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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | (1964-04-19)April 19, 1964 (age 61) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 286 lb (130 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Dunwoody(Dunwoody, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College | North Carolina | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1987: 1st round, 22nd overall pick | ||||||||
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Harris Scott Barton (born April 19, 1964) is an American fund manager and a former professionalfootball player. He played as anoffensive tackle for theSan Francisco 49ers of theNational Football League (NFL). A two-time first-teamAll-Pro, he won threeSuper Bowls with the 49ers. He playedcollege football for theNorth Carolina Tar Heels.
Harris Scott Barton was born on April 19, 1964, inAtlanta, Georgia.[1]
Both of Barton's parents were from New York City and were Jewish; his mother Joan from anOrthodox Jewish family inQueens, New York, and his father Paul fromBrooklyn, New York.[2] Paul Barton was a traveling salesman who sold women's uniforms throughout theSoutheastern United States.[3] Both of his parents developed and eventually died ofbrain cancer, leading Barton later in life to found Champion Charities, which raises money to fundbrain tumor research atUniversity of California, San Francisco.[4][5]
Barton began playing football at age five.[1] He grew up in akosher Orthodox Jewish home inAtlanta, Georgia, and attended Hebrew Academy of Atlanta, now known as theAtlanta Jewish Academy, through the fifth grade and graduated from Atlanta'sDunwoody High School.[6][7][8][2] Barton was named DeKalb County MVP his senior year at Dunwoody.[9]
Barton was recruited by over 100 colleges includingUniversity of Southern California,Oklahoma, andNotre Dame, but chose theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[1] with head coachDick Crum.
Originally thought to be a possible defensive lineman, Barton was switched to center early in his first summer of practice at UNC.[1]
Barton was a four-year starter during his time at UNC; starting center his freshman year, before moving to left tackle mid-season during his sophomore year, playing that position for the remainder of his collegiate career.[10]
He played againstWilliam "Refrigerator" Perry and his brotherMichael Dean Perry atClemson.[1]
Barton was named to a number of All-America teams, including the NCAA's All-American Scholar/Athlete Team and Academic All-ACC.[10] During his senior year Barton was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Outstanding Offensive Lineman.[10][11] While at UNC Barton played in the Japan Bowl.[9]
Barton graduated with a BA in finance from UNC in 1987.[citation needed]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft4+1⁄4 in (1.94 m) | 280 lb (127 kg) | 31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 5.03 s | 1.73 s | 2.93 s | 4.46 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) | 24 reps |
Barton was a first-round pick of theSan Francisco 49ers in 1987, and the 22nd pick overall.[12][13] He was the first offensive lineman chosen in the opening round by theSan Francisco 49ers sinceForrest Blue in 1968.[14] During his first year playing for the 49ers, Barton was runner up inRookie of the Year voting.[15]
In 1994, during the 49ers opener against theLos Angeles Raiders atCandlestick Park, Barton tore his left triceps tendon which required surgery to repair, benching him for part of the '94 season.[16] He was replaced byHarry Boatswain.[17]
During his ten-year pro career, Barton played 138 career NFL games, including 89 consecutive games[1] and threeSuper Bowls.
Barton started in 134 of his 138 career games.[18] Barton retired after the 1998 season.[18] In 2006 he was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California, and in March 2011 he was inducted into theNational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[19][20]
Along with former teammatesRonnie Lott andJoe Montana, Barton was a Managing Partner of Champion Ventures in 1999,[21] raising $40 million in an original round from professional athletes such asSteve Kerr,Barry Bonds,Wayne Gretzky,Peyton Manning,[22]Keyshawn Johnson andDan Marino.[23]
Champion Ventures, later renamed HRJ, was afund of funds which invested inprivate equity,venture capital, andhedge funds and managed $2.4 billion at its peak in May 2008.
In April 2009, the fund wastaken over byCapital Dynamics in a bid to augment its fund of funds platform and gain a foothold inSilicon Valley.[24]
In October 2010, he left Capital Dynamics to start theangel investment firm H. Barton Asset Management.[25]
Barton lives inPalo Alto, California, with his wife, Megan,[26] and their four children.[27][19]
He donates his time to a number of organizations including REDF,[28]The First Tee,[29] Champion Charities (a501(c) organization, he founded with former teammate and business partner Ronnie Lott),[30] the 49ers Foundation and the Giants Community Fund.[31]