[3] He was one of the favorite receiving targets of Len Dawson, a future Pro Football Hall of Famer, but cornerback was his best position.

Barnes set up the only scoring for the Giants when he blocked a punt recovered by teammate Jim Collier in the end zone in a 16–7 loss.

[11] The Professional Football Researchers Association named Barnes to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2013.

[14] After retiring from professional football in 1971, Barnes went on to work in the New York City area as a corporate special events planner.

In 1963, he appeared as one of the impostors on the panel game show To Tell the Truth, claiming to be a sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

[4][15] Barnes died on April 29, 2022, at a hospital near Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, aged 86, following an unspecified lengthy illness.