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Erich Barnes

Erich Theodore Barnes

Position: DB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 201 lbs.
Born: July 4, 1935 in Elkhart, IN
College: Purdue

Career AV: 95 (186th overall since 1950)

6-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 4th round (42nd overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1958 23 CHI RS 24 12 0 4 90 1 30 8
1959* 24 CHI RDH 24 12 0 5 67 0 29 0 2 0 0 15
1960 25 CHI RCB 24 12 0 7
1961*+ 26 NYG LCB 49 14 0 7 195 2 102 0 1 9 0 19
1962* 27 NYG LCB 49 14 0 6 61 0 22 13
1963* 28 NYG LCB 49 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 39 0 11
1964* 29 NYG LCB 49 14 0 2 26 1 26 0 2 0 1 9
1965 30 CLE rcb 40 14 0 1 35 0 35 3
1966 31 CLE LCB 40 14 0 4 128 0 54 7
1967 32 CLE LCB/rcb 40 13 0 4 47 0 40 0 1 0 0 6
1968* 33 CLE LCB 40 14 0 3 64 1 40 0 1 0 0 10
1969 34 CLE LCB 40 14 0 1 55 1 55 1 0 0 0 6
1970 35 CLE LCB 40 14 0 5 85 1 38 0 1 0 0 8
1971 36 CLE 40 2 0 0
Career 177 0 45 853 7 102 1 12 48 1 122
7 yrs CLE 85 0 18 414 3 55 1 3 0 0 40
4 yrs NYG 56 0 18 282 3 102 0 7 48 1 52
3 yrs CHI 36 0 9 157 1 30 0 2 0 0 30

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1958 23 CHI RS 24 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1964* 29 NYG LCB 49 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1968* 33 CLE LCB 40 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 177 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 74
7 yrs CLE 85 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
4 yrs NYG 56 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 74
3 yrs CHI 36 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0

Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1961*+ 26 NYG LCB 49 14 0 2 74 37.0 1 62 0.1 5.3 74 1 0
Career 177 0 2 74 37.0 1 62 0.0 0.4 74 1 1

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1958 23 CHI RS 24 12 0 1 1 2 12
1961*+ 26 NYG LCB 49 14 0 1 2 3 18
1964* 29 NYG LCB 49 14 0 1 1 2 12
1968* 33 CLE LCB 40 14 0 1 1 6
1969 34 CLE LCB 40 14 0 1 1 6
1970 35 CLE LCB 40 14 0 1 1 6
Career 177 0 1 1 7 1 10 60
7 yrs CLE 85 0 3 3 18
4 yrs NYG 56 0 1 1 3 5 30
3 yrs CHI 36 0 1 1 2 12

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Wes Hopkins, Rosey Taylor, Roynell Young, Bernie Parrish, Steve Atwater, Ed Reed, Ken Konz, Milt Davis, Mike Brown, Mel Blount*
4 Eric Allen, Monte Jackson, Ken Ellis, Rashean Mathis, Miller Farr, Louis Wright, Herb Adderley*, Kent McCloughan, Paul Krause*, Abe Woodson
5 Eric Allen, Louis Wright, Ken Ellis, Ed Reed, Miller Farr, Lem Barney*, Eric Wright, Richie Petitbon, Paul Krause*, Rick Volk
6 Eric Allen, Louis Wright, Ed Reed, Lem Barney*, Frank Minnifield, Troy Polamalu, Champ Bailey, Sam Madison, Mel Blount*, Ronnie Lott*
7 Eric Allen, Mel Blount*, Aeneas Williams, Dick Anderson, Louis Wright, Sam Madison, Ronnie Lott*, Champ Bailey, Ed Reed, Rick Volk
8 Sam Madison, Aeneas Williams, Louis Wright, Eric Allen, Chris McAlister, Jack Butler, Mel Blount*, LeRoy Butler, Lester Hayes, Roger Wehrli*
9 Darrell Green*, Chris McAlister, Aeneas Williams, Louis Wright, Sam Madison, Eric Allen, LeRoy Butler, Mel Blount*, Ty Law, Cornell Green
10 Darrell Green*, Brian Dawkins, Louis Wright, Aeneas Williams, LeRoy Butler, Eric Allen, Sam Madison, Chris McAlister, Eddie Meador, Johnny Robinson
11 Eric Allen, Darrell Green*, Louis Wright, Brian Dawkins, Eddie Meador, Sam Madison, LeRoy Butler, Jimmy Johnson*, Mel Blount*, Cornell Green
12 Eric Allen, Darrell Green*, Louis Wright, Eddie Meador, Brian Dawkins, Troy Vincent, LeRoy Butler, Ty Law, Johnny Robinson, Aeneas Williams
13 Eric Allen, Darrell Green*, Eddie Meador, Louis Wright, Richie Petitbon, Brian Dawkins, Troy Vincent, Larry Wilson*, Ty Law, Cornell Green
14 Darrell Green*, Eric Allen, Eddie Meador, Louis Wright, Donnie Shell, Brian Dawkins, Richie Petitbon, Larry Wilson*, John Lynch, Cornell Green
Career Eric Allen, Eddie Meador, Louis Wright, Donnie Shell, Brian Dawkins, Darrell Green*, Richie Petitbon, Larry Wilson*, John Lynch, Cornell Green

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1959
1961
1962
1963
1964
1968

First-Team All-Pro

1961

Non-Offensive TDs

1958 NFL 2 (1)
1961 NFL 2 (2)
1964 NFL 2 (2)
1968 NFL 1 (9)
1969 NFL 1 (3)
1970 NFL 1 (9)
Career 9 (18)

Fumbles Recovered

1963 NFL 4 (4)

Fumble Return Yds

1963 NFL 39 (3)

Fumble Return TD

1964 NFL 1 (2/38)

Interceptions

1959 NFL 5 (6)
1961 NFL 7 (5)
1962 NFL 6 (9)
Career 45 (52)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1958 NFL 90 (8)
1961 NFL 195 (1/78)
1966 NFL 128 (7)
Career 853 (17)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1958 NFL 1 (2)
1961 NFL 2 (1/24)
1964 NFL 1 (3)
1968 NFL 1 (3)
1969 NFL 1 (2)
1970 NFL 1 (3)
Career 7 (7)

Long Intercep. Return

1961 NFL 102 (1/5)
1969 NFL 55 (7)

   
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1959Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1960Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1961Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1962Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1964Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
1966Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
1968Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.