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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1951)}}
{{For|those of a similar name|Joey Barnes (disambiguation)|Joseph Barnes (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox gridiron football person
|image =
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1951|12|18}}
|birth_place= [[Fort Worth, Texas]], U.S.
|Position=[[Quarterback]]
|number=7, 17
|College=[[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]]
|DraftedYear=1974
|DraftedRound=13 / Pick 316
|DatabaseFootball=BARNEJOE01
|career_highlights=
* 2× [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[65th Grey Cup|1977]], [[71st Grey Cup|1983]])
* [[Grey Cup Most Valuable Player|Grey Cup MVP]] ([[71st Grey Cup|1983]])
* First-team All-[[Southwest Conference|SWC]] ([[1973 All-Southwest Conference football team|1973]])
* Second-team All-SWC ([[1972 All-Southwest Conference football team|1972]])
|CFLAllStar=
|Awards=
|playing_years1=1974
|playing_team1=[[Chicago Bears]]
|playing_years2=1976–1980
|playing_team2=[[Montreal Alouettes]]
|playing_years3=1981
|playing_team3=[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
|playing_years4=1982–1984
|playing_team4=[[Toronto Argonauts]]
|playing_years5=1985
|playing_team5=[[Calgary Stampeders]]
|playing_years6=1985
|playing_team6=[[Montreal Concordes]]
|playing_years7=1986
|playing_team7=Montreal Alouettes
}}

'''Joe Barnes''' (born December 18, 1951) is a former American [[gridiron football]] quarterback, who played in both the [[National Football League]] (NFL) and the  [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/former-pivot-drank-deeply-from-cup-of-despair/article18427904/ |title=Former pivot drank deeply from cup of despair |last=Maki |first=Allan |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=November 25, 2000 |access-date=January 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/argos/2013/08/23/toronto_argonauts_where_are_the_1983_grey_cup_champions_now.html |title=Toronto Argonauts: Where are the 1983 Grey Cup champions now? |last=Consiglio |first=Alex |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=August 23, 2013 |access-date=January 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-07-15-1994196062-story.html |title=Misfortunes provide Barnes perspective |last=Murray |first=Ken |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=July 15, 1994 |access-date=January 21, 2019}}</ref>

==College career==
Barnes was a graduate of [[Texas Tech University]], playing from 1971 to 1973, and was inducted into the Texas Tech Athletic Hall of Honor in 1986.

==Professional career==
Barnes was drafted by the [[Chicago Bears]] of the [[NFL]] in 1974 in the 13th round (316th overall).<ref>{{Cite web |title=1974 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1974/draft.htm |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played only 2 games for [[Chicago]] in 1974, completing 2 of 9 passes, and punting once for 27 yards.

He moved to [[Canada]] in 1976 and began a five-year stint with the [[Montreal Alouettes]]. He began by sharing quarterback duties with [[Sonny Wade]], but mostly took over in 1978, when he threw for 1177 yards, and in 1979, when he added 2456 yards. He won a [[Grey Cup]] in 1977 and was quarterback for the 1978 and 1979 Cup losses to the [[Edmonton Eskimos]]. He lost his starting quarterback job in 1980 to [[Gerry Dattilio]] after six games, and was traded to the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]. Again, he shared quarterback duties for the [[Green Riders]] with [[John Hufnagel]], and after the 1981 season headed to [[Toronto]].

It was with the [[Toronto Argonauts]] that Barnes enjoyed his greatest success in the team's run and shoot offence. At first, due to injury and the excellent play of [[Condredge Holloway]], Barnes played sparingly in 1982. Starting in 1983, he worked in tandem with Holloway. For two seasons, the tandem combined for over 5,000 yards. In 1983 Holloway passed for 3184 yards and Barnes, 2274. The next season the numbers reversed, with Barnes passing for 3128 yards and Holloway, 2231. Barnes helped lead [[Toronto]] to a long-awaited [[Grey Cup]] victory in 1983 (it was also his second Grey Cup title of his career). As was his style, he came off the bench in the second half and engineered the game-winning drive and TD, a pass to [[Cedric Minter]], in the final minutes. He was named the [[Grey Cup Most Valuable Player]] for his heroics.

In 1984, he was named an all-star. In 1985, he was traded to the [[Calgary Stampeders]] but the team struggled for wins. After 11 games he was returned to Montreal in a trade, now with the [[Montreal Concordes]], and played with the briefly renamed and reborn Alouettes in 1986.

Barnes was known for his unpredictable and effective scrambling.

==Personal life==
His senior year, he dated Dianna Delp. They were married in June 1974 and have 2 children and 4 granddaughters.

==References==
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