# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lem-barney
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:18:59.214Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lem-barney"
name: "Lem Barney"
slug: "lem-barney"
description: "Lemuel Jackson Barney is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback and return specialist for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1967 to 1977, playing occasionally as a punter as well. He played college football for the Jackson State Tigers from 1964 to 1966. He was selected by the Lions in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft. He was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1967, played in seven Pro Bowls, and was selected as a first-team All-Pro player in 1968 and 1969. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992. He has also been inducted into the Detroit Lions Hall of Fame, the Jackson State Sports Hall of Fame, the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame."
tagline: "American football player (born 1945)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lem_Barney_2015.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1945-09-08"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           44.93
  momentum:             0.07374631268436578
  historical:           6.182509333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/633615"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%89"
    title: "ليم بارنى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lem_Barney"
    title: "Lem Barney"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lem_Barney"
    title: "Lem Barney"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lem_Barney"
    title: "Lem Barney"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lem_Barney"
    title: "Lem Barney"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/80916a13-a384-4f30-98f6-ad306582105d"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1816747"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump