News: Former Dallas Cowboys RB Marion Barber found dead in his apartment by Frisco police

[sunalsorises]

He always played with heart. He deserved better.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Terrible news to open my phone to!! I always liked Barber, and in fact, I still have his jersey.

His 2 yard run against the Patriots is one of my favorite runs of all time!

RIP Barber. A life lost too soon.

LOL, What a H—- of a run!

 

[muck4doo]

This is so sad. He was so much fun to watch in an otherwise not so good era.

 

[links18]

He was a menace with the rock in his hands. He could run, he could catch. Made the Pro Bowl, when he wasn't even the starter. Good things usually happened when you got him the ball. A great Parcels pick. R.I.P.

 

[MoistMayonnaise]

RIP Marion

 

[Gaede]

Yep CTE.

Exactly what I was thinking

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

It feels like the last few years we’ve had a few threads about his mental decline. So sad to see this when we’ve been watching it slowly happen. RIP Barbarian. Dude was a humble beast

 

[IAmLegend]

Damn. Marion the Barbarian. One of my favorite Cowboys RB’s ever. He was the original Beast Mode. Sad. RIP brother.

 

[HeavyBarrel]

Damn……RIP

 

[Parcells4Life]

It feels like the last few years we’ve had a few threads about his mental decline. So sad to see this when we’ve been watching it slowly happen. RIP Barbarian. Dude was a humble beast

He’s the prototypical brain you’d study for CTE no matter what happens with how he died. He used his head as a battering rams how many years in a row?

 

[DanManJ]

He was the first jersey I ever purchased and still own. It was a pleasure to see him play this game. I liked his quiet persona and how he was portrayed on hard knocks. RIP the Barbarian.

 

[AbeBeta]

Wow. Mental health finally caught up with him. I feel bad for the guy. RIP

Interested to see how much of that was driven by brain injury - in general, you don't just starting having mental health problems at 30 - onset is generally much earlier.

 

[eternaljester81]

Terrible. Just awful.

 

[JW82]

Sickening. RIP MB3..

 

[JW82]

Interested to see how much of that was driven by brain injury - in general, you don't just starting having mental health problems at 30 - onset is generally much earlier.

Broadus has insinuated over the last couple of years that MB3 was struggling. Never elaborated. Very sad.

 

[mrmojo]

RIP Barbarian.....and condolences to his family. Heck of a running back , thanks for the memories.

 

[NeonNinja]

Terrible news. RIP.

The most amazing two-yard run in NFL history.

 

[805BoysInBlue]

Wow no way! I literally was just talking about him to a friend and I was saying I had hoped he had reached out for help! Smh.

 

[cavemanct]

So sad.Rip

 

[RS12]

RIP. One of the more under appreciated Cowboys all time. Played the game hard.