- Jay Barker
Jay Barker (born
July 20 ,1972 [http://www.todayinsport.com/search.php?day=All&month=All&year=All&text=NFL&e=1&b=1&&start=1500] ) is a formerAmerican football andCanadian football quarterback , and currently aBirmingham, Alabama radio personality .Barker's football career began at
Hewitt-Trussville High School inTrussville ,Alabama . He graduated in 1990.Barker played college football at
The University of Alabama , where he led the Crimson Tide to 35 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie (the best record of any quarterback at Alabama). OnJanuary 1 ,1993 the Crimson Tide beat the top-ranked Miami Hurricanes in theSugar Bowl to win a National Championship. Barker won theJohnny Unitas Golden Arm Award in 1994 and was a finalist for theHeisman Trophy that year.Barker was drafted by the
Green Bay Packers in the 1995 NFL draft, the 160th selection in the 5th round.In the professional ranks, Barker played with the
Toronto Argonauts of theCanadian Football League , theNew England Patriots and theCarolina Panthers of theNational Football League , and theBirmingham Thunderbolts of theXFL , which gave him the opportunity to return to his hometown.He is currently an analyst on
ESPN Radio and an on-air personality atWJOX Radio in Birmingham, Alabama as co-host of the "Opening Drive" program with former Titansplacekicker Al Del Greco and veterandisc jockey Tony Kurre .Throughout his playing and broadcasting careers, Barker has been noted for his
Christian faith. [http://bama.ua.edu/~bamafca/barker.shtml]He married country music star
Sara Evans on June 14, 2008 in a ceremony officiated by Joe Beam, and has children from a previous marriage of 14 years with Amy Barker. Together, Barker and Evans have seven children, who were all in the wedding. They live in Birmingham, Alabama.
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