While he was most noted as a football player, he also enjoyed significant success in basketball, playing on Purdue's 1980 Final Four team.
[1] After retiring from professional football, in 1987 Barnes became a partner and contract advisor with Maximum Sports Management.
He has negotiated contracts for Laveranues Coles, Walter Jones, Ray Lewis, Ndamukong Suh,[1] Roman Oben, and Andre Wadsworth among others.
As reported in the Wayne Generals 2009–10 Winter Athletic Program,[3] Barnes' high-school career resulted in the following awards and Wayne High School accomplishments: After his success in high school, Barnes attended Purdue University on a basketball scholarship.
His adopted son, Caleb Swanigan (1997–2022), was a 1st-round NBA draft pick (26th overall) for the Portland Trail Blazers,[4] and played basketball at Purdue.