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  1.                                  1,417 yards.
  2.  
  3.                                  After accepting a scholar-
  4.                                  ship to Oklahoma State
  5.                                  University, Barry  ended 
  6. up playing second fiddle again -- this time 
  7. to teammate (and current Buffalo Bills
  8. running back) Thurman Thomas. 
  9.  
  10. Barry still believed he could become a great 
  11. football player. He spent lots of time in the 
  12. weight room, working out and doing leg 
  13. squats. During his junior year, in 1988, he 
  14. made his mark. He set 13 NCAA records, 
  15. including most rushing yards (2,628) and
  16. most touchdowns (39) in a season. His
  17. 2,628 yards broke the old NCAA record, 
  18. set by Marcus Allen, by 286 yards. He