Barry Bennett was born on 10 December 1955 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was married to Carol Holmquist. He died on 19 August 2019 in Long Prairie, Minnesota, USA.
DL picked by the New Orleans Saints 60th overall in the 1978 NFL draft out of Concordia College (Moorhead, MN). Played for the Saints (1978-1981), New York Jets (1982-1988), and Minnesota Vikings (1988).