Day 43: Bart Barnett
Bart Barnett at work today
Bart Barnett '90 was a great linebacker, good enough to make 1st Team All Ivy in his senior season of 1989.
But I come today to praise Bart Barnett as a punter.
Yes, the 5-foot-8, 205 pound Barnett also logged a considerable amount of time as the Lions punter, and for a linebacker, he was a heck of a punter.
But seriously, Barnett was voted captain of the 1989 team in no small part because he was willing to shoulder a lot of extra jobs besides defensive field general.
He came to Columbia from Panama City, Florida and Bay High School where he starred in football, baseball and even basketball. He once struck out 16 batters in a seven inning game. While at Columbia, he was also a star baseball pitcher for some competitive Lion teams.
Barnett did his best punting in his junior year, averaging a very respectable 34.5 yards per boot. During his sophomore year, he punted for a decent 31.9 yard average.
As a senior, Barnett was mostly relieved of his punting duties by Matt Pollard '90, except for an infamous incident in week two when Pollard missed the bus to Villanova and Barnett was pressed into service on game day.
Today, Barnett is a respected figure in the financial world. He is head of equities trading at Morgan Keegan and is a regular guest on FOX Business, Bloomberg and CNBC.
posted by Jake @ 7:58:00 PM
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I attended middle school with Bart in Mobile AL and played football with and against him. Bart and I became good friends. My name is Chane Orr and would like to hear from Bart. My e-mail address is irishtide3@yahoo.com
I played with Bart on the little league team at Mims Park in Mobile. We went undefeated for 6 years except losing to a team in Atlanta that were a few years older than us. I won the 12 gauge Remington 1200 shotgun that was raffled off to help pay for the trip! Coached by Coach Forrest, Coach Robertson, and Coach Sims. Robbie Robertson was the son of Coach Robertson who was our QB. Weekly was our Tailback and Bart was our Fullback and Middle linebacker. Bart was the hardest hitter of any kid in our league. I remember one time I ran full speed and butted helmets against Bart who was pass blocking at practice, and the next thing I knew Coach Robertson was standing over me asking if I was alright. I often wonder what happened to many of my team mates. Makes me smile to see Bart went on to do great things.
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