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Velvet James Barnes (April 13, 1941 – September 14, 2002), [1] also known as Jim "Bad News" Barnes, was an American basketball player, who was an Olympic Gold Medalist and the No. 1 overall pick of the 1964 NBA draft. He played college basketball at Texas Western College (now the University of Texas at El Paso).
Sep 27, 2002 · Farewell to the Man They Called 'Bad News'. By Bob Levey. September 26, 2002 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The slab of dull metal was as big as a bread plate. Jim Barnes asked if the children would...
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Jun 16, 2023 · Velvet James (Jim) “Bad News” Barnes was an American basketball player and Olympic gold medalist originally from Tuckerman (Jackson County). Barnes enjoyed great success in his collegiate career, which later led him to be the first pick in the 1964 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft.
Summarize this article for a 10 year old. Velvet James Barnes (April 13, 1941 – September 14, 2002), also known as Jim "Bad News" Barnes, was an American basketball player, who was an Olympic Gold Medalist and the No. 1 overall pick of the 1964 NBA draft.
Sep 18, 2002 · Jim "Bad News" Barnes, an Olympian in 1964 and the first player selected in that year's NBA draft, died of heart problems Saturday in a District hospital. He was 63.
"Bad News" Barnes may refer to: Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941–2002), American basketball player in the NBA; Marvin Barnes (1952–2014), American basketball player in the ABA, NBA, CBA and briefly in Italy
Sep 14, 2002 · Velvet James "Jim"•Barnes: Used name: Jim•Barnes: Nick/petnames: Bad News: Born: 13 April 1941 in Tuckerman, Arkansas (USA) Died: 14 September 2002 in Silver Spring, Maryland (USA) Measurements: 201 cm / 109 kg: Affiliations: UTEP Miners, El Paso (USA) NOC: United States
