Ed Barker

{{Short description|American football player (1931–2012)}}

{{other people|Edward Barker}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ed Barker

| image = Ed Barker 1953.jpg

| caption = Barker, circa 1953

| number = 89, 87

| position = End

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|5|31}}

| birth_place = Dillon, Montana, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|09|06|1931|05|31}}

| death_place = Zillah, Washington, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 196

| high_school = Sunnyside {{nowrap|(Sunnyside, Washington)}}

| college = Washington State

| draftyear = 1953

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 12

| pastteams =

• Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1953}})
• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1954}})

| highlights =

• Third-team All-American (1951)
• First-team All-PCC (1951)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 40

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 525

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 4

| pfr = BarkEd00

}}

Edward Ross Barker (May 31, 1931 – September 6, 2012) {{Cite web|url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/1894203/Edward-Ross-Barker-Jr|title=Edward Ross Barker Jr|website=Tribute Archive|accessdate=December 17, 2021}} was an American professional football player who was an end for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round of the 1953 NFL draft.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BarkEd00.htm | title=Ed Barker | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | access-date=November 6, 2014}} After his short stint playing football he spent 20 years serving in the US Air Force, ending his career as a Lt. Colonel. He was elected into the Washington State University Hall of Fame in 2011.{{cite web |url=http://wsucougars.com/sports/2013/8/16/209173560.aspx#B |title=WSU Athletic Hall of Fame - Washington State Athletics |website=wsucougars.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708120419/http://www.wsucougars.com/sports/2013/8/16/209173560.aspx |archive-date=2016-07-08}}

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