Marlin Barnes

Marlin Barnes
Miami Hurricanes
PositionLinebacker
Personal information
Born:(1974-04-06)April 6, 1974
Died:April 13, 1996(1996-04-13) (aged 22)
Coral Gables, Florida[1]
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
CollegeMiami (1995)

Marlin Adarryl Barnes (April 6, 1974 – April 13, 1996)[1] was a linebacker for the University of Miami Hurricanes. He was found brutally beaten to death in his apartment in 1996, along with his longtime friend, Timwanika Lumpkins.[2] Barnes was a six-foot, 220-pound linebacker who played second string for the Hurricanes. Barnes and linebacker Ray Lewis, who later won two Super Bowls with the Baltimore Ravens, were teammates and roommates at the University of Miami.

  1. ^ a b Marlin Adarryl Barnes, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. FamilySearch. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "A Friend To All". Sun-Sentinel. April 21, 1996. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.