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  1.                                  Once Barry got to high 
  2.                                  school, he became a 
  3.                                  three-sport athlete -- 
  4.                                  playing football, basketball,  
  5.                                  and baseball -- for Serra
  6. High, in San Mateo, California. But baseball
  7. was his true love. In three varsity seasons
  8. for Serra, Barry batted .404 overall. In his
  9. senior season, Barry hit .467 and was
  10. named a high school All-American.
  11.  
  12. The San Francisco Giants drafted Barry in 
  13. 1982, but he decided to put off professional 
  14. baseball and attend college instead. In his 
  15. three-year career at Arizona State University, 
  16. he hit .347, blasted 45 home runs, and drove 
  17. in 174 runs. He also tied an NCAA record 
  18. with seven consecutive hits in the
  19. College World Series. The Pittsburgh
  20.