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USAT: Giants Wire

Jan 20, 2022

There is a Hall of Fame for athletic trainers and New York Giants senior vice president of medical services Ronnie Barnes is in it. And now he’s adding another enshrinement to his lengthy resume. - The Giants announced on Wednesday that Barnes will also be inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. - “This year’s class includes a wide variety of athletic achievement, including professional, collegiate, high school, Olympic sports, and media, with some special contributions,” said Dr. Jerry McGee, president of the Hall’s Board of Directors. “This class of inductees and their outstanding accomplishments continue to build on the rich sports heritage of North Carolina. We look forward to celebrating these outstanding individuals in our state’s sports history.” - Barnes was born in North Carolina in 1952. He graduated from East Carolina University in 1975 and later became the school’s athletic trainer. - Barnes graduated from East Carolina University’s sports medicine program in 1975 and has gone on to an amazing career. He was an assistant athletic trainer and instructor at ECU, and then went to Michigan State, where he was head athletic trainer and earned his master’s. He moved on to the New York Giants in the NFL as an athletic training intern, rising to head athletic trainer in 1980 and now senior vice-president for medical services, working for the Giants for over 40 years. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame and twice was that organization’s National Professional Trainer of the Year. - Barnes will be inducted alongside Luke Appling, Missouri Arledge, Torry Holt, Sam Mills, Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues and several others. - The 58th annual North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet will be held on Friday, April 22 at the Raleigh Convention Center. - Follow the Giants Wire Podcast: - Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Giants Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Giants Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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