Erich Theodore Barnes
Position: DB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 201 lbs.
Born: July 4, 1935 in Elkhart, IN
College: Purdue (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 4th round (42nd overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 94 (212th overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #280. Rod Smith… #281. Larry Csonka… #282. Dave Butz… #283. ERICH BARNES… #284. Sterling Sharpe… #285. Donnie Shell… #286. Ted Washington… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 4 | 90 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1959* | 24 | CHI | RDH | 24 | 12 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| 1960 | 25 | CHI | RCB | 24 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 1961*+ | 26 | NYG | LCB | 49 | 14 | 7 | 195 | 2 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 20 | |||||
| 1962* | 27 | NYG | LCB | 49 | 14 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1963* | 28 | NYG | LCB | 49 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| 1964* | 29 | NYG | LCB | 49 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| 1965 | 30 | CLE | 40 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | 31 | CLE | LCB | 40 | 14 | 4 | 128 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 32 | CLE | LCB | 40 | 13 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 1968* | 33 | CLE | LCB | 40 | 14 | 3 | 64 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||
| 1969 | 34 | CLE | LCB | 40 | 14 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1970 | 35 | CLE | LCB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 85 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1971 | 36 | CLE | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 177 | 0 | 45 | 853 | 7 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 48 | 1 | 120 | ||||||||
| 7 yrs | CLE | 85 | 0 | 18 | 414 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |||||||
| 4 yrs | NYG | 56 | 0 | 18 | 282 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 51 | |||||||
| 3 yrs | CHI | 36 | 0 | 9 | 157 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1958 | 23 | CHI | RS | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1964* | 29 | NYG | LCB | 49 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1968* | 33 | CLE | LCB | 40 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 177 | 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 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1958 | 23 | CHI | RS | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1961*+ | 26 | NYG | LCB | 49 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1964* | 29 | NYG | LCB | 49 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1968* | 33 | CLE | LCB | 40 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1969 | 34 | CLE | LCB | 40 | 14 | 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 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1959 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1962 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1962 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1962 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1964 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1964 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1966 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |