I REMEMBER WHEN ....
.... DEION SANDERS was arrested here for conduct unbecoming. Actually, while playing for AAA International League’s Columbus at Parker Field three days before his 22d birthday in August of 1989, he was charged with assaulting two fans. Released on $5,000 bond, Sanders avoided trial by agreeing to pay an undisclosed sum, the money going to create an area for handicapped people near the third base dugout. The two-sport standout at Florida State, drafted No. 5 overall by the NFL Atlanta Falcons a few months earlier, denied punches were thrown during an altercation under the stands although an usher reportedly was hit. Sanders apparently was upset over treatment of his first-wife-to-be Carolyn Chambers, who allegedly had been heckled during an exchange with spectators during the game won by the Richmond Braves, 14-6. The incident happened after Sanders, going 0-for-4, was removed for a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning. R-B...