Edward Hearn nicknamed "Barney" was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s.
Hearn was one of the players in the new team who had no previous first grade experience and was selected to play at five-eighth.
Hearn played in Parramatta's first ever game on April 12, 1947, against Newtown at Cumberland Oval with the match ending in a 34–12 defeat.
Hearn scored his first and only try for the club against North Sydney at the same venue in Round 3 which ended in a 22–19 defeat.
Hearn played with Parramatta for another 3 seasons as the club struggled near the bottom of the ladder in 1948 and 1950 but almost made the finals in 1949 missing by 2 competition points.