Richard Francis Dennis Barry III Net Worth is $800,000
Richard Francis Dennis Barry III Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Richard Francis Dennis "Rick" Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player. Some longtime NBA observers consider him to be one of the greatest small forwards of all time as a result of his uncanny ability to score, acute court vision, knowledge and execution of team defense principles, tenacious and ofttimes demanding will to win and unorthodox but highly accurate underhanded free throw shooting. Barry is among the few elite players who altered their games without losing effectiveness. He broke into the professional ranks as a dominant scorer and consistent rebounder before he became a primary ball distributor and lethal perimeter threat, a move away from the basket that was prompted in part by a major knee injury sustained in the 1968-69 season.Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in history by the NBA in 1996, Barry is the only player to lead the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), ABA and NBA in scoring for an individual season. His 30.5 points-per-game average in the ABA stands as the highest career total for a player in any professional league. In 1987, Barry was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.Barry also ranks on the short list of greatest underdog players in basketball history, as his teams repeatedly overachieved despite marginal talent around him. Longtime NBA writer Paul Ladewski has referred to him as Ricky Balboa, a reference to Rocky Balboa, the prize fighter of motion picture fame who was at his best in the face of long odds. In his Warriors career, Barry played with only two future Hall of Famers, Jamaal Wilkes, and center Nate Thurmond, the latter's trade paving the way for the first and last league championship team in the Bay Area. Before entering the NBA, he played college basketball at the University of Miami.
Brent Barry, Jon Barry, Drew Barry, Scooter Barry, Canyon Barry, Shannon Barry
Parents
Richard Barry Jr.
Siblings
Dennis Barry
Awards
All-NBA Team, Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, NBA Rookie of the Year Award, NBA All-Rookie Team
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
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He was nominated for the 2016 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Sports category.
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He was nominated for a 2013 New Jersey Hall of Fame for Sports.
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He was nominated for the 2011 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his services and contributions to Sports.
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His four sons, Scooter Barry, Jon Barry, Drew Barry and Brent Barry, have all had success in some form in basketball. Scooter played at the University of Kansas and helped Danny Manning lead them to the NCAA title in 1988. Jon and Drew both played at Georgia Tech, with Jon going on to a 10-year NBA career. Brent played at Oregon State and was a first-round pick of the Denver Nuggets in 1995 and is currently still playing with the San Antonio Spurs.
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Played his first two seasons with the Warriors, leading them to the NBA Finals in 1967, where they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers. Attempted to break his contract with the Warriors and jump to the ABA afterward, but a year-long court dispute forced him to sit out the entire 1967-1968 season. The court finally ruled in his favor, and he joined the Oakland Oaks and led them to the ABA title in 1968-1969.
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Led the nation in scoring in his senior season at Miami. Also won scoring titles in 1967 with the Warriors and in 1969 with the ABA's Oakland Oaks, making him the only player ever to lead the NCAA, NBA, and ABA in scoring.
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Drafted by the San Francisco Warriors in 1965 out of the University of Miami in the 1st round of the draft with the 4th pick.
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Professional basketball player, now basketball commentator.
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Fame
1984
TV Series
Player #2
Self
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NBA Finals 40th Anniversary: Suns/Celtics Triple Overtime