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3 unusual facts about Joe Barnes


Gerry Dattilio

The next season he was released by the Argonauts, rejoined the Alouettes, and served as the third string quarterback behind Sonny Wade and Joe Barnes.

Joe Barnes

He began by sharing QB duties with Sonny Wade, but mostly took over in 1978, when he threw for 1177 yards, and in 1979, when he added 2456 yards.

As was his style, he came off the bench in the second half and engineered the game winning drive and TD, a pass to Cedric Minter, in the final minutes.



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