Barry Word
Barry Quentin Word
Born: January 17, 1963
Long Island, VA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 242
College: Virginia
High School: Halifax County (South Boston, VA)
Career: 1987-1994
Drafted: 1986 in Round 3, #62 overall by the New Orleans Saints
Barry Word played from 1987 to 1994 during his career with the Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints. Word ran for 2,897 yards in his career on 705 attempts, scoring 16 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 30 passes for 280 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 36 | 133 | 3.7 | 20 | 2 |
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 204 | 1015 | 5.0 | 53 | 4 |
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 160 | 684 | 4.3 | 37 | 4 |
| 1992 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 163 | 607 | 3.7 | 44 | 4 |
| 1993 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 142 | 458 | 3.2 | 14 | 2 |
| Totals | 705 | 2897 | 4.1 | 53 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 105 | 11.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 280 | 9.3 | 27 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 64 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 64 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1992 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1993 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 3 |
| 1991 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 3 |
| 1992 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 11 |
| 1993 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 8 |
| 1994 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 0 |
Awards
1990 - AP Comeback Player of the Year
