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Anthony Barr Says His Mother Is The Real Star

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – At 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds, Anthony Barr is a physical presence on the football field.

But the person he respects most in this world isn’t a football player, it’s his mom, Lori, who gave birth to Anthony during her junior year of college.

“I was going to be single, raising a little boy, and a biracial boy,” Lori Barr said. “I was terrified. My heart is pounding now just thinking about the feeling I had then.”

“She was 19 years old, working two jobs and going to college and trying to raise a kid,” Anthony Barr said.