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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1951-12-18)December 18, 1951 (age 73) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Texas Tech |
| NFL draft | 1974: 13 / Pick 316th round |
| Career history | |
| 1974 | Chicago Bears |
| 1976–1980 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 1981 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1982–1984 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1985 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1985 | Montreal Concordes |
| 1986 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Joe Barnes (born December 18, 1951) is an American former professionalfootballquarterback, who played in both theNational Football League (NFL) and theCanadian Football League (CFL).[1][2][3]
Barnes was a graduate ofTexas Tech University, playing from 1971 to 1973, and was inducted into the Texas Tech Athletic Hall of Honor in 1986.
Barnes was drafted by theChicago Bears of theNFL in 1974 in the 13th round (316th overall).[4] He played only 2 games forChicago in 1974, completing 2 of 9 passes, and punting once for 27 yards.
He moved toCanada in 1976 and began a five-year stint with theMontreal Alouettes. He began by sharing quarterback duties withSonny Wade, but mostly took over in 1978, when he threw for 1177 yards, and in 1979, when he added 2456 yards. He won aGrey Cup in 1977 and was quarterback for the 1978 and 1979 Cup losses to theEdmonton Eskimos. He lost his starting quarterback job in 1980 toGerry Dattilio after six games, and was traded to theSaskatchewan Roughriders. Again, he shared quarterback duties for theGreen Riders withJohn Hufnagel, and after the 1981 season headed toToronto.
It was with theToronto Argonauts that Barnes enjoyed his greatest success in the team's run and shoot offence. At first, due to injury and the excellent play ofCondredge Holloway, Barnes played sparingly in 1982. Starting in 1983, he worked in tandem with Holloway. For two seasons, the tandem combined for over 5,000 yards. In 1983 Holloway passed for 3184 yards and Barnes, 2274. The next season the numbers reversed, with Barnes passing for 3128 yards and Holloway, 2231. Barnes helped leadToronto to a long-awaitedGrey Cup victory in 1983 (it was also his second Grey Cup title of his career). As was his style, he came off the bench in the second half and engineered the game-winning drive and TD, a pass toCedric Minter, in the final minutes. He was named theGrey Cup Most Valuable Player for his heroics.
In 1984, he was named an all-star. In 1985, he was traded to theCalgary Stampeders but the team struggled for wins. After 11 games he was returned to Montreal in a trade, now with theMontreal Concordes, and played with the briefly renamed and reborn Alouettes in 1986.
Barnes was known for his unpredictable and effective scrambling.