Barry W. Grinter (born 1 October 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s.
From 1974 to 1976, Grinter put together 46 consecutive games and was the runner-up in Essendon's 1975 'Best and Fairest' award.
The following year he was the club's equal third best performer in the Brownlow Medal count.
[1] After a season as captain-coach of Hobart in 1977, Grinter resumed his VFL career at Richmond but could only manage six appearances.
He went on to coach Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) club Windsor-Zillmere from 1983 to 1984.