Career
Ronde Barber was a professional football and spent his entire 16-year career with the Tamp Bay Buccaneers in the NFL. Barber grew up in Roanoke, VA, and played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers, earning third-team All-American honors twice.
In the 1997 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Barber in the third round as the 66th overall pick. Over the course of his career, Barber was selected to five Pro Bowls, accumulated three first-team All-Pro and two second-team selections. He was selected to the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team. Additionally, he led the NFL in interceptions in 2001, and he is the Buccaneers all-time interceptions leader. Barber is one of the two members of the 40/20 club (40+ interceptions, 20+ quarterback sacks) alongside Charles Woodson, and the only member of the 45/25 club (45+ interceptions, 25+ quarterback sacks). He also holds the record for most consecutive starts by a defensive back. Barber was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2014, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023.
