
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, May 22, 1990                   TAG: 9005220328
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

CHIEFS SIGN FORMER CAV BARRY WORD

Former University of Virginia running back Barry Word signed a free-agent contract Monday with the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.

Word, 25, was a third-round draft choice of the New Orleans Saints in 1986. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound fullback played in all 12 non-strike games that season, starting two.

In 1987, he rushed 36 times for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and caught six passes for 54 yards. He won a spot on the Saints' roster in 1988 but was placed on the retired-reserve list after two games.

The Saints waived him in June 1989, and he didn't play last season.

by CNB