Odell Barry was a nationally known sprinter and an accomplished football player at the University of Findlay in the mid-1960s. Barry set school records in the 100, running a 9.4, and in the 220, with a world-record tying 20.0, as a 4-year (1961-64) letterman at UF. He also ran a 9.2 in the 100 preliminaries during the 1963 Mid-Ohio Conference meet, and ran the 220-yard low hurdles for the first time and won the event to help the Oilers claim the MOC title. Barry beat Paul Warfield in both the 100 and 220 at the All-Ohio Relays and was a 3-year NAIA national champion participant. He was also an all-Ohio running back in 1961 and 1963, helping UF to three Mid-Ohio Conference titles. Barry was drafted by the Denver Broncos in 1963 and set a Broncos season kickoff return record. After retiring from football, Barry distinguished himself as a successful businessman and civic leader. While serving as president of Barry & Associates, a real estate company, he was elected mayor of Northglenn, Colo. In 1980-82, was a delegate to five Democratic national conventions, was a driving force behind the creation of the Colorado Rockies and started the Multiple Sclerosis Celebrity Dinner in Denver, an event that raises $1 million annually.