Milton Jeffery Barney Jr. is a

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coach and former

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, who is the current head baseball coach of the

Miles Golden Bears Miles College is a Private college, private Historically black colleges and universities, historically black college in Fairfield, Alabama. Founded in 1898, it is associated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (CME Church) and a membe ...

. He played

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at Southern in 2007 and

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from 2008 to 2010. He then served as the head baseball coach of the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (2023)

Playing career

Barney grew up in

Gulfport, Mississippi Gulfport ( ) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, and its co-county seat. It had a population of 72,926 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Mississippi, second-most populous ...

, where he attended

Gulfport High School Gulfport High School (GHS) is a public high school located in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport School District. In 2019, Gulfport High was given a B-rating from the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Th ...

, where he was a letterwinner for the Admirals in baseball and football. Barney attended

Southern University Southern University and A&M College (Southern University, Southern, SUBR or SU) is a Public university, public historically black colleges and universities, historically black land-grant university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It i ...

following high school, where he appeared in 20 games for the

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, registering 12 hits while driving in 10 RBI. He would transfer to

, where he would finish out his career.

Coaching career

Barney began his coaching career as an assistant coach for the

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, helping the team win the 2011

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title. On August 11, 2022, Barney was named the head baseball coach of the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils.

Head coaching record

Personal life

He is the son of former

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(NFL) and

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wide receiver,

Milton Barney Milton J. Barney (born December 23, 1963) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played one season with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alcorn State University. He a ...

and the great nephew of NFL Hall of Famer,

Lem Barney Lemuel Jackson Barney (born September 8, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback and return specialist for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1967 to 1977, playing occasionally as ...

References

External links

Grambling State Tigers bio
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