Eagles legend Billy Ray Barnes, member of 1960 championship team, dead at 90

Billy Ray Barnes, a Philadelphia Eagles legend, passed distant astatine 90 connected Wednesday, the squad announced.

The Eagles released a connection connected Friday night, saying Barnes died successful Landis, North Carolina portion surrounded by his household and friends.

"He was 90 and had a fabulous life," Barnes’ daughter, Billi Barnes Akins, said successful the Eagles’ announcement.

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Philadelphia Eagles fable Billy Ray Barnes passed distant astatine 90 years old. (Philadelphia Eagles)

Barnes was the team’s second-round prime successful the 1957 NFL Draft retired of Wake Forest, and helium was a cardinal subordinate of the Eagles’ 1960 title team.

During his career, helium earned 3 Pro Bowl honors crossed his 5 seasons with the franchise.

"One of the things that helium loved astir the Eagles is successful that title game, they were the underdogs," Akins added. "Dad Always liked being the underdog. He said it made him tougher, made him stronger, made him play harder.

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"He said the lone happening that allowed them to triumph was their team. They were a squad that was truly choky and believed successful each other."

Barnes was a large constituent of that title team’s offense, starring the squad successful rushing and receiving arsenic their halfback.

Through his 5 seasons successful Philadelphia, Barnes rushed for 2,391 yards with 20 touchdowns, portion hauling successful 120 receptions for 1,275 yards with 8 scores done the air.

A presumption of a Philadelphia Eagles helmet during the crippled against the Baltimore Ravens successful a preseason crippled astatine M&T Bank Stadium connected August 09, 2024 successful Baltimore, Maryland.  (G Fiume/Getty Images)

"The fondest representation of everything up determination is the fans," Barnes said successful the 2021 diagnostic "Where Are They Now?" "I played determination for 5 years, but I lived determination year-round for astir 8 years. The radical were conscionable large to maine successful Philadelphia."

After his clip successful Philadelphia, Barnes played 2 seasons each with the Minnesota Vikings and the then-Washington Redskins.

Then, aft his playing days, Barnes served arsenic an adjunct manager for the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons.

The Eagles had Barnes and his teammates instrumentality to Philadelphia for their 50-year reunion of the 1960 title during the 2010 campaign.

"He ne'er realized however radical thought of these guys arsenic the top ever," Akins remembered. "People you wouldn’t adjacent cognize would conscionable telephone him and scope retired to him.

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"The biggest happening was the friendships that helium had made there. They were lifelong. He talks to a clump of guys connected the telephone for years. He enjoyed everything astir Philadelphia."

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