Miami Hurricanes | |
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Position | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | April 6, 1974 |
Died: | April 13, 1996 Coral Gables, Florida[1] | (aged 22)
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Miami (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.