Today, we celebrate the birthday of Marion Barber III, a remarkable football player whose legacy continues to inspire all who watched him play. Born on June 10, 1983, in Plymouth, Minnesota ...

Marion Barber III played running back for the Dallas Cowboys from 2005 to 2010 after being drafted in the fourth round out of Minnesota. Nicknamed “Marion the Barbarian,” he became a fan ...

FILE - Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III carries during the team's NFL football game against the New York Giants on Sept. 20, 2009, in Arlington, Texas.

Marion Barber III was shy in public and not comfortable talking to reporters, but those weren't the biggest reasons he wanted company in interviews. He simply didn't enjoy talking about himself or ...

"We are heartbroken by the tragic death of Marion Barber III," a Cowboys statement from June 1 reads. "Marion was an old-school, hard-nosed football player who ran with the will to win every down.

Maroney also expressed regret and apologized to Barber's parents, Marion Jr. and Karen, that he wasn't able to help Marion III more as he went through post-football struggles that included being ...

Former NFL running back Marion Barber, who played six of his seven seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, was found dead in his Texas apartment on Wednesday, authorities said. He was 38.

Barber was selected in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft and spent six years in Dallas. He never topped 1,000 yards, often due to working in a committee, but he was a beast in the red zone.

Marion Barber III, a running back for the Dallas Cowboys, is 220 rock-hard pounds of furious forward motion. He likes nothing more than to run right over the biggest, strongest, meanest men in the ...