John Barber (born June 27, 1927) is a retired American professional

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player. He played collegiately for

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and was selected by the

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in the

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. Barber played for the

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in the

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for 5 games during the 1956–57 season. He is the grandfather of

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and

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, who also played in the NBA. Barber is also one of 36 American basketball players to ever score 100 or more points in a basketball game, and he is the only one to do it three times. Barber scored a career high and

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record 188 points vs. Chapman College in 1953. He also scored 150 points in an exhibition game vs LA Scribes magazine team, and 103 vs Los Angeles Community College.

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* 1927 births Living people Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles men's basketball players Minneapolis Lakers draft picks People from Atlanta, Texas St. Louis Hawks players Small forwards American men's basketball players {{1920s-US-basketball-bio-stub