Ronnie Barnes (American football)

Ronnie Barnes
Personal information
Position:	Athletic trainer
Born:	(1952-02-15) February 15, 1952 (age 69) North Carolina
Career information
College:	East Carolina University, Michigan State University
Career history
As a coach:
ECU (1975) Assistant athletic trainer New York Giants (1976–1979) Athletic training intern New York Giants (1980) Athletic trainer New York Giants (1981–present) Head athletic trainer

Career highlights and awards
2x National Professional Athletic Trainer of the Year (1983, 1987) ECU Athletics Hall of Fame (1990) National Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame (1999) 4x Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV XLII, XLVI)

Ronnie P. Barnes (born February 15, 1952) is an American football athletic trainer who is the head athletic trainer for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He is also their senior vice president of medical services, and has been with the organization since 1976. He graduated from East Carolina University in 1975, and was the first African-American head athletic trainer in the NFL.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education[]

Ronnie Barnes was born on February 15, 1952 in North Carolina. He went to college at East Carolina University and graduated in 1975. He was an assistant athletic trainer for them in 1975 after his graduation.^[3] He later went to Michigan State University to get a master's degree.^[3]

Professional career[]

In 1976, Barnes became an athletic training intern for the New York Giants.^[4] He was promoted to a trainer in 1980 and he was promoted to the Head Athletic Trainer in 1981.^[4] He won the National Professional Athletic Trainer of the Year award in 1983 and 1987.^[5]^[6] Barnes was named to the ECU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990 and the National Athletics Trainers Association Hall of Fame in 1999.^[6]^[3] Barnes won Super Bowls XXI, XXV, XLII, and XLVI with the Giants. He was given a lifetime achievement award in 2019.^[4]

Awards[]

ECU Athletics Hall of Fame (1990)
National Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame (1999)
4x Super Bowl champion
Lifetime Achievement Award
2x National Professional Athletic Trainer of the Year (1983, 1987)

References[]

^ "Giants confident Ronnie Barnes can guide team through COVID-19". June 24, 2020.
^ Serby, Steve (June 23, 2020). "Trailblazing trainer Ronnie Barnes' next challenge is Giants coronavirus safety".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ronnie Barnes (1990) - ECU Athletics Hall of Fame". East Carolina University Athletics.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Giants' Ronnie Barnes given lifetime achievement award". www.giants.com.
^ "Barnes voted top trainer". The News and Observer. February 2, 1988. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "He Might Be Giants: Is Longtime Trainer Ronnie Barnes the Most Powerful Man in New York Football?". September 10, 2013.

External links[]

v t New York Giants Super Bowl XXI champions
2 Raul Allegre 3 Joe Cooper 5 Sean Landeta 9 Bob Thomas 11 Phil Simms (MVP) 15 Jeff Hostetler 17 Jeff Rutledge 20 Joe Morris 22 Lee Rouson 23 Perry Williams 24 Ottis Anderson 25 Mark Collins 27 Herb Welch 28 Tom Flynn 30 Tony Galbreath 33 George Adams 34 Elvis Patterson 34 Terry Kinard 44 Maurice Carthon 46 Greg Lasker 48 Kenny Hill 51 Robbie Jones 52 Pepper Johnson 53 Harry Carson 54 Andy Headen 55 Gary Reasons 56 Lawrence Taylor 57 Byron Hunt 58 Carl Banks 59 Brian Johnston 60 Brad Benson 61 Chris Godfrey 63 Karl Nelson 64 Jim Burt 65 Bart Oates 66 William Roberts 67 Billy Ard 68 Damian Johnson 70 Leonard Marshall 73 John Washington 74 Erik Howard 75 George Martin 76 Curtis McGriff 77 Eric Dorsey 78 Jerome Sally 80 Phil McConkey 81 Stacy Robinson 83 Vince Warren 84 Zeke Mowatt 86 Lionel Manuel 87 Solomon Miller 88 Bobby Johnson 89 Mark Bavaro
Head coach: Bill Parcells
Coaches: Bill Belichick Romeo Crennel Ron Erhardt Len Fontes Ray Handley Fred Hoaglin Pat Hodgson Lamar Leachman Mike Pope Mike Sweatman
Personnel: Ronnie Barnes

v t New York Giants Super Bowl XXV champions
2 Raul Allegre 3 Matt Stover 5 Sean Landeta 6 Matt Cavanaugh 9 Matt Bahr 11 Phil Simms 15 Jeff Hostetler 21 Reyna Thompson 22 Lee Rouson 23 Perry Williams 24 Ottis Anderson (MVP) 25 Mark Collins 26 Dave Duerson 27 Rodney Hampton 28 Everson Walls 29 Myron Guyton 30 Dave Meggett 34 Lewis Tillman 43 David Whitmore 44 Maurice Carthon 46 Roger Brown 47 Greg Jackson 51 Bobby Abrams 52 Pepper Johnson 55 Gary Reasons 56 Lawrence Taylor 57 Larry McGrew 58 Carl Banks 59 Brian Williams 60 Eric Moore 61 Bob Kratch 64 Tom Rehder 65 Bart Oates 66 William Roberts 70 Leonard Marshall 72 Doug Riesenberg 73 John Washington 74 Erik Howard 76 Jumbo Elliott 77 Eric Dorsey 80 Bob Mrosko 81 Stacy Robinson 82 Mark Ingram 83 Odessa Turner 84 Troy Kyles 85 Stephen Baker 86 Lionel Manuel 87 Howard Cross 89 Mark Bavaro 93 Mike Fox 98 Johnie Cooks 99 Steve DeOssie
Head coach: Bill Parcells
Coaches: Bill Belichick Romeo Crennel Tom Coughlin Ron Erhardt Al Groh Ray Handley Fred Hoaglin Mike Pope Mike Sweatman Bob Trott Charlie Weis
Personnel: Ronnie Barnes

v t New York Giants Super Bowl XLII champions
2 Anthony Wright 9 Lawrence Tynes 10 Eli Manning (MVP) 12 Steve Smith 13 Jared Lorenzen 15 Michael Jennings 17 Plaxico Burress 18 Jeff Feagles 20 Jim Finn 22 Reuben Droughns 23 Corey Webster 24 Robert Douglas 25 R. W. McQuarters 26 DJ Ware 27 Brandon Jacobs 28 Gibril Wilson 29 Sam Madison 30 Craig Dahl 31 Aaron Ross 33 Geoffrey Pope 34 Derrick Ward 35 Kevin Dockery 37 James Butler 39 Madison Hedgecock 43 Michael Johnson 44 Ahmad Bradshaw 51 Zak DeOssie 52 Tank Daniels 53 Reggie Torbor 55 Kawika Mitchell 57 Chase Blackburn 58 Antonio Pierce 59 Gerris Wilkinson 60 Shaun O'Hara 61 Adam Koets 65 Grey Ruegamer 66 David Diehl 67 Kareem McKenzie 69 Rich Seubert 70 Na'Shan Goddard 71 Dave Tollefson 72 Osi Umenyiora 75 Manuel Wright 76 Chris Snee 77 Kevin Boothe 77 Dek Bake 79 Guy Whimper 80 Jeremy Shockey 81 Amani Toomer 82 Brandon London 83 Sinorice Moss 84 Darcy Johnson 85 David Tyree 86 Jerome Collins 87 Domenik Hixon 88 Michael Matthews 89 Kevin Boss 90 Ryan Kuehl 91 Justin Tuck 92 Michael Strahan 93 Jay Alford 94 William Joseph 95 Adrian Awasom 96 Barry Cofield 97 Mathias Kiwanuka 98 Fred Robbins 99 Russell Davis -- Kay-Jay Harris -- Todd Lowber -- Jason Bell
Head coach: Tom Coughlin
Coaches: Andre Curtis Dave DeGuglielmo Pat Flaherty Kevin Gilbride Peter Giunta Jerald Ingram Thomas McGaughey David Merritt Chris Palmer Mike Pope Tom Quinn Sean Ryan Bill Sheridan Steve Spagnuolo Mike Sullivan Mike Waufle Markus Paul
Personnel: Ronnie Barnes
Owners: John Mara Steve Tisch

v t New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI champions
5 Steve Weatherford 8 David Carr 9 Lawrence Tynes 10 Eli Manning (MVP) 12 Jerrel Jernigan 13 Ramses Barden 15 Devin Thomas 17 Ryan Perrilloux 18 Isaiah Stanback 19 Dan DePalma 20 Prince Amukamara 21 Kenny Phillips 22 Derrick Martin 23 Corey Webster 24 Terrell Thomas 25 Bruce Johnson 26 Antrel Rolle 27 Brandon Jacobs 28 DJ Ware 29 Brian Witherspoon 30 Justin Tryon 31 Aaron Ross 33 Da'Rel Scott 34 Deon Grant 35 Andre Brown 36 Will Blackmon 37 Michael Coe 39 Tyler Sash 41 Brandon Bing 44 Ahmad Bradshaw 45 Henry Hynoski 47 Travis Beckum 48 Christian Hopkins 51 Zak DeOssie 52 Clint Sintim 53 Greg Jones 54 Jonathan Goff 55 Spencer Paysinger 57 Jacquian Williams 58 Mark Herzlich 59 Michael Boley 60 Selvish Capers 62 Mitch Petrus 63 Jim Cordle 64 David Baas 65 Will Beatty 66 David Diehl 67 Kareem McKenzie 69 Justin Trattou 70 Tony Ugoh 71 Dave Tollefson 72 Osi Umenyiora 73 Jimmy Kennedy 74 Dwayne Hendricks 76 Chris Snee 77 Kevin Boothe 78 Stacy Andrews 79 James Brewer 80 Victor Cruz 82 Mario Manningham 83 Michael Clayton 85 Jake Ballard 86 Bear Pascoe 87 Domenik Hixon 88 Hakeem Nicks 90 Jason Pierre-Paul 91 Justin Tuck 93 Chase Blackburn 94 Mathias Kiwanuka 95 Rocky Bernard 96 Marvin Austin 97 Linval Joseph 98 Adrian Tracy 99 Chris Canty
Head coach: Tom Coughlin
Coaches: Jack Bicknell Jr. Perry Fewell Pat Flaherty Kevin Gilbride Kevin M. Gilbride Peter Giunta Jim Herrmann Al Holcomb Jerald Ingram Larry Izzo David Merritt Robert Nunn Jerry Palmieri Markus Paul Mike Pope Tom Quinn Sean Ryan Mike Sullivan
Personnel: Ronnie Barnes
Owners: John Mara Steve Tisch