Barlow was born in the small town of Stamford in Upstate New York, where he lived on a large farm with two sisters and parents and would often have to skip some school days to partake in farm chores.\n', '

After playing basketball at Milford High School in Oneonta, New York, Barlow played basketball at Syracuse University, before switching to baseball after his sophomore year. After Syracuse discontinued its baseball program after the 1972 season, Barlow signed with the Oakland Athletics organization.\n', '

Barlow briefly owned a restaurant in Syracuse, New York, and worked as the Athletic Director at Bishop Grimes Jr / Sr High School from 1998 - June 2011, in the town of Cazenovia, New York, central schools.\n', '

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