Lem Barney
Lemuel Jackson Barney
Born: September 8, 1945
Gulfport, MS USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 188
College: Jackson St.
High School: 33rd Avenue (Gulfport, MS)
Career: 1967-1977
Drafted: 1967 in Round 2, #34 overall by the Detroit Lions
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992
Lem Barney played from 1967 to 1977 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Barney intercepted 56 passes for 1,077 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 27 | 0 |
1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
Totals | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 27 | 0 |
Punting:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 47 | 1757 | 37.4 | 55 |
1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 66 | 2249 | 34.1 | 53 |
Totals | 113 | 4006 | 35.5 | 55 |
Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 18 | 0 |
1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 191 | 21.2 | 74 | 1 |
1970 | NFL Detroit Lions | 25 | 259 | 10.4 | 65 | 1 |
1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 122 | 8.7 | 38 | 0 |
1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 15 | 108 | 7.2 | 26 | 0 |
1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 27 | 231 | 8.6 | 42 | 0 |
1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 11 | 0 |
1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 30 | 0 |
1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 23 | 191 | 8.3 | 30 | 0 |
Totals | 143 | 1312 | 9.2 | 74 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 25 | 0 |
1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 25 | 670 | 26.8 | 98 | 1 |
1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 154 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 |
1970 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 74 | 0 |
1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 222 | 24.7 | 48 | 0 |
1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
Totals | 50 | 1274 | 25.5 | 98 | 1 |
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10 | 232 | 23.2 | 71 | 3 |
1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 62 | 0 |
1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 126 | 15.8 | 32 | 0 |
1970 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 168 | 24.0 | 49 | 2 |
1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 28 | 1 |
1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 64 | 0 |
1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 38 | 0 |
1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 39 | 0 |
1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 |
1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 26 | 1 |
1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 22 | 0 |
Totals | 56 | 1077 | 19.2 | 71 | 7 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 0 | ||
1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | ||
1970 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | |
1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 163 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
1970 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
1968 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
1969 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 0 |
1970 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 0 |
1971 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 0 |
1972 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
1973 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
1974 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 12 |
1975 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 10 |
1976 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 |
1977 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
1967 - AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
Honors
1967 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL/AFL (1st Team)
1968 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Hall of Fame All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1970 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1973 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)