Rick Barry
Rick Barry is one of the most celebrated players in NBA history — not only for his game, but also for the competitiveness he brought to the court. In 1965, following a stellar collegiate campaign at the University of Miami (FL), Barry was drafted third in the first round of the NBA Draft by the San Francisco Warriors. He quickly established himself as an elite player, garnered NBA Rookie of the Year honors, and was a member of the NBA All-Pro First Team. The next season, Rick proved he was for real by leading the league in scoring (35.6 ppg), and being named MVP of the All-Star Game. Once again, he was part of the NBA All-Pro First Team.
During his 14-year professional career, four in the ABA (Oakland, Washington and the New York Nets) and ten in the NBA (San Francisco, Golden State and Houston), Barry was a 12-time All-Star. His deadeye jump shot was one of basketball's most feared weapons and enabled him to become the only player in history to lead the NCAA, ABA and NBA in scoring. In 1975, Barry earned the NBA Championship Series MVP, leading the underdog Warriors to a four-game sweep of the Washington Bullets to win the title. In a combined ABA/NBA career, Barry tallied 25,279 points and received nine All-NBA/ABA First Team honors. In 1987, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inducted Rick as a player, and in 1988; the Golden State Warriors retired his #24 jersey. Barry is one of the 50 Greatest NBA Players. His unorthodox underhanded free throw style enabled him to finish his career with the second best accuracy in the history of the NBA, 90%.
Rick recently finished a five-year stint as host of the Rick Barry Show on KNBR radio in San Francisco and for one season, co-hosted “In the Paint” for the NBA, on Sirius Satellite Radio. He also was a co-host of some shows on the Outdoor Channel and is the process of putting together a celebrity fishing and/or adventure show.
Along with his broadcasting work, Rick is also heavily involved in various other business ventures, including Personal Equity Institute (Your Institute for Higher Earning), specializing in growing and preserving people’s wealth with a safe and secure process. Rick is a Senior Partner in N. S. Lachman & Company, a venture firm focusing on technology. He is also an owner in Murphy Mining & Exploration, specializing in gold and coal mines, located in CO and South Africa, respectively.
Rick lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado with his wife, Lynn, who was an All-America basketball player at The College of William & Mary, where she became the first female athlete to have her jersey retired. For twelve years, she was the Assistant Executive Director of USA Basketball, in charge of all women’s programs.
All four of Rick’s grown sons have played profession basketball. At one time, Jon, Brent and Drew were in the NBA, becoming the first family to have a father and three sons play in the league.