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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1983)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Barrick Nealy
| image = Barrick Nealy.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Nealy with the [[Calgary Stampeders]] in 2007
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|8|7}}
| birth_place = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| number = 17
| import = yes
| position1 = Quarterback and Wide Receiver (With [[Minnesota Vikings]])
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 212
| highschool = [[W. H. Adamson High School|Adamson]] (Dallas, Texas)
| college = [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]] (2002)<br>[[Texas State Bobcats football|Texas State]] (2003–2005)
| playing_years1 = 2006*
| playing_team1 = [[Minnesota Vikings]]
| playing_years2 = 2006–2010
| playing_team2 = [[Calgary Stampeders]]
| coaching_years1 = 2011–2012
| coaching_team1 = [[San Marcos Baptist Academy]]<br>(Quarterbacks coach & wide receivers coach)<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Texas State Standout Quarterback Barrick Nealy Returns to San Marcos|url=http://www.txstatebobcats.com/news/2011/3/21/FB_0321113601.aspx|website=Texas State Bobcats|access-date=2015-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105070155/http://www.txstatebobcats.com/news/2011/3/21/FB_0321113601.aspx|archive-date=2018-01-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| coaching_years2 = 2013–2017
| coaching_team2 = San Marcos Baptist Academy<br>(Offensive coordinator)
| coaching_years3 = 2018
| coaching_team3 = [[UTEP Miners football|UTEP]]<br>(Director of player development & high school relations)
| coaching_years4 = 2019
| coaching_team4 = UTEP<br>(Recruiting coordinator & senior player personnel director)
| coaching_years5 = 2020–2021
| coaching_team5 = UTEP<br>(Running backs coach & recruiting coordinator)
| coaching_years6 = 2022–2023
| coaching_team6 = UTEP<br>(Assistant head coach & running backs coach)
| coaching_years7 = 2024–present
| coaching_team7 = [[Texas State Bobcats football|Texas State]]<br>(Running backs coach)
| career_highlights = 
* [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[96th Grey Cup|2008]])
| awards = 2005 Southland Conference Player of the Year
}}

'''Barrick Nealy''' (born August 7, 1983) is a former [[American football|American]] and [[Canadian football]] [[quarterback]] who played for the [[Calgary Stampeders]]. Nealy is currently the running backs coach for the [[Texas State Bobcats football|Texas State Bobcats]].

==College career==
A [[quarterback]] at [[Texas State University]], Nealy was honored as the 2005 [[Southland Conference]] Player of the Year after leading Texas State to its first-ever regular season conference championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.i-aa.com/news/article_12933.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311042411/http://www.i-aa.com/news/article_12933.shtml|title=Barrick Nealy Named SLC Player of the Year|website=I-AA|date=November 23, 2005|archive-date=March 11, 2007}}</ref> He held Texas State's career records for passing yards and total yards, and finished fifth in the voting for the 2005 [[Walter Payton Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talbot.mrp.txstate.edu/currents/fullstory.jsp?sid=605|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507164731/http://talbot.mrp.txstate.edu/currents/fullstory.jsp?sid=605|title=Nealy places fifth in 2005 Walter Payton Award voting|first=Jayme|last=Blaschke|date=November 29, 2005|archive-date=May 7, 2006}}</ref>

For the twenty previous years, prior to Nealy coming to the institution from the [[University of Houston]], the Bobcats had never made the I-AA playoffs. During his senior season, Nealy led his team to playoff victories over [[Georgia Southern]] and [[California Polytechnic State University|Cal Poly]] before falling in the I-AA semifinals to eventual I-AA runner-up the [[University of Northern Iowa]]. All three games were nationally televised by ESPN2 from Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas.

The playoff dream may have not been realized had the Bobcats fallen in their season finale to rival Sam Houston State. Despite several Nealy turnovers, the Bobcats prevailed in overtime over the Bearkats in San Marcos. The Bobcats entered the playoffs as a fourth seed.

Nealy had a standout performance against [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]] in a game that took place in College Station, Texas. In this game Nealy went 26 for 34, completing 76.5% of his passes for 378 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 36 yards and another score. This game made many around the nation and in the state of Texas take notice of the Bobcats and more importantly, Nealy. Perhaps Nealy's most dominant game came in the NCAA playoffs against powerhouse [[Georgia Southern]]. In that game the Bobcats were trailing late in the fourth quarter and fought back to pull off a huge 50–35 victory. Nealy went 23 for 32 (71.9%) for 400 yards and four touchdowns. He rushed the ball for 126 yards and one more score.

==Professional career==
Nealy declared himself eligible for the [[2006 NFL draft]], but was not selected. He signed on as a free agent Wide Receiver with the Minnesota Vikings in May 2006. He was released by the Vikings in July 2006 and signed a contract with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League instead. Assigned to the practice roster, Nealy later asked to be released from his contract to attend personal business. In 2007, he returned to the Stampeders as the third quarterback on the roster.

Nealy retired from the Stampeders after two meetings with head coach Hufnagel on Friday, June 11, 2010, saying that football was no longer fun for him. He was retained on the retired list rather than simply being released, which entitles the Stampeders to compensation in the event that he signs with another team.<ref>Cameron, A: [https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Nealy+walks+away+from+Stampeders/3144236/story.html "QB Nealy walks away from Stampeders"]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
''Montreal Gazette'', 11 June 2010.</ref>

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[https://uhcougars.com/sports/2018/6/12/ot-hou-sa-of-week-nealy-html Houston Cougars bio]
*[https://goutsa.com/staff/barrick-nealy UTSA Roadrunners profile]
*[https://utepminers.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/barrick-nealy/2770 UTEP Miners profile]
*[https://txst.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/barrick-nealy/1716 Texas State Bobcats coaching profile]

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[[Category:American football quarterbacks]]
[[Category:American football wide receivers]]
[[Category:Calgary Stampeders players]]
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[[Category:Canadian football quarterbacks]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Dallas]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Dallas]]
[[Category:W. H. Adamson High School alumni]]
[[Category:High school football coaches in Texas]]
[[Category:UTEP Miners football coaches]]
[[Category:Texas State Bobcats football coaches]]