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Roderick Kenrick Barnes, military leader and sports administrator: born Port of Spain, Trinidad, 23 August 1935; married Jeanne (one son, two daughters); died St Andrew, Jamaica 19...
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Colonel Roderick Kendrick Barnes (23 August 1935 – 19 February 2009) was an officer in the Jamaica Defence Force, a sports administrator, and the father of footballer John Barnes. Ken Barnes represented Jamaica in football in the 1950s.
Oct 18, 2012 · John (John Charles Bryan Barnes) was born on the 7th November 1963 in Kingston Jamaica, to Colonel Roderick Kenrick Barnes (known as ‘Ken Barnes’, born 23rd August 1935) and Frances Jeanne Hill. John’s father Ken Barnes was born in the Port of Spain, Trinidad, and was the son of Sylvester Barnes, a Civil Servant, and Ena Phipps.
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John Barnes: Poetry in Motionis a fascinating and often moving, depiction of the rise of a Kop idol, from his beginnings on a military base in Jamaica, where his father served as a Colonel, to life at Anfield and beyond. It includes contributions from the player himself, former Watford, England and Liverpool teammates and thoughts of supporters and...
The film gives a fascinating insight into the attitude and commitment of a young John Barnes. Former team-mates recall how, faced with a team laden with strikers, John agreed to play in defence. He would tell the others that he was playing there because he was more dedicated to his craft than them. The youngster was clearly a supremely gifted young...
However, it wasn’t to be and the manager would eventually be replaced by Dave Bassett in 1987. By then, John Barneshad already agreed to go to Liverpool. I am keen to discuss the move and in particular Alex Ferguson’s claim that he passed on the opportunity to sign the star for Manchester United. We’ll come to that, but first, we linger a while lon...
Jun 8, 2022 · Barnes attributes his determination and diligence to his father Roderick Kenrick Barnes, a former Jamaican footballer and military officer, who brought him up to be “stoic and resilient” in the face of adversity.
Apr 28, 2017 · English former footballer, rapper and manager John Barnes MBE talks to Wirral Life in an exclusive interview about his family, career, ambitions and his role as Ambassador for Wirral’s Youth Project - The Hive.
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Colonel Roderick Kenrick Barnes (23 August 1935 – 19 February 2009) was a Jamaican military leader and sports administrator, and the father of footballer John Barnes.
