Everett Duane "Eppie" Barnes (December 1, 1900 – November 17, 1980) was an American professional

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player, coach, and executive. He played four games as an infielder for the

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during the

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and

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baseball seasons. He later coached baseball at

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, and was the president of the United States Baseball Federation when it was reestablished in 1965. While coaching at Colgate, Barnes helped establish the American Association of College Baseball Coaches in 1948, and was an administrator of the

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. He is a member of the Colgate Athletics Hall of Honor, the United Savings-Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame, and the

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. Barnes also participated in basketball for pay in the Central New York and Long Island areas. He played for the Utica Knights of Columbus and the Syracuse Alhambras during the 1922–23 seasons and played with the Rockville Centre Firemen during the 1932–33 season.

Biography

Barnes, born in

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, was a graduate of Erasmus Hall High School and

. From 1928 to 1936, he was the regular first baseman for the semipro Brooklyn Bushwicks baseball team. In 1930, he was a pitcher for the Sunrise Trails, and in 1939 played briefly with the Springfield Greys. Barnes was the first president of the United States Baseball Federation (USBF) when it was formed by several amateur baseball groups, including the American Association of College Baseball Coaches, in early 1962. This incarnation of the United States Baseball Federation (USBF) was officially incorporated on January 6, 1965. Barnes was its president. He sought to persuade the

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to recognize baseball as an Olympic sport. Barnes was replaced as USBF president by William "Dutch" Fehring on April 6, 1966.

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Colgate Hall of Honor page
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