William A. "Fred" Barry - Class of 2004

(Calumet)

A standout in football, hockey and baseball, Fred Barry was regarded by many as the best all-around athlete in the Copper Country during his career.  An allstate football player in 1963 when he was U.P.  Back of the Year, he received a football and hockey scholarship to Michigan Tech but left school after his freshman year to play semi-pro hockey, helping the Portage Lake Pioneers win the U.S.  Senior Men's national title in 1956 and helping the C.L.K.  Radars win the Gibson Cup in 1953.  He was invited to baseball tryouts with the Kansas City Athletics and New York Giants and played In the Copper Country Twilight League and fast pitch softball.  He died in 1988.