Education
He was reared in Richwood, West Virginia and attended Richwood High School.
He was reared in Richwood, West Virginia and attended Richwood High School.
He also played for the United States men"s national basketball team at the 1967 International Basketball Federation World Championship. He was named to the 1970 American Bar Association All-Rookie team, and averaged 13.4 points per game over his American Bar Association career. He was named West Virginia Amateur Athlete of the Year in 1968, and in 1980, he was inducted into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
Barrett died August 8, 2011 after a long illness.
From 1969 to 1973 he played professionally in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Washington Capitols, Virginia Squires, and San Diego Conquistadors.