{{Short description|American curler (1911–1996)}} {{Infobox curler | name = Russell Barber | gender = M <!-- m, f --> | image = | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date|1911|5|18}} | birth_place = Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1996|2|18|1911|5|18}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary, Russell W. Barber|work=Duluth News Tribune|date=1996-02-20}}</ref> | Curling club = Duluth CC,<br>Duluth, Minnesota | Skip = | Third = | Second = | Lead = | Alternate = | Mixed doubles partner = | Member Association = {{USA}} | World Championship appearances = 1 ({{WMCC|1964}}) | World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances = | European Championship appearances = | Olympic appearances = | Other appearances = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates= {{MedalSport | Curling}} {{MedalCompetition | {{WMCC||World Championships}}}} {{MedalBronze | {{WMCC|1964|1964 Calgary}} | }} {{MedalCompetition | United States Men's Championship }} {{MedalGold | 1964 Utica | }} }}

'''Russell W. Barber''' (May 18, 1911 – February 18, 1996) was an American curler.

He is a {{WMCC|1964|1964 World Men's bronze medallist}}<ref>{{worldcurling}}</ref> and a 1964 United States men's champion.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Curling Superiority!: A History of Superior Wisconsin's Championship Curling Club|last=Gidley|first=John|publisher=Savage Press|year=2001|isbn=1886028516|pages=71}}</ref>

Barber was an inspector of detectives.<ref name="personnel">{{cite news|title=Personnel of visiting Scotch Cup rinks|date=March 12, 1964|page=60|newspaper=Calgary Heralad|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74938275/calgary-herald/|accessdate=April 2, 2021}}</ref>

==Teams== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Events |- ! scope="row"|1954–55 | Bob Magie Jr. || Bert Payne || Russ Barber || Tyndal Palmer || <ref name="mi">[http://mncurling.org/mca4a-mens-state-champions/ Men's State Champions History – Minnesota Curling Association]</ref> |- ! scope="row"|1963–64 | Bob Magie Jr. || Bert Payne || Russ Barber || Britton Payne || 1964 USMCC {{Gold1}}<br>{{WMCC|1964|1964 WMCC}} {{Bronze3}} |- ! scope="row"|1966–67 | Bob Magie Jr. || Britton Payne || Mike O’Leary || Russ Barber || <ref name="mi" /><br> 1967 USMCC (???th) |}

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