Erich Barnes
Erich Theodore Barnes
Born: July 4, 1935
Elkhart, IN USA
Deceased: April 29, 2022
Position: DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 201
College: Purdue
High School: Central (Elkhart, IN)
Career: 1958-1971
Drafted: 1958 in Round 4, #42 overall by the Chicago Bears
Erich Barnes played from 1958 to 1971 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. Barnes intercepted 45 passes for 853 yards in his career.
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Receiving:
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 30 | 1 | 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 29 | 0 | 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 195 | 27.9 | 102 | 2 | 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 22 | 0 | 1963 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26 | 1 | 1965 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 1966 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 128 | 32.0 | 54 | 0 | 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 40 | 0 | 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 40 | 1 | 1969 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 1 | 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 38 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 853 | 19.0 | 102 | 7 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1963 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1969 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1958 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 8 | 1959 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 | 1960 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 12 | 1961 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 13 | 1962 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 14 | 1963 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 14 | 1964 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 14 | 1965 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 8 | 1966 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 | 1967 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 11 | 1968 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 | 1969 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 | 1970 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 | 1971 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 2 | 2 |
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Honors
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
