Marion Barber Jr.

Marion Barber Jr.
Marion Barber Jr. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search American football player (born 1959) This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful.Find sources: ‘Marion Barber Jr.’ – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (July 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) American football player Marion Barber Jr. No. 31 Position: Running back Personal information Born: (1959-12-06) December 6, 1959 (age 62)Fort Lauderdale, Florida Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 225 lb (102 kg) Career information High school: Detroit (MI) Chadsey College: Minnesota NFL Draft: 1981 / Round: 2 / Pick: 30 Career history New York Jets (1982–1988) Career NFL statistics Rushing attempts: 74 Rushing yards: 317 Rushing touchdowns: 3 Receptions: 25 Receiving yards: 209 Receiving touchdowns: 1 Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Marion Sylvester Barber Jr. (born December 6, 1959) is a former American football running back. He played for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) from 1982 to 1988. He attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with a degree in youth studies in 2017, almost 40 years after playing for the Gophers.[1]

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Contents 1 Early years 2 Professional career 3 Personal information 4 References Early years[edit]

Barber attended Chadsey High School in Detroit, Michigan, and is the son of Marion Sylvester Barber. He went on to play running back at the University of Minnesota where he finished as the all-time record holder for rushing yards (3,094), rushing touchdowns (34), and 100-yard rushing games (12) in a career. Those records have since been broken.

Professional career[edit]

Barber was drafted by the New York Jets in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft and retired at the end of the 1988 season.

Personal information[edit]

He is the father of the late, former Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl running back Marion Barber III, former Houston Texans safety Dominique Barber and current Minnesota Golden Gophers linebacker Thomas Barber.[2] All his sons played at the University of Minnesota.

References[edit] ^ ‘Former Gophers football star Marion Barber Jr. getting degree at age 57’. Star Tribune. Retrieved 2017-05-09. ^ Gophers’ cornerback ranks become thinner v t e New York Jets 1981 NFL draft selections Freeman McNeil Marion Barber, Jr. Ben Rudolph Al Washington Tyrone Keys John Woodring Kenny Neil Lloyd Jones J. C. Watts Admiral Dewey Larry Marty Wetzel Ed Gall Mike Moeller

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