Falcons part-owner Barker named to Pro Football Hall of Fame board of trustees
Brian J. Barker, a limited partner in the Atlanta Falcons franchise, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame board of trustees recently at the annual meeting in Canton, Ohio.
Barker, founder and chairman of AFS Logistics, was elected along with Brian S. Belden, James A. Porter, John A. Sirpilla and Robert A. Zmudka.
Barker became a limited partner of the Falcons in 2012.
Barker founded AFS Logistics in Shreveport, La. in 1982. It is a domestic freight forwarding company headquartered in Shreveport, La. He lives in Park City, Utah.
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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.
