Barney Bussey

American football player (born 1962)

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American football player

Barney BusseyNo. 8, 27

Position:| Safety
Linebacker
Personal information
Born:|  (1962-05-20) May 20, 1962 (age 63)
Lincolnton, Georgia, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:| 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:| Lincoln Co.
(Lincolnton, Georgia)
College:| South Carolina State
NFL draft:| 1984: 5th round, 119th pick
Career history

* Memphis Showboats (1984–1985)
* Cincinnati Bengals (1986–1992)
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1993–1995)

Career NFL statistics
| Tackles:| 395

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Sacks:| 13.0
Interceptions:| 10
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Barney Bussey (born May 20, 1962) is an American former professional football safety.

## Biography

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Bussey was born in Lincolnton, Georgia. He attended high school at Lincoln County High School in Lincolnton where he was a major reason behind Lincoln County's defensive success in the late 1970s. Bussey played both offense and defense. In 1979, he was named to the Class AA All-State team. Bussey then attended South Carolina State University, where he became a Division I-AA All-American Defensive Back.[1]

After college, Bussey was selected in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1984 USFL Draft by the Memphis Showboats in January 1984. Four months later he was selected in the 5th round (119th overall) in the 1984 NFL Draft. Bussey then signed with the USFL Showboats on May 8, 1984, and spent two seasons with Memphis. He was a key member of a defensive unit that featured future Hall of Fame DE Reggie White and led the club to the USFL Semi-Finals in 1985.

After the USFL folded in August 1986, he went on to play ten seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League.[2][3]

## References

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1. ^ Bleakley, Gage (November 29, 1983). "Bussey picked as MEAC's top defensive player". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. p. 6a. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
2. ^ Kinney, Terry (November 25, 1990). "Good guy finishes first". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. Associated Press. p. 8-C. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
3. ^ Babineau, Jeff (August 25, 1994). "Bussey happy to be Tampa Bay's 'Bucko'". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. D-4. Retrieved May 23, 2025.

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Cincinnati Bengals 1984 NFL draft selections

* Ricky Hunley
* Pete Koch
* Brian Blados
* Boomer Esiason
* Stanford Jennings
* John Farley
* Barney Bussey
* Don Kern
* Leo Barker
* Bruce Reimers
* Bruce Kozerski
* Aaron Jackson
* Brent Ziegler
* Steve McKeaver
* Steve Raquet

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