Back, Wake Forest, 1953–56
Billy Ray Barnes
- Born
- May 14, 1935, in Landis, North Carolina
- Died
- Dec 31, 2025
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Billy Ray Barnes played back at Wake Forest (1953–56). The Philadelphia Eagles took Barnes in round 2, No. 19 overall in the 1957 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
All-America: FWAA first team 1956; AP second team 1956
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 3 (1957–59)
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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