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Police found Marion Barber's body in an apartment in Frisco, Texas. The former Dallas Cowboys running back is seen here in 2010. NFL via Getty Images hide caption

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Former NFL running back Marion Barber was found dead in Texas

June 2, 2022 • In the Dallas Cowboys' record books, only three players have scored more than Barber's 47 rushing touchdowns. But he faced severe struggles after his playing days.

How The Barber, And Other Caring Adults, Help Kids Succeed

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How The Barber, And Other Caring Adults, Help Kids Succeed

October 25, 2016 • A new study finds that for every seven more adults in a neighborhood, one fewer young person leaves school.

Choose A Book And Read To Your Barber, He'll Take A Little Money Off The Top

Jozef Jason, 7, reads a book to Ryan Griffin at the Fuller Cut in Ypsilanti, Mich., as part of the barbershop's literacy program. Keith Jason/Courtesy of Keith Jason hide caption

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Choose A Book And Read To Your Barber, He'll Take A Little Money Off The Top

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October 12, 2016 • A great way for kids to brush up on reading skills? Why, reading to the barber, of course. That's the idea at one barbershop in Ypsilanti, Mich. Oh, and in Houston, Dubuque, Iowa, and Columbus, Ohio.

Choose A Book And Read To Your Barber, He'll Take A Little Money Off The Top

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