that featured a vist from Barry Sanders Thursday at North High. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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North High assistant principal Belinda Whitten gets the crowd going

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Barry Sanders' family came to support him during a North High pep rally where he was honored Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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North High students welcome former student Barry Sanders during a pep rally Thursday where he was honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Hometown hero Barry Sanders leaves the North High gym following a pep rally, where he was honored Thursday. (Oct 27, 2011)

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Barry Sanders takes in the applause from the North High students as he attended a pep rally Thursday where he was honored. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Hometown hero Barry Sanders acknowledges the students at North High during a pep rally Thursday. He was being honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Hometown hero Barry Sanders leaves the North High gym following a pep rally, where he was honored Thursday. (Oct 27, 2011)

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Hometown heroes Lynette Woodard, left, and Barry Sanders enjoy themselves during a North High pep rally Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Hometown hero Barry Sanders acknowledges the students at North High during a pep rally Thursday. He was being honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Barry sanders gets a hug from North High assistant principal Belinda Whitten during a pep rally that honored Sanders Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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The North High drum line keeps the beat as hometown hero Barry Sanders enters the gym Thursday. Sanders was being honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Hometown heroes Lynette Woodard, left, and Barry Sanders enjoy themselves during a North High pep rally Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Pro Football Hall of Fame running back and former North High student Barry Sanders enters the North High gym under the raised sword of the color guard during a pep rally Thursday.

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North High assistant principal Belinda Whitten hugs Shirley Sanders, left ans her son barry looks on during a pep rally that honored sanders Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Barry Sanders enters the gym during a pep ral at North High Thursday. Sanders was being honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Oct 27, 2011)

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Hometown heroes Lynette Woodard, left, and Barry Sanders enjoy themselves during a North High pep rally Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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North High students cheer on Barry Sanders during a pep rally Thursday. Sanders visited the school as he was being honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Barry Sanders and his mother Shirley get a kick out of North High assistant principal Belinda Whitten , right, during a pep rally that honored Sanders Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Cheerleaders strut their stuff during a pep rally at North High Thursday. The rally included a visit from Barry Sanders, who was being honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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North High students welcome former student Barry Sanders during a pep rally Thursday where he was honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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North High students cheer on Barry Sanders during a pep rally Thursday. Sanders visited the school as he was being honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Barry Sanders and his mother Shirley get a kick out of North High assistant principal Belinda Whitten , right, during a pep rally that honored Sanders Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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North High assistant principal Belinda Whitten gets the crowd going during a pep rally Thursday. The Rally included a visit from Hall of Fame hero Barry Sanders. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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North High students reach for a T-shirt during a pep rally that honored Barry Sanders Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Basketball great Lynette Woodard holds up a Barry Sanders jersey as she came to support the Hall of Fame running back during a pep rally Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Barry Sanders, center, his mom Shirley and North High assistant principal Belinda Whitten, right, bow thier head in silence in memory of Barry's father during a pep rally Thursday. (oct. 27, 2011)

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North High principal Sherman Padgett gest the crowd going during a pep rally Wednesday. The rally included a visit from Barry Sanders who was being honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Vice Mayor Lavonta Williams, left, and hometown hero Barry Sanders enjoy themselves during a North High pep rally where Sanders was honored Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Mark McCormick, author of the Barry Sanders biography, "Barry Sanders Now You See Him" applauds his friend during a North High pep rally Thursday that honored Sanders. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Barry Sanders applauds his mother Shirley after she is introduced to the crowd at a North High pep rally Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Cheerleaders get the crowd going at a North High pep rally Thursday. The rally featured former student Barry Sanders who was being honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Vice Mayor Lavonta Williams, left, and hometown hero Barry Sanders enjoy themselves during a North High pep rally where Sanders was honored Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Shirley Sanders leads family relatives into the North High gym where they were honoring her son, Barry Sanders, during a pep rally Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Barry Sanders enjoys a video clip of his life during a North High pep rally where he was honored Thursday. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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Hall of Famer Barry sanders talks to the North High students during a pep rally Thursday where he was honored. (Oct. 27, 2011)

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The North High drum line keeps the beat during a pep rally Thursday that honored hometwon hero Barry Sanders. (Oct 27 2011)

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