Hall of Fame cornerback Lem Barney of the Detroit Lions in 1977. (National Football League)

Lem Barney (20) of Detroit Lions is on his way to a touchdown after receiving the opening kickoff in their game with Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Coliseum on Nov. 3, 1968. (Associated Press)

Lem Barney (20) of the Detroit Lions grabs Larry Brown of the Washington Redskins by the leg to bring him down after an 11-yard gain the fourth period of National Football League Game in Washington, on Oct. 11, 1970. Washington upset the Lions, 31-10. (Associated Press)

Detroit Lions greats from left, Lem Barney, Yale Lary, Charlie Sanders and Joe Schmidt are seen during halftime of anNFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns in Detroit, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Former Detroit Lions players, from left, Charlie Sanders, Lem Barney and Barry Sanders chat before the Detroit Lions take on the Atlanta Falcons in an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Former Detroit Lions Hall of Fame defensive back Lem Barney poses for his NFL ProLine Profile card, on March 10, 1992 in Detroit, Michigan. (National Football League)

Former Detroit Lions Hall of Fame defensive back Lem Barney poses for his NFL ProLine Profile card, on March 10, 1992 in Detroit, Michigan. (National Football League)

Hall of Fame cornerback Lem Barney (20) of the Detroit Lions carries the football on a kickoff return during the Lions 34-17 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on December 17, 1972 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. (National Football League)

Hall of Fame cornerback Lem Barney (20) of the Detroit Lions in action during the Lions 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on October 6, 1974 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. (National Football League)

Hall of Fame cornerback Lem Barney (20) of the Detroit Lions in action during the Lions 10-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on November 3, 1968 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. (National Football League)

Hall of Fame defensive back Lem Barney of the Detroit Lions. (National Football League)

Hall of Fame cornerback Lem Barney (20) of the Detroit Lions in action during the Lions 10-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on November 3, 1968 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. (National Football League)

Hall of Fame cornerback Lem Barney of the Detroit Lions in 1977. (National Football League)

Detroit Lions Hall of Fame cornerback Lem Barney in 1970. (National Football League)

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1992 - Al Davis, John Riggins, John Mackey, and Lem Barney pose with Miss America Carolyn Sapp on the field before the NFC's 21-15 victory over the AFC in the 1992 NFL Pro Bowl played on February 2, 1992 at Aloha Stadium in Aiea, Hawaii. (National Football League)

Lem Barney (right) former defensive back of Jackson State University and later with the Detroit Lions puts on his Hall of Fame Jacket on Saturday, February 19, 2011 during the Black College Football Hall of Fame at the Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Don Juan Moore)

Lem Barney former defensive back of Jackson State University and later with the Detroit Lions gives a speech on Saturday, February 19, 2011 during the Black College Football Hall of Fame at the Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Don Juan Moore)

Lem Barney former defensive back of Jackson State University and later with the Detroit Lions on Saturday, February 19, 2011 during the Black College Football Hall of Fame at the Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Don Juan Moore)