Background
Barragar was the only son of Nathaniel Hawthorne Barragar (1872–1943), a clergyman, and Olive January (Littleton) Barragar (1875–1955).
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Nate Barragar
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The family moved to Yakima, Washington, then eventually settled in Los Los Angeles Nathan played high school football in San Fernando. An All-American at University of Southern California (1929), and an All-Pro for the Green Bay Packers (1931–1932, 1934–1935), he also played for the Minneapolis Red Jackets (1930), and the Frankford Yellow Jackets (1930, 1931).
Inducted into the University of Southern California Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003, and the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1979.
He began working in films while playing pro football. His credits as a motion picture and television director, production manager, and producer include Gunga Din, Hondo, and Sands of Iwo Jima, and on such television series as The Gene Autry Show, The Roy Rogers Show, Adventures of Superman, Have Gun – Will Travel, Gunsmoke, and Julia.
