In the 1980s, Bobby Bowden kept his Florida State football team in a hotel in Thomasville, Ga., the night before games to escape the distractions of Tallahassee. On game day, the Seminoles would bus about 45 minutes south to Burt Reynolds Hall, a dorm on Stadium Avenue, to drop off their clothes and walk to the locker room.
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But in 1988, as Deion Sanders’ fame was reaching a frenzy and “Prime Time” was becoming “Prime Time,” there was a limo waiting in front of the dorm. At first, there was confusion. Then Sanders flashed a smile.