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Barracas central

Barracas Central (Club Atlético Barracas Central), Buenos Aires football club founded 5 April 1904, plays in Argentina's Liga Profesional; home is Estadio Claudio Fabián Tapia (10,000), long linked to AFA president Claudio Tapia.

Barranan

Barranan (Barrañán, Praia de Barrañán) is a Blue Flag Atlantic beach in Arteixo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain: 1,200 m of fine white sand, dunes, surfing, the Senda Litoral SA 15-01 coastal path, and La Duna beach club.

Barrel racing

Barrel racing: timed rodeo event, cloverleaf pattern around three 55-gallon drums, hundredths-of-a-second timing, five-second penalty per tipped barrel. Women's event run by the WPRA, standard at PRCA rodeos since the Girls Rodeo Association's 1948 founding.

Barrie Colts

Barrie Colts, Ontario Hockey League junior team in Barrie, Ontario, founded 1995; play at Sadlon Arena; won the 2000 J. Ross Robertson Cup and reached the 2000 Memorial Cup final; owned by John Careri since 2026.

Barrow A.F.C.

Barrow A.F.C. (the Bluebirds), English club founded 16 July 1901 in Barrow-in-Furness, playing at Holker Street. Football League member 1921-1972 and 2020-2026; National League champions 2020; FA Trophy winners 1990 and 2010.

Barry Bannan

Barry Bannan (Barry Ryan Bannan) is a Scottish central midfielder born in 1989, known for 477 appearances and the captaincy at Sheffield Wednesday and 27 Scotland caps.

Barry Bonds

Barry Bonds (Barry Lamar Bonds, born 1964) is MLB's all-time leader in home runs (762) and walks (2,558), a seven-time NL MVP with Pittsburgh and San Francisco, still outside the Hall of Fame.

Barry Briggs

Barry Briggs, "Briggo" (born 1934, Christchurch, NZ), New Zealand speedway rider, four-time World Champion (1957, 1958, 1964, 1966), record 18 World Finals, MBE, Swindon and Wimbledon legend; distinct from the Cincinnati civil engineer David Barry Briggs.

Barry Burton

Barry Burton is a Resident Evil character, a veteran S.T.A.R.S. weapons expert debuting in the 1996 game, blackmailed by Wesker, later starring in Resident Evil Gaiden and Revelations 2 (2015).

Barry Ferguson

Barry Ferguson (born 1978, Hamilton) is a Scottish former midfielder who captained Rangers and Scotland, won 15 trophies at Rangers, and was Rangers' interim manager February to May 2025.

Barry Hall

Barry Hall, AFL power forward (born 1977), played 289 games and 746 goals for St Kilda, Sydney Swans, and Western Bulldogs; captained Sydney's 2005 premiership and entered the AFL Hall of Fame in 2017.

Barry Hawkins

Barry Hawkins (born 1979), nicknamed The Hawk, is an English professional snooker player with five ranking titles, a career-high ranking of number 4, and the 2013 World Championship final loss to Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Barry Hearn

Barry Hearn OBE is an English sports promoter and founder of Matchroom Sport (1982), who as PDC and World Snooker chairman commercialized darts and snooker, chaired Leyton Orient, and received an OBE for services to sport.

Barry J. Sanders

Barry J. Sanders (Barry James Sanders), son of NFL great Barry Sanders, is a former running back who played at Stanford 2013-2015 and Oklahoma State in 2016 as a graduate transfer, then joined EA Sports on Madden instead of pursuing the NFL.

Barry Larkin

Barry Louis Larkin, Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame shortstop (1986-2004), 1995 NL MVP, first shortstop with a 30-homer/30-steal season, 1990 World Series champion, elected to Cooperstown in 2012.

Barry Magee

Barry Magee, full name Arthur Barrington Magee, is a New Zealand distance runner and coach who won the marathon bronze at the 1960 Rome Olympics behind Abebe Bikila.

Barry Maister

Barry Maister (born 1948), New Zealand field hockey centre forward, NZ Olympian #235; won gold with the 1976 Montreal Black Sticks, played three Olympics with brother Selwyn, later NZOC secretary-general and IOC member 2010-2018.

Barry McGuigan

Barry McGuigan (Finbar Patrick McGuigan, 'The Clones Cyclone'), Irish boxer born 1961 in Clones, Monaghan; WBA featherweight champion 1985–86 after beating Eusebio Pedroza at Loftus Road; retired 1989 at 32–3, 28 KOs; BBC Sports Personality 1985, IBHOF 2005.

Barry Odom

Barry Odom, American college football coach; former Missouri linebacker; head coach at Missouri 2016-19 (25-25), UNLV 2023-24 (19-8, 2023 Mountain West Coach of the Year), and Purdue from December 2024; Arkansas defensive coordinator 2020-22.

Barry Orton

Barry Orton (Randal Barry Orton, 1958–2021), ring name Barry O, American wrestler; son of Bob Orton Sr., brother of Bob Orton Jr., uncle of Randy Orton; WWF jobber, 1992 Terry Garvin scandal figure.

Barry Sanders

Barry Sanders, Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma State running back (1988) and Detroit Lions star (1989-1998), rushed for 15,269 NFL yards, won the 1997 MVP, and entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

Barry Sheene

Barry Sheene, British motorcycle racer, 500cc world champion 1976 and 1977 on Suzuki, Formula 750 champion 1973, MBE 1978, record 137.15 mph Spa lap, died of cancer 2003 aged 52.

Barry Switzer

Barry Switzer, Oklahoma football head coach 1973-88 (157-29-4, .837, three national titles), later Dallas Cowboys coach 1994-97 and Super Bowl XXX winner; nicknamed The King.

Barry Trotz

Barry Trotz, born 1962 in Winnipeg, is a Canadian hockey executive and former NHL coach who won the 2018 Stanley Cup with Washington and ranks fifth with 914 coaching wins.

Barry Windham

Barry Windham (Barry Clinton Windham, born 1960), American retired pro wrestler, son of Blackjack Mulligan; NWA World Heavyweight Champion, U.S. Express and Four Horsemen member, two-time WWE Hall of Fame inductee (2012, 2024).

Barry Zito

Barry Zito, MLB left-handed starting pitcher; 2002 AL Cy Young winner with Oakland Athletics, record $126M San Francisco Giants contract, 2012 World Series champion, later Nashville songwriter.

Bart Brentjens

Bart Brentjens (Bartman), Dutch mountain biker born 1968 in Haelen, won the first Olympic mountain bike gold at Atlanta 1996, world champion 1995, bronze Athens 2004, later marathon and Cape Epic specialist and team manager.

Bart Conner

Bart Conner (born 1958, Chicago) is an American gymnast, two-time 1984 Olympic gold medalist on parallel bars and team all-around, 1979 world champion, husband of Nadia Comaneci, and first American in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

Bart Scott

Bart Scott, former NFL linebacker (Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, 2002-2012), undrafted from Southern Illinois, 1 Pro Bowl, 25.0 sacks, later CBS and ESPN New York analyst.

Bart Starr

Bart Starr (Bryan Bartlett Starr, 1934-2019), Green Bay Packers quarterback 1956-71, won five NFL titles and Super Bowls I and II (MVP both), 1966 NFL MVP, Hall of Fame 1977, later Packers coach 1975-83.