| Date | Transaction |
| 02-28-1974 | Barry Sanders has retired from football. |
| 08-13-1973 | The Winnipeg Cree have waived Barry Sanders. |
| 01-29-1973 | The Winnipeg Cree have acquired Barry Sanders from the waiver wire. |
| 01-21-1973 | The San Diego Lightning have waived Barry Sanders. |
| 10-09-1972 | The San Diego Lightning have acquired Barry Sanders from the waiver wire. |
| 10-09-1972 | The San Diego Lightning have waived Barry Sanders. |
| 08-30-1971 | The San Diego Lightning have acquired Barry Sanders from the waiver wire. |
| 08-30-1971 | The Baton Rouge Rascals have waived Barry Sanders. |
| 08-09-1971 | The Baton Rouge Rascals have placed Barry Sanders on the trade block. |
| 01-04-1971 | The Baton Rouge Rascals have moved Antoine Corley and Brian Murphy to the active roster. The Baton Rouge Rascals have moved Willie Irvin and Barry Sanders to the inactive roster. |
| 09-13-1970 | Trade #4397 has been completed between the San Diego Lightning and the Baton Rouge Rascals. The Baton Rouge Rascals receive Barry Sanders (RB), Draft Pick - 1972 Round 1 (SD), Draft Pick - 1971 Round 4 (SD) from the San Diego Lightning in exchange for Arthur Ricks (C), Al Wayne (WR). |
| 08-30-1970 | The San Diego Lightning have moved Barry Sanders and Jeff Hostetler to the active roster. The San Diego Lightning have moved Windlan Jones to the inactive roster. |
| 08-10-1970 | The San Diego Lightning have moved Windlan Jones, Glenn Ulinski, and Dick Von Der Ahe to the active roster. The San Diego Lightning have moved Barry Sanders, Jeff Hostetler, and Rod Alexander to the inactive roster. |
| 09-01-1969 | The San Diego Lightning have moved Karsten Boozer, Navajo "Jim" Thorpe, Barry Sanders, and Jerry Burdick to the active roster. |
| 08-04-1969 | The San Diego Lightning have moved Dan Lane and Joe Murphy to the active roster. The San Diego Lightning have moved Barry Sanders and Al Hord to the inactive roster. |
| 09-02-1968 | The San Diego Lightning have moved Barry Sanders and Renaldo Cronkhite to the active roster. |
| 08-05-1968 | The San Diego Lightning have moved John Ford, Dick Von Der Ahe, Buzzy Hobert, Dennit Johnson, Rod Alexander, and Don Hennessey to the active roster. The San Diego Lightning have moved Navajo "Jim" Thorpe, Barry Sanders, Joe Petitbon, Chris Purvis, Roy Snyder, and Renaldo Cronkhite to the inactive roster. |
| 10-01-1967 | Trade #3501 has been completed between the Tampa Bay Tarpons and the Minnesota Tomcats. The Minnesota Tomcats receive John Frankowski (WR), Cal Bentley (LB), Draft Pick - 1968 Round 6 (TB), Draft Pick - 1968 Round 1 (TB) from the Tampa Bay Tarpons in exchange for Navajo Thorpe (WR), Barry Sanders (RB), Draft Pick - 1968 Round 5 (MIN). |
| 12-02-1962 | Barry Sanders of the Minnesota Tomcats is injured with a mild concussion and is expected to be out for approximately 6 days. |
| 10-15-1962 | The Minnesota Tomcats have moved Barry Sanders to the active roster. The Minnesota Tomcats have moved Ricky Vatterott to the inactive roster. |
| 10-08-1962 | The Minnesota Tomcats have moved Barry Sanders to the inactive roster. |
| 10-07-1962 | Barry Sanders of the Minnesota Tomcats is injured with a shoulder muscle strain and is expected to be out for approximately 13 days. |
| 08-27-1962 | The Minnesota Tomcats have changed Gale Sayers's name to Barry Sanders. |
| 08-19-1962 | The Minnesota Tomcats have changed Tobey Gerhardt's name to Gale Sayers. |
| 08-12-1962 | The Minnesota Tomcats have changed Ralph White's name to Tobey Gerhardt. |
| 08-06-1962 | The Minnesota Tomcats have moved Ralph White to the active roster. |
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