Deion Sanders joins list of star players who coached - ESPN

The Coach Prime era for the Colorado Buffaloes has gotten off to an incredible start.

Deion Sanders has his squad firing on all cylinders, with a huge upset of the TCU Horned Frogs followed up by a dismantling of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Colorado is No. 18 in the AP Top 25, and it wouldn't be surprising to see them improve on that ranking sometime this season.

It's not often that an all-time great like Sanders decides to become a coach — and even then, it's no guarantee that they'll find success. Here are a few other superstars who made the transition, and how it worked out for each of them.

«The greatest hitter who ever lived», Williams still holds the record for highest career on-base percentage at an astounding .482. Williams' managerial career started off quite well, as he led the expansion Washington Senators to an 86-76 record and won Manager of the Year. That was his last winning season, unfortunately. While his players agreed that his knowledge of hitting was unrivaled, the shine seemed to wear off after that magical first season. Williams would manage a 187-288 record over the next three seasons, and left the year after the Senators became the Texas Rangers.

Johnson's coaching career was brief, but it started off well. During his first retirement following a positive HIV diagnosis, Johnson came on to coach the Los Angeles Lakers in the final weeks of the 1993-94 season, replacing Randy Pfund and interim coach Bill Bertka. The Lakers responded well, winning five of Johnson's first six games, but the honeymoon was brief — a 10-game losing streak brought Johnson's managerial record to 5-11, and he resigned.

Torre's excellence as New York Yankees manager — four World Series, six pennants, two Manager of the Year