Marion Barber Jr.

{{Short description|American football player (born 1959)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| number = 31

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|12|6|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 224

| high_school = Chadsey {{nowrap|(Detroit, Michigan)}}

| college = Minnesota

| draftyear = 1981

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 30

| pastteams =

• New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1982|1989}})

| highlights =

• 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1978, 1980)
• Second-team All-Big Ten (1979)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 317

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 4.3

| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 3

| statlabel4 = Receptions

| statvalue4 = 25

| statlabel5 = Receiving yards

| statvalue5 = 209

| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue6 = 1

| pfr = B/BarbMa00

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Marion Sylvester Barber Jr. (born December 6, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) from 1982 to 1988. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.{{Cite news|first=Chip|last=Scoggins|date=May 9, 2017|url=http://www.startribune.com/former-gophers-football-star-marion-barber-jr-getting-degree-at-age-57/421684943/|title=Former Gophers football star Marion Barber Jr. getting degree at age 57|work=Star Tribune|access-date=2017-05-09}}