Buster Barnett
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born | November 24, 1958 Macon, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Noxubee County (Macon) | ||||||||
| College | Jackson State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1981: 11th round, 299th overall pick | ||||||||
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Buster Barnett (born November 24, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for four seasons with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1984. He played college football for the Jackson State Tigers.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]After playing college football for the Jackson State Tigers, Barnett was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the eleventh round of the 1981 NFL draft with the 299th overall pick.[1] He played four seasons with the Bills, recording a career total of 26 receptions for 236 yards, including one career touchdown reception during his rookie season.[2]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Barnett attended Noxubee County High School in Macon, Mississippi.[3]
On July 17, 2015, Barnett's 58-year-old wife Sandra, a middle school special needs teacher,[4] was kidnapped and murdered by Buster's previous mistress, 49-year-old Lisa Brown, who then committed suicide.[1]
References
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- American football tight ends
- Jackson State Tigers football players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Sportspeople from Macon, Mississippi
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football tight end, 1950s birth stubs