J. Patrick Barley

[Tristan Dare @TristanDare2027]

Ready to rock the ZOU‼️🐯

[Campbell Martin @Campbellmartin0]

Incredible year! Thankful for all my coaches and teammates at Seminole!

Season stats:
.375 AVG
.516 OBP
.639 SLG
10 2B
3 HR

2 HRS in game 2 of Super Regionals
JUCO World Series appearance

One chapter closes, and another one begins!! Next stop UCO @UCOBronchoBsb @SSCbaseball

[Will Barley @BarleyWill60]

Thanks to @Marist_Fball and @John_P_OConnor for the work this weekend at camp. I had a great time competing, I really liked the campus and I can’t wait to get back up for an OV this fall!
@CoachMWillis @TheCoachHo #goredfoxes

@leemunn87 @coachvictorgill @Coach_Tibbitts @CoachRazloznik @SLC_Recruiting @5qpLinepride

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

"It's become very clear that there are quite a few steers down in Austin & not very many bulls..

Sark should have known when he opened his mouth that he better be ready to pack a lunch..

We're ready to spot the ball..

You name the place & we'll be there" ~ @CodyC64

#PMSLive

[J. Patrick Barley @JPatrickBarley1]

RT @BarleyWill60: Thank you @CoachTreLamb9 for the invite out to @TulsaFootball Camp! Ready to compete!! @jscelfo66

@leemunn87 @coachvict…

[john sellers @john95080075]

Won’t shake hands.. wow! Should have been hosted in Lubbock but oh well. On to OKC!! Great work @TexasTechSB !!

[Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas]

I posted this photo of legendary cowboy Thomas Blasingame, who died while cowboying at he age of 91 once before, but now I have the fantastic AP obituary that was written about him. From 1989:

CLARENDON, Texas -- A man believed to have been the oldest working cowboy in Texas died the way he wanted, stretched out in the prairie grass with his boots on, friends said.

Thomas Everett Blasingame, 91, was found lying on his back Wednesday by fellow cowhands at the JA Cattle Co. ranch near Clarendon in the Texas Panhandle. His saddled horse was standing nearby.

'If he had written it down on paper, he wouldn't have changed a word,' said Buster McLaury, the cattle foreman on the ranch.

About 400 people attended graveside services Saturday at the JA Cattle Co. cemetery near Clarendon. The last burial in the cemetery had been in 1899.

Johnny Farrar, the ranch's business manager, said Blasingame was riding a young horse he was training just before his death.

'He must have known he was in trouble, dismounted and just laid down and died,' Farrar said. 'There were no bruises or scratches, so he wasn't bucked off.'

Blasingame's son, Thomas E. Blasingame Jr. of Hereford, said the cowboy was laid to rest during a traditional 'cowboy funeral,' with the hearse accompanied to the graveyard by Blasingame's riderless horse and cowboys on horseback.

There were lots of people there,' the younger Blasingame said. 'It was a pretty pleasant day. Things went real well.'

Blasingame was born in Waxahachie on Feb. 2, 1898, and was a cowboy all his life.

He came to the JA Cattle Co. in 1918, then left two years later to go to Southern California, New Mexico and Arizona. He returned in 1934 and remained at the ranch until his death.

'(He) had chosen to be a cowboy when he was a little kid,' said Thomas Blasingame Jr. 'The reason he lived so long was because he did what he did for his entire life.'

Farrar said Blasingame's job was to look after the cattle and horses, the ranch's fence and windmill. He said Blasingame displayed outstanding qualities for a cowboy of any age.

'It was exceptional for him at age 91, because he performed the job just as all other cowboys do,' Farrar said.

Blasingame married his wife, Eleanor, when he was 35. He lived during the week at the Campbell Creek Camp in Palo Duro Canyon, 9 miles south of ranch headquarters. The camp had no electricity or telephone, and his wife lived in nearby Claude.

'He was a good, kind man to everyone,' Eleanor Blasingame said. 'When he died, it was the first time I've ever seen a bunch of cowboys just crying. They were all devastated by his death.'"

I told y'all it was a fabulous obituary!

[Will Barley @BarleyWill60]

Thank you @CamEickhoff for the invite out to @NAU_Football Camp! Excited to compete!! @Coachbwright4 @CoachB_Larson

@leemunn87 @coachvictorgill @Coach_Tibbitts @CoachRazloznik @SLC_Recruiting @5qpLinepride

[Will Barley @BarleyWill60]

Thank you @Coach_Cannata for the invite out to @LamarFootball Camp! Excited to get down and compete!! @CoachSpo_ @CoachDrewChrist @carson_picheco @CoachRossomando

@leemunn87 @coachvictorgill @Coach_Tibbitts @CoachRazloznik @SLC_Recruiting @5qpLinepride

[Cole Cunningham @ColeC2029]

#AGTG After a great conversation with @DHill39, I am blessed to receive an Offer from @CSUFootball‼️‼️

@CoachPatWelsh @CoachJimMoraFB @leemunn87 @SLC_Recruiting @coachvictorgill @2LiveCraig

[Will Barley @BarleyWill60]

Thank you for the recognition, excited for the season!!

[Will Barley @BarleyWill60]

#AGTG After an amazing conversation with @coachanarumo I’m blessed to receive an Offer to play @Wagner_Football!! #Letsfly @tommasella @FBCoach_Sino

@leemunn87 @coachvictorgill @Coach_Tibbitts @CoachRazloznik @SLC_Recruiting @5qpLinepride

[J. Patrick Barley @JPatrickBarley1]

@mc32_j Congrats!! Proud dad moment!! Kid will do great

[Will Barley @BarleyWill60]

Thank you @mikeymarquardt for the invite out to @NMStateFootball Camp! Super excited to get up there and compete! @Coach_TSanchez @CoachCannova63

@leemunn87 @coachvictorgill @Coach_Tibbitts @CoachRazloznik @SLC_Recruiting @5qpLinepride

[Will Barley @BarleyWill60]

Thank you @CoachWratten for the invite out to @UTPBFootball Camp! I look forward to competing!! @CoachSoftley @CoachHKelly

@leemunn87 @coachvictorgill @Coach_Tibbitts @CoachRazloznik @SLC_Recruiting @5qpLinepride

[Will Barley @BarleyWill60]

Thank you @CoachRotch for stopping by and coming to watch me work. It was great meeting you @ColgateFB! @_CoachFitz

@leemunn87 @coachvictorgill @Coach_Tibbitts @CoachRazloznik @SLC_Recruiting @5qpLinepride

[J. Patrick Barley @JPatrickBarley1]

@GrovesPK @ChuckECheese Studs!!

[Will Barley @BarleyWill60]

Thanks @TheCoachHo for stopping by practice to watch me work today. I enjoyed the conversation and look forward to getting up to visit @Maristfootball soon. #redfoxes @CoachMWillis @John_P_OConnor @CoachKotlarz @CoachDiMonte

@leemunn87 @coachvictorgill @Coach_Tibbitts @CoachRazloznik @SLC_Recruiting @5qpLinepride

[Will Barley @BarleyWill60]

Thank you @coachmbergeron for the invite out to @LionUpFootball Camp! Excited to to compete and meet everyone!!! @CoachAllgood @Coach_Scelfo

@leemunn87 @coachvictorgill @Coach_Tibbitts @CoachRazloznik @SLC_Recruiting @5qpLinepride