Lem Barney

Lem Barney

Barney in 2015
No. 20
Position:	Cornerback Return specialist
Personal information
Born:	(1945-09-08) September 8, 1945 (age 78) Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:	33rd Avenue (Gulfport, Mississippi)
College:	Jackson State (1964–1966)
NFL draft:	1967 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34
Career history
Detroit Lions (1967–1977)
Career highlights and awards
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1967) 2× First-team All-Pro (1968, 1969) 7× Pro Bowl (1967–1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976) NFL interceptions co-leader (1967) NFL 1960s All-Decade Team Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team Detroit Lions All-Time Team Pride of the Lions Detroit Lions No. 20 retired NFL record Most interceptions returned for touchdown in a rookie season: 3 (1967; tied)[a]
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions: 56 Interception yards: 1,077 Fumble recoveries: 17 Defensive touchdowns: 8 Return yards: 2,586 Return touchdowns: 3
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Lemuel Jackson Barney (born September 8, 1945) is an American former football cornerback and return specialist who played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1967 to 1977, playing occasionally as a punter as well. He played college football for the Jackson State Tigers from 1964 to 1966. He was selected by the Lions in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft and played. He was selected as the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1967, played in seven Pro Bowls, and was selected as a first-team All-NFL player in 1968 and 1969. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992. He has also been inducted into the Detroit Lions Hall of Fame, the Jackson State Sports Hall of Fame, the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
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