Harris Barton Harris Scott Barton ( born April 19 , 1964 ) is a fund manager , and former American football offensive lineman who played for the San Francisco 49ers . Early life . Harris Scott Barton was born in Sandy Springs , Georgia . Both of Barton ' s parents were born into Jewish families from New York City ; his mother from an orthodox family in Queens , New York and his father Paul from Brooklyn , New York . Paul Barton was a traveling salesman who sold women ' s uniforms throughout the Southeastern United States . Both of his parents developed and eventually died of brain cancer , leading Barton later in life to found Champion Charities , which raises money to fund brain tumor research at University of California , San Francisco . Barton began playing football at age five . He attended Hebrew Academy of Atlanta , now known as the Greenfield Hebrew Academy , through the fifth grade and graduated from Atlanta ' s Dunwoody High School . Barton was named Fulton County MVP his senior year at Dunwoody while playing for the Sandy Spring Rams . College football career . Barton was recruited by over 100 colleges including University of Southern California , Oklahoma , and Notre Dame , but he eventually chose the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC ' s head coach Dick Crum . Originally thought to be a possible defensive lineman , Barton was switched to center early in his first summer of practice at UNC . Barton was a four - year starter during his time at UNC ; starting center his freshman year , before moving to left tackle mid - season during his sophomore year , playing that position for the remainder of his collegiate career . He played nose - to - nose against William " Refrigerator " Perry and his brother Michael Dean Perry on national television at Clemson . Barton was named to a number of All - America teams , including the NCAA ' s All - American Scholar / Athlete Team and Academic All - ACC . During his senior year Barton was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Outstanding Offensive Lineman . In 1986 , Barton ' s senior year , the Tar Heels had a record of 7 - 4 - 1 ( second in ACC ) and lost , 30 - 21 , to Arizona in the Aloha Bowl . While at UNC Barton played in the Japan Bowl . Barton graduated with a BA in Finance from UNC in 1987 . Pro football career . Barton was a first - round pick of the San Francisco 49ers in 1987 , and the 22nd pick overall . He was the first offensive lineman chosen in the opening round by the San Francisco 49ers since Forest Blue in 1968 . During his first year playing for the 49ers , Barton was runner up in Rookie of the Year voting . In 1994 , during the 49ers opener against the Los Angeles Raiders at Candlestick Park , Barton tore his left triceps tendon which required surgery to repair , benching him for part of the ' 94 season . He was replaced by Harry Boatswain . During his ten - year pro career he played 138 career NFL games , including 89 consecutive games and three Super Bowl s . Barton started in 134 of his 138 career games and is credited with 97 tackles . Barton retired after the 1998 season . In March 2011 he was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame . After football . Along with former teammates Ronnie Lott and Joe Montana , Barton was a Managing Partner of Champion Ventures in 1999 , raising $ 40 million in an original round from professional athletes such as Steve Kerr , Barry Bonds , Wayne Gretzky , Peyton Manning , Keyshawn Johnson and Dan Marino . Champion Ventures , later renamed HRJ , was a fund of funds which invested in private equity , venture capital , and hedge funds and managed $ 2 . 4 billion at its peak in May 2008 . In April 2009 , the fund was taken over by Capital Dynamics in a bid to augment its fund of funds platform and gain a foothold in Silicon Valley . In October 2010 , he left Capital Dynamics to start the angle investment firm H . Barton Asset Management . < ref name = " pehub . com / " > < / ref > Personal life . Barton lives in Palo Alto , California , with his wife , Megan , and his four children . He donates his time to a number of organizations including REDF , The First Tee , Champion Charities ( a 501 ( c ) organization , he founded with former teammate and business partner Ronnie Lott ) , the 49ers Foundation and the Giants Community Fund .