Roy Barni

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Roy Barni
Date of birth:	February 15, 1927
Place of birth:	San Francisco, CA
Date of death:	July 22, 1957 (aged 30)
Career information
Position(s):	Defensive back
Jersey №:	21
College:	San Francisco
Organizations
As player:
1952-1953 1954-1955 1955-1956	Chicago Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins
Stats at NFL.com

Roy Bruno Barni (February 15, 1927 – July 22, 1957) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of San Francisco.

He intercepted 11 passes during his career including six when playing with the Cardinals in 1952. Barni, who played for the Redskins in 1955 and 1956, was shot and killed in a bar in San Francisco prior to the 1957 season.