
- Name
- Brinkley Barnett
- Ht
- 5'9"
- Wt
- 130
- Seasons
- 1910-11, 1911-12, 1912-13
- Birthday
- December 25, 1889
Brinkley Barnett was born Brinkley Bobbitt Barnett on December 25, 1889, in Somerset, Kentucky to Napoleon Lewis Barnett and Nancy Bobbitt Brinkley Barnett. His father practiced law and served as county clerk and judge of Pulaski County. Brinkley was the second to oldest of 8 siblings.
Barnett played basketball at Kentucky. As a senior, he was captain of the 1912-13 team. He graduated in 1913 and later studied at the University of Chicago and California Institute of Technology. After graduating from Kentucky, he worked with General Electric and Western Electric and Telegraph Company.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps on June 7, 1918, and saw action in France during World War I. After his discharge in 1919, he joined the staff of Centre College as Professor of Physics. In the fall of 1920, he went to the Engineering Department at Kentucky, from which he retired in 1959 as assistant professor of Electrical Engineering.
Barnett passed away on July 24, 1977 at the age of 87.
