Ned Barry

Birth name	Edward Fitzgerald Barry
Date of birth	(1905-09-03)3 September 1905
Place of birth	Temuka, New Zealand
Date of death	12 December 1993(1993-12-12) (aged 88)
Place of death	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
School	Pleasant Point District High School
Notable relative(s)	Kevin Barry (son) Liam Barry (grandson)
Occupation(s)	Police officer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1926–36 1940 Wellington Wanganui 1 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1932, 1934 New Zealand 1 (0)

Edward Fitzgerald Barry (3 September 1905 – 12 December 1993) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Barry represented Wellington and, briefly, Wanganui at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1932 and 1934. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks including one international, against Australia in 1934.^[1]

A police officer, Barry had postings in Pahiatua, Whitianga, Orewa, and Auckland, where he was active as a coach and administrator at club and provincial union levels.^[1]

He holds a unique place in New Zealand rugby history in that both his son, Kevin Barry, and grandson, Liam Barry, also played for the All Blacks: in doing so they became the first family to provide All Blacks from three successive generations.^[2] He also had another son, Pat, who played for Counties in the 1960s, and another grandson, Mike Barry, who represented North Auckland and North Harbour.^[1]

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