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Barth was born in Virginia and spent time in Tennessee before growing up in Wilmington, NC when his dad became a professor at UNCW. It was in this coastal community that Barth played baseball and soccer with younger brother Casey. Soccer would eventually give way to football when Barth found out he had the talent to be a kicker and punter. Playing at Hoggard High School for legendary coach Scott Braswell, Barth became the top kicker in the country and had a number of college scholarship offers. In the end, he decided to stay close to home and play for the University North Carolina and head coach John Bunting (our guest in Episode 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qWT-xKV_ys&t=2588s). In 2004, Barth was Honorable Mention All-ACC his freshman season after making 14 of 18 field goals including a game-winner against #4 Miami and a 50-yard field goal against rival NC State. After struggling as a sophomore in 2005, Barth would get back on track in 2006 and make all 11 attempts his junior season. By the time his UNC career ended in 2007, Barth owned a number of school records including 54 career fields (a record broken by brother Casey a few years later). His 10-year NFL career started in 2008 and his life as an NFL kicker included plenty of ups and downs. Barth’s greatest success came during a 4-year stint (2009-2012) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where he made a franchise record 92.9% of his kicks in 2011 and was 11th the NFL in scoring with 123 points in 2012. An injury during a charity basketball game in 2013 was a new challenge for Barth and one that he overcame to kick in the NFL for parts of 4 more seasons. Since his release in 2017, Barth has had his hands in a number of ventures back in Wilmington including real estate, photography, part owner of Blue Shark Vodka and half of “Barth Brothers Kicking Camp” which is offered free in July to anyone in the community. Barth shares his memories with us, what it takes to be a successful kicker, what type of footballs are the best to kick and what surface is the best to kick on. He also tells us about his plans for a return to the NFL this season.
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Barth was born in Virginia and spent time in Tennessee before growing up in Wilmington, NC when his dad became a professor at UNCW. It was in this coastal community that Barth played baseball and soccer with younger brother Casey. Soccer would eventually give way to football when Barth found out he had the talent to be a kicker and punter. Playing at Hoggard High School for legendary coach Scott Braswell, Barth became the top kicker in the country and had a number of college scholarship offers. In the end, he decided to stay close to home and play for the University North Carolina and head coach John Bunting (our guest in Episode 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qWT-xKV_ys&t=2588s). In 2004, Barth was Honorable Mention All-ACC his freshman season after making 14 of 18 field goals including a game-winner against #4 Miami and a 50-yard field goal against rival NC State. After struggling as a sophomore in 2005, Barth would get back on track in 2006 and make all 11 attempts his junior season. By the time his UNC career ended in 2007, Barth owned a number of school records including 54 career fields (a record broken by brother Casey a few years later). His 10-year NFL career started in 2008 and his life as an NFL kicker included plenty of ups and downs. Barth’s greatest success came during a 4-year stint (2009-2012) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where he made a franchise record 92.9% of his kicks in 2011 and was 11th the NFL in scoring with 123 points in 2012. An injury during a charity basketball game in 2013 was a new challenge for Barth and one that he overcame to kick in the NFL for parts of 4 more seasons. Since his release in 2017, Barth has had his hands in a number of ventures back in Wilmington including real estate, photography, part owner of Blue Shark Vodka and half of “Barth Brothers Kicking Camp” which is offered free in July to anyone in the community. Barth shares his memories with us, what it takes to be a successful kicker, what type of footballs are the best to kick and what surface is the best to kick on. He also tells us about his plans for a return to the NFL this season.