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Walter Lee Barnes (January 26, 1918 – September 6, 1998) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Louisiana State University.
[edit] Acting career
As an actor he was particularly active in Western and adventure films. His nicknames as an actor were "Piggy Barnes" and "Barney Barnes". Some of his more notable appearances included Bronco (TV in 1958) and Rio Bravo (film in 1959). He appeared in episodes of Gunsmoke, Cheyenne, Bonanza, Have Gun-Will Travel and Death Valley Days. From 1960 to 1969, Barnes stayed in Europe and, while there, appeared in Spaghetti Westerns, Pirate movies, and some Karl May movies.
Barnes returned to the United States in 1969 and appeared in more films and television series, which included The High Chaparral. He retired from acting in 1987 and became increasingly ill due to his Diabetes. Barnes died on September 6, 1998.
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[edit] Trivia
While he was an NFL player with the Philadelphia Eagles, he was caught by the University of Oklahoma spying on their practices in Biloxi, MS prior to the 1950 Sugar Bowl with LSU. Tipped off by an LSU fan, a six man posse, with a photographer and a Biloxi policeman, caught Barnes with two ladders, a 4x6 perch between them, a tarp to hide under, a camera, notebook and binoculars. They took a picture which still hangs at Owen Field. He ran away and hid in the home of another former LSU player and denied it was him for the rest of his life. LSU denied any involvement which has been debated for over fifty years. Oklahoma won 35-0.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Walter Barnes biography Internet Movie Database
1. Internet Movie Database
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