Philadelphia Soul Land Lineman Dustin Barno
October 13, 2010 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Philadelphia Soul News Release
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League announce the signing of defensive lineman, Dustin Barno (6'3, 270, East Stroudsburg State) for the 2011 season. Barno, who will enter his seventh AFL season, played with the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz in 2010 where he finished with 7.5 sacks.
"Dustin is one of the elite defensive linemen in Arena Football," said Soul head coach, Mike Hohensee. "Offenses have to account for him playing all front positions well. His flexibility will allow us to take advantage of the weaker players our opponents will try to hide."
Barno, who became his AFL career in 2004, played four-plus seasons with the Colorado Crush before finishing the 2008 season with the Arizona Rattlers. In 2005, he was a member of Colorado's ArenaBowl championship team. The standout defensive lineman tallied 64 solo tackles, 58 assisted tackles, 20.5 sacks, 12 pass breakups, four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and three blocked kicks over his AFL career.
"Anytime you get an opportunity to play for coaches and owners that are committed to winning you have to be excited," Barno said. "I look forward to playing in front of the best fans in the Arena Football League and working to bring a championship back to Philadelphia."
During his four years at East Stroudsburg State University (1999-2002), the Easton, Pa. native tallied 143 tackles, 17.5 sacks and 36 tackles-for-a-loss. He was named the NSCA 2003 Strength-and-Conditioning Athlete of the Year and also named to the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference First-Team Defense (in both 2001 and 2002).
Barno played in the 2003 Cactus Bowl, setting a bowl record with two sacks. As a senior, he posted 45 tackles (26 solo), 11 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup. He finished junior season tied for fourth in conference with seven sacks and finished with 39 tackles, 10 for a loss. As a sophomore, he totaled 46 tackles, five sacks and 12 tackles for loss and appeared in nine games as a freshman in 1999.
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