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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | October 11, 1945
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Great Bridge (Chesapeake, Virginia) |
College: | Virginia Tech |
NFL draft: | 1968: 5th round, 113th pick |
Career history | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Kenneth David Barefoot (born October 11, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies, who earned a trip to the 1968 Liberty Bowl. He was selected to play for the East in the 43rd East–West Shrine Bowl in San Francisco under Coach Ara Parseghian and for the South in the 19th Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama under Coach Hank Stram. He held the record for most touchdown receptions by a tight end at Virginia Tech for over 35 years. Barefoot was selected by the Washington Redskins as their 4th pick in the fifth round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft where he was coached by Otto Graham and Vince Lombardi. He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.
Barefoot married Kathleen Smith in 1966 and lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Both of his daughters (Jenifer Barefoot and Kati Barefoot Robins) graduated from Virginia Tech and his two sons (Jason Barefoot and Kenny Barefoot) played football at Virginia Tech under Coach Frank Beamer.