Michael Barber
No. 86,
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1967-06-19) June 19, 1967
Winfield, West Virginia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
College:Marshall
NFL Draft:1989 / Round: 4 / Pick: 112
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:38
Receiving yards:483
Touchdowns:2
Player stats at PFR

Michael Dale Barber, Jr. (born June 19, 1967) is a former American football wide receiver who played college football at Marshall University. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.[1] Drafted in the 4th round (pick 112) by the San Francisco 49ers, he went on to play 4 seasons in the NFL. Inducted into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.[2]

High school

A multi-sport athlete at Winfield High School (WV) playing football, basketball, & track. Was a quarterback, free safety, kicker, punter, and kick returner. Earned 1st Team All-State honors as a defensive back in both his junior and senior seasons. He accepted a scholarship to play football at Marshall University as a wide receiver.

College

Holds Marshall University's All-Time Records: Career Receiving Yards 4,262 and Most Games with 100 or more Receiving Yards with 21. Ranks 2nd in Single Season Receiving Yards 1,757 and receptions 106[3]

1988 I-AA National Player of the Year, selected by the American Football Coaches Association.[4]

Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.[5] Named Marshall's Athlete of the Decade (1980s) by the Herald Dispatch.[6] Inducted into Marshall's Hall of Fame in 1994.[7] Averaged 17.1 yards per catch throughout his career. In 1987, was the NCAA statistical leader with 106 receptions, 1,757 yards, & 11 touchdowns. In both 1987 & 1988, consensus I-AA 1st Team All-American. Caught at least three passes in 39 consecutive games. A quarterback in high school, he also threw four touchdown passes at MU on backward lateral plays.

Pro

Barber was selected by the Super Bowl Champion San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 1989 NFL draft.[8] This was Marshall's highest round draft pick ever until Randy Moss was taken in the 1st round in 1998.[9] He was one of only five rookies to make the roster and backed up all-pro receivers Jerry Rice and John Taylor.

Prior to the 1990 season Barber signed with the Cincinnati Bengals, where he emerged as the 3rd receiver, often working out of the slot position. He started two games at wide receiver, backup punt returner, & special teams.[10]

Barber began the 1992 season on injured reserve with a separated shoulder and was released mid season by the Bengals. Two days later he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he only played in one game, catching one pass for 37 yards and injuring his shoulder again.

Barber retired from football prior to the 1993 season.

Personal

Resides in Hurricane, West Virginia, with his wife Amy. They have four children, Brett, Abby, Chloe, & Audrey. Works as a Regional Manager for Brechbuhler Scales, Inc. Mike & Amy are assistant coaches for the Hurricane High School girls' soccer team, the West Virginia AAA 2018 state champions.

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Barber (2005) - Hall of Fame".
  2. ↑ "Cater, Barber to be Inducted in W.Va. Sports Hall of Fame".
  3. ↑ Marshall Thundering Herd football statistical leaders
  4. ↑ "Top 20 Marshall Football Players of All-Time | Huntington Quarterly". 27 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Mike Barber Joins College Football Hall of Fame this Weekend".
  6. ↑ "Marshall football greats". 23 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "The Hall of Fame".
  8. ↑ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  9. ↑ List of Marshall Thundering Herd in the NFL Draft
  10. ↑ "Michael Barber Stats, News and Video - WR". NFL.com.
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