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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1959-12-06)December 6, 1959 (age 66) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Chadsey(Detroit, Michigan) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1981: 2nd round, 30th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Marion Sylvester Barber Jr. (born December 6, 1959) is an American former professionalfootball player who was arunning back for theNew York Jets of theNational Football League (NFL) from 1982 to 1988. He playedcollege football for theMinnesota Golden Gophers.[1]
Barber attendedChadsey High School inDetroit, Michigan, and is the son of Marion Sylvester Barber. He went on to playrunning back at theUniversity of Minnesota where he finished as the all-time record holder for rushing yards (3,094), rushingtouchdowns (34), and 100-yard rushing games (12) in a career. Those records have since been broken.
Barber was drafted by theNew York Jets in the second round (30th overall) of the1981 NFL draft.
He is the father of the late formerDallas CowboysPro Bowlrunning backMarion Barber III, formerHouston TexanssafetyDominique Barber, and formerMinnesota Golden Gopherslinebacker Thomas Barber, who is now a defensive graduate assistant for the Gophers.[2][3] All of his sons played at the University of Minnesota.
Barber Jr. graduated from the university with a degree in youth studies in 2017, almost 40 years after he played for the Golden Gophers.[1]
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