- Professional basketball player, now basketball commentator.
- Drafted by the San Francisco Warriors in 1965 out of the University of Miami in the 1st round of the draft with the 4th pick.
- Led the nation in scoring in his senior season at Miami. Also won scoring titles in 1967 with the Warriors and in 1969 with the ABA's Oakland Oaks, making him the only player ever to lead the NCAA, NBA, and ABA in scoring.
- Played his first two seasons with the San Francisco (now Golden State) Warriors, leading them to the NBA Finals in 1967, where they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers. Jumped to the ABA's Oakland Oaks (who were coached by his-then father-in-law Bruce Hale) the next season, but the Warriors invoked the reserve clause in his contract and successfully blocked him from playing his first season with the Oaks. He played the next season, but a severe injury limited him to 35 games. He still managed to lead the ABA in scoring, and the Oaks won the 1969 ABA championship.
- His four sons, Scooter Barry, Jon Barry, Drew Barry and Brent Barry, have all had success in some form in basketball. Scooter played at the University of Kansas and helped Danny Manning lead them to the NCAA title in 1988. Jon and Drew both played at Georgia Tech, with Jon going on to a 10-year NBA career. Brent played at Oregon State and was a first-round pick of the Denver Nuggets in 1995 and is currently still playing with the San Antonio Spurs.
- He was nominated for the 2011 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his services and contributions to Sports.
- He was nominated for a 2013 New Jersey Hall of Fame for Sports.
- He was nominated for the 2016 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Sports category.
- He was nominated for the 2017 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Sports category.
- He was nominated for the 2018 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Sports category.
- Ex-son-in-law of his former basketball coach Bruce Hale.
- He was inducted into the 2019-2020 Class of New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Sports category.
- After his Oaks won the ABA championship, the team was sold by its owner Pat Boone and moved to Washington, D.C. Barry at first refused to report to the team, but relented and reported 32 games into the season and led them to the playoffs. The very next season, the team was moved to Norfolk, Virginia, and Barry forced them to trade him to the ABA's New York Nets.
- Played his final two ABA seasons under contract with the New York Nets, and afterwards the Golden State Warriors successfully got an injunction from a United States District Court to prohibit him from playing with any other professional team due to his signing a five-year contract with the Warriors in 1969 while playing for the ABA's Oaks. Returned to the Warriors in 1973 and led them to the 1974-75 NBA Championship.
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