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Ronnie P. Barnes (born February 15, 1952) is an American football athletic trainer who is the head athletic trainer for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He is also their senior vice president of medical services, and has been with the organization since 1976. He graduated from East Carolina University in 1975, and was the first African-American head athletic trainer in the NFL.[1][2]

Ronnie Barnes

Personal information
Born:	(1952-02-15) February 15, 1952 (age 70) North Carolina
Career information
College:	East Carolina University, Michigan State University
Position:	Athletic trainer
Career history
As a coach:
ECU (1975) Assistant athletic trainer New York Giants (1976–1979) Athletic training intern New York Giants (1980) Athletic trainer New York Giants (1981–present) Head athletic trainer
Career highlights and awards
2x National Professional Athletic Trainer of the Year (1983, 1987) ECU Athletics Hall of Fame (1990) National Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame (1999) 4x Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV XLII, XLVI)

Early life and education

Ronnie Barnes was born on February 15, 1952, in North Carolina. He went to college at East Carolina University and graduated in 1975. He was an assistant athletic trainer for them in 1975 after his graduation.[3] He later went to Michigan State University to get a master's degree.[3]

Professional career

In 1976, Barnes became an athletic training intern for the New York Giants.[4] He was promoted to a trainer in 1980 and he was promoted to the Head Athletic Trainer in 1981.[4] He won the National Professional Athletic Trainer of the Year award in 1983 and 1987.[5][6] Barnes was named to the ECU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990 and the National Athletics Trainers Association Hall of Fame in 1999.[6][3] Barnes won Super Bowls XXI, XXV, XLII, and XLVI with the Giants. He was given a lifetime achievement award in 2019.[4]

Awards

• ECU Athletics Hall of Fame (1990)
• National Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame (1999)
• 4x Super Bowl champion
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2x National Professional Athletic Trainer of the Year (1983, 1987)

References

Further reading

• Powell, Lee (January 17, 1987). "Too small to play, this N.C. native became a trainer and now he's... Super Bowl Bound". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Ronnie Barnes: The Tom Brady of Athletic Trainers | NFL Films Presents
• Inside the Legacy of Ronnie Barnes | NY Giants Senior VP of Medical Services/Head Athletic Trainer
• New York Giants' Ronnie Barnes Believes NFL Will Overcome COVID-19
• Combating COVID-19: Giants’ MVP, Ronnie Barnes
• NEW JERSEY Q & A: RONNIE BARNES; Keeping the Giants Players Healthy

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