He played hurling with his local club De La Salle and with the Waterford senior inter-county team from 1954 until 1964.
Barron first came to prominence on the inter-county scene in the late 1950s as a member of the Waterford senior hurling team.
At this time, however, Tipperary and Cork were the kingpins of Munster hurling, with all the other counties only providing a supporting role.
The game ended in a draw, however, when the two sides met for the replay the men from Waterford made no mistake in defeating their near rivals and Barron collected an All-Ireland medal.
For the third successive time Kilkenny were Waterford's opponents in the All-Ireland final, however, the men from the Déise came back from an 11-point deficit but were still beaten by 'the Cats'.