Ousamane Bary
5-11, 202, CB
Montreal, QUE
Marie Victorin School
At SU: two letters… started at cornerback…outstanding athlete, but a late starter in the game of football…his great feet helped him excel at the run…started 18 games in his SU career…redshirted in 1988
Senior year: won back the starting job at cornerback opposite Dwayne Joseph after sitting the first three games…started the final nine games of the season, including a start in SU’s Fiesta Bowl victory…used predominantly on running downs and replaced in the nickel and dime packages…had nine tackles on the season, including a season-high four vs. #1 Miami
Junior year: played in all 12 games, predominantly on special teams…played on the kickoff coverage team…saw action at cornerback against Vanderbilt, Maryland, Boston College and Rutgers…had five tackles on season, four solo…top game was three solo tackles vs. Maryland
Sophomore year: played in all 13 games…started the first four games of the season (USC, Temple, Michigan State, Pittsburgh) before being replaced by Dwayne Joseph… split playing time with Joseph, playing mostly in passing situations…started the Miami game when Greg Walker was pressed into action at safety…had 25 tackles and one pass break-up on the season
Freshman year: earned a spot on the two-deep and split playing time with Greg Walker…started four games-East Carolina, Boston College, West Virginia, Louisville…saw additional action as the nickel back…led the team with seven pass break-ups and had two interceptions…had an SU season-high three pass breakups and an interception vs. Boston College…seven tackles, an interception and a pass breakup vs. Penn State…three pass breakups vs. Rutgers…
High School: All-Province defensive back for Coach Francois Belanger…All-Province in soccer(1986)…returned two interceptions for 65 and 56 yard touchdowns in the same game senior year…averaged one interception per game…played tournament tennis…
Personal: Ousmane Stern Bary…born January 22, 1969, Bordeaux, France…son of Mamadou and Yolande Bary…father played professional soccer in France…one brother…majored in international relations
Tackles Assists Total Int.
1989 11 9 20 2
1990 16 9 25 0
1991 4 1 5 0
1992 6 3 9 0
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Total 37 22 59 2
