Willard "Digger" Barnes is a character in the popular American television series Dallas created by David Jacobs.
Digger was furious and he claimed that Jock had stolen the wells for himself, ending their friendship and business relationship.
After World War II, Digger married a teenager named Rebecca Blake, with whom he had four children: Tyler, Cliff, Catherine and Pamela.
It was a mostly troubled marriage, due to Digger's bitterness at the Ewings, his heavy drinking, and the pain caused by the deaths of Tyler and Catherine.
At the time of the diagnosis, there was a strong possibility that Cliff was the biological father of baby John Ross, who was the son of J. R.'s wife, Sue Ellen, and there were fears for the health of John Ross from Cliff, who wanted to talk to Sue Ellen.
At Pam's urging, they decided not to say anything, to discreetly take John Ross for tests, and to keep a close eye on the situation.
It was also later revealed that Digger was not Pam's biological father as a man named Hutch McKinney had been having an affair with Rebecca.
Digger then buried Hutch's body and disposed of the stolen gun on a section of Southfork land, where they remained undiscovered for over twenty-five years.
Due to his longstanding love for Miss Ellie, and not wanting to devastate her life, as would be the case if Jock were sent to prison, Digger made a deathbed confession that he had murdered Hutch.
Cliff would mention his name in "Love & Family", saying he would finally gain control of what had been stolen from Digger Barnes.