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Deion Leen Sanders was born on August 9, 1967, in Fort Myers, Florida. His early life was marked by familial discord; his parents divorced when he was just two years old. Raised primarily by his mother Connie and stepfather Willie Knight, Sanders was exposed to the challenges of growing up in a household touched by substance abuse. Despite these struggles, he found solace in sports, encouraged by his family to pursue athletics as an escape.