title: Sideline & Pearls: A 50-Year Perspective on the Lives of Coaches? Wives
author: Erica Barnett
description: Erica Barnett has a background in nutrition and paralegal studies. Shes an accomplished sports journalist and social media influencer from a sleepy Texas town called Montgomery and was born into a family tree of coaches, athletes, and sports creatives in the entertainment industry. This coachs wife, mother, daughter, and granddaughter is uniquely positioned to navigate the world of sports. Erica blossomed by simply being Erica. Her sideline picture with J. J. Watt at AT&amp;T Stadium, followed immediately with a Dallas Cowboys Hype Video, elevated her sports journalism career to new levels. High school, college, NFL, MLB, and NBA teams routinely invite her to cover their games. Erica is also a motivational speaker with NFL players, a co-host on ESPN Radio, and stays busy via promos with ESPN, CBS, and USA Sports Today. She is involved in the Coaches Poll and promotes clothing lines and health &amp; fitness products based on her background in nutrition. She is also the owner of Sidelines &amp; Pearls and co-host and owner of The Bryan and Barnett Show. Deeply involved in the community, she is a member of the American Football Coaches Wives Association (AFCWA), the Texas High School Football Wives Association, The Fellowship of Christian Athletes Wives Ministry, and has authored her first book, Sidelines &amp; Pearls: A 50-Year Perspective on the Lives of Coaches Wives, published January 2018. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and her website, www.sideslinesandpearls.com.
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