Ed Barker Explained

Ed Barker
Number:89, 87
Position:End
Birth Date:31 May 1931
Birth Place:Dillon, Montana, U.S.
Death Place:Zillah, Washington, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:196
High School:Sunnyside (WA)
College:Washington State
Draftyear:1953
Draftround:1
Draftpick:12
(by the Los Angeles Rams)
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Pfr:BarkEd00

Edward Ross Barker (May 31, 1931 – September 6, 2012) [1] was a National Football League (NFL) end who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the first round of the 1953 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams.[2] After his short stint playing football he spent 20 years serving in the US Air Force, ending his career as a Lt. Colonel.[1] He was elected into the Washington State University Hall of Fame in 2011.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edward Ross Barker Jr. Tribute Archive. December 17, 2021.
  2. Web site: Ed Barker . Sports Reference LLC . pro-football-reference.com . November 6, 2014.
  3. Web site: WSU Athletic Hall of Fame - Washington State Athletics . wsucougars.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160708120419/http://www.wsucougars.com/sports/2013/8/16/209173560.aspx . 2016-07-08.