Birthday profile

Scooter Barry

Scooter Barry, American basketball player

Born
August 13, 1966
Age in 2026
60
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1966

About Scooter Barry

Richard Francis "Scooter" Barry IV (born August 13, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. His nickname "Scooter" was given to him shortly after he was born in San Francisco. The son of NBA Hall of Fame member Rick Barry, he has three younger brothers Jon, Brent and Drew, who also share his profession. He has a sister, Shannon. The basketball Barry family shares an NCAA Championship, an NBA Slam Dunk Championship and three NBA Championship titles between them. He has a half brother, Canyon Barry, who played at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina (then for University of Florida in Gainesville as a graduate transfer) and professionally in the NBA G-League for the Iowa Wolves. Canyon's mother, Lynn Barry, was also a distinguished basketball player at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Barry played college basketball at Kansas in Lawrence and was a junior on the 1987–88 Jayhawks team which won the NCAA title. He played a vital part in the team's championship run, scoring a career-high 15 points in the Jayhawks' 71–58 win over Kansas State, sending them to the Final Four. He then played for 17 years professionally in the United States and overseas in Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, and Australia. He won a CBA title in 1995, a Belgian League title in 2004 and reached the NBL finals in 1995. Barry has two children from his first marriage, Lauren (2003) and Grant (2006). As of March 2020, he is married to Ruby Palmore, and they live in the Bay Area.

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Scooter Barry timeline

  1. Barry played college basketball at Kansas in Lawrence and was a junior on the 1987–88 Jayhawks team which won the NCAA title.
  2. He won a CBA title in 1995, a Belgian League title in 2004 and reached the NBL finals in 1995.

The world when Scooter Barry was born

Scooter Barry was born in 1966. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1966

  • #1 song"The Ballad of the Green Berets" – SSgt Barry Sadler
  • Top movieA Man for All Seasons
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookIn Cold Blood – Truman Capote

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentEngland wins the FIFA World Cup at Wembley
  • Top headlineCultural Revolution begins in China
  • Technology milestoneStar Trek premieres, inspiring future technologists
  • Defining fadBatman TV show craze
  • Notable inventionElectronic fuel injection
  • World population3.41 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population196.6M

1966 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Scooter Barry's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19662026
Gas$0.32$3.45/gal
Average home$14,200$435,000
Average income$9,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.09$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population196.6M341 million

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