Barron was a prominent halfback for John Heisman and Bill Alexander\'s Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football teams of the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1918 to 1922. Former Tech fullback Sam Murray, who played as a substitute for later Tech back Doug Wycoff, was asked about a certain strong runner in the 1930s, "He\'s good. But if I were playing again, I would have one wish – never to see bearing down upon me a more fearsome picture of power than Judy Harlan blocking for Red Barron."\n', '

During the Cocking affair, Eugene Talmadge attempted to place Barron in a new position as vice president of his alma mater; the move was widely criticized by Georgia Tech alumni, and Barron subsequently declined to accept the position.\n', '

Barron played with a group of all-star collegians representing Coral Gables against Red Grange\'s traveling Chicago Bears. NFL league president Joseph Carr chose Barron for his All-star team of 1925.\n', '

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