Ronde Barber
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Jamael Orondé Barber (born April 7, 1975) is an American former professional football defensive back who played 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers, earning third-team All-American honors twice. Barber played the cornerback position for the majority of his career and transitioned to safety for his final season.
In the 1997 NFL draft, the Buccaneers selected Barber in the third round with 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.
Early life
Barber is the son of Geraldine Barber and James Barber. The Barber twin boys were born five weeks premature.<ref name="vanityfair.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Barber was born seven minutes before his identical twin brother Tiki Barber. He was named Jamael Oronde which means "first born son".<ref name="vanityfair.com"/> Tiki was a running back who played for the New York Giants.
James Barber was a star cornerback at Virginia Tech and later played in the World Football League. His roommate in college was Bruce Arians. Ronde's parents separated when Barber was very young. James Barber rarely saw his sons when they were growing up, and failed to provide suitable financial support to them.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His mother Geraldine worked two, sometimes three jobs to support her three sons.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He and Tiki have an older brother, Tarik Barber.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Barber graduated from Cave Spring High School of Roanoke, Virginia in 1993, and was a standout in football, wrestling, and track. In football, Barber was a three-time All-District selection. In track, Barber won the national title in the 55-meter hurdles as a senior in 1993, with a career-best time of 7.18 seconds. He was timed at 14.05 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles. He also won four Group AAA hurdles titles in indoor and outdoor track.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
College career
Barber received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Virginia, where he played for the Virginia Cavaliers football team. He redshirted the 1993 season and played for the Cavaliers from the 1994 to 1996 seasons as a defensive back.<ref name="contemporary bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was also a kick returner in 1994 and 1996; in 1994, Barber returned 10 kickoffs for 171 yards, and in 1996, he returned 3 for 36 yards.<ref name="sports-reference">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As a defensive back, Barber made 15 interceptions returned for 112 yards in his career with Virginia: 8 for 56 yards in 1994, 4 for 18 yards in 1995, and 3 for 38 yards in 1996.<ref name="sports-reference"/> The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) recognized Barber as Freshman of the Year after the 1994 season, and Barber earned first-team All-ACC honors in all his three seasons with Virginia.<ref name="Tampa bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Barber was part of the Virginia teams that won the 1994 Independence Bowl and December 1995 Peach Bowl. After his junior season in 1996, Barber declared for the 1997 NFL draft.<ref name="contemporary bio"/> Barber graduated from Virginia in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in commerce with an emphasis in marketing.<ref name="Tampa bio"/> During Barber's time at UVa, he was a member of the IMP Society, one of the university's secret societies.
Professional career
Pre-draft
On January 3, 1997, Barber announced his decision to forgo his final season of eligibility and enter the 1997 NFL draft. He became only the third player from the University of Virginia to enter the NFL draft with eligibility remaining.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:NFL predraft
1997
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted Barber in the third round (66th overall) of the 1997 NFL draft.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was the first of two cornerbacks drafted by the Buccaneers in 1997, alongside sixth-round selection (169th overall) Al Harris. He was the tenth cornerback, the third underclassmen, and the fifth of sixth players from Virginia to be selected in 1997. His identical twin brother and college teammate, Tiki Barber, was selected in the second-round (36th overall) by the New York Giants. They became the fourth set of twins in NFL history to both be selected in one draft, following Rich and Ron Saul (1970), Reggie and Raleigh McKenzie (1985), and Keith and Kerry Cash (1991).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On July 18, 1997, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Barber to a three—year, $939,250 rookie contract that included a signing bonus of $405,000.<ref name="spotrac">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
As a rookie, Barber played only one game, in week 5 (September 28) against the Arizona Cardinals. Barber had three tackles.<ref name="2008 bio">Template:Citation</ref> Tampa advanced to the divisional round of the playoffs but lost to the Green Bay Packers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1998
In his second season, Barber started nine games (three as left cornerback and six as right cornerback) and played in all 16 games, recording 68 tackles, 17 passes deflected, 3 sacks, 2 interceptions (returned for 67 yards), 2 forced fumbles, and 12 special teams tackles.<ref name="2008 bio"/><ref name="NFL"/>
1999
In the 1999 season, Barber again played in all 16 games and started 15 as right cornerback. Improving from his previous seasons, Barber posted 74 tackles, two interceptions (60 yards), one sack, and 16 passes deflected.<ref name="2008 bio"/><ref name="NFL"/> Making his postseason debut this season, Barber also started both playoff games; the Buccaneers lost the NFC Championship game to eventual Super Bowl XXXIV champion St. Louis Rams.<ref name="2008 bio"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2000
On February 10, 2000, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers re–signed Barber to a one—year, $552,000 contract.<ref name="spotrac"/>
For the first time in his career, Barber started all 16 games in a season in 2000. Barber reached new career bests with 97 tackles, 20 passes deflected, and 5.5 sacks. With his 5.5 sacks, Barber led all NFC defensive backs in sacks. He had two interceptions (46 yards), one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and six special teams tackles.<ref name="2008 bio"/><ref name="NFL"/> For the week 2 (September 10) game, Barber was NFC Defensive Player of the Week for 3 tackles, 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble, and a 24-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears.<ref name="2008 bio"/> Picking and returning for 37 yards a pass from former Tampa quarterback Vinny Testaverde, Barber scored his first career touchdown from an interception return in the week 4 (September 24) 21–17 loss to the New York Jets.<ref name="NFL"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the Wild Card game on December 31, a 21–3 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Barber made 5 tackles.<ref name="2008 bio"/>
2001
On April 9, 2001, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Barber to a six—year, $20.25 million contract extension that included a signing bonus of $2.55 million.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="spotrac"/>
In 2001, Barber started 16 of 16 regular season games and made 71 tackles, 1 sack, 14 passes deflected, and 10 interceptions (86 yards).<ref name="NFL">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Barber returned an intercepted pass from Aaron Brooks 36 yards for a touchdown in the week 15 (December 23) win over the New Orleans Saints.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Barber made his first Pro Bowl and All-Pro teams this season.<ref name="2008 bio"/>
2002
Starting all 16 games again this season, Barber made 79 tackles, 3 sacks, 17 passes deflected, and returned 2 interceptions for 9 yards.<ref name="NFL"/> Barber was part of a Tampa secondary that ranked first in total defense and passes defended.<ref name="2008 bio"/> Barber also started all three playoff games, including Tampa's Super Bowl XXXVII victory.<ref name="2008 bio"/>
In the NFC Championship game on January 19, 2003, Barber picked off a pass from Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb and returned the interception 92 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter to seal Tampa's 27–10 road victory and brought Veterans Stadium to near-silence.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="tops list"/><ref name="defining moments">Template:Cite news</ref> Bob Ford of The Philadelphia Inquirer labeled this game as "the most ignominious defeat of Andy Reid's head coaching career" because of Barber's interception return.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2011, Tampa Bay Times sportswriter Rick Stroud ranked Barber's interception return for touchdown in the NFC Championship game as the greatest scoring play in team history.<ref name="tops list">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Barber also deflected 4 passes in that game.<ref name="2002 games"/> In Tampa's 48–21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII on January 26, 2003, Barber made five tackles.<ref name="2002 games">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2003
For the fourth consecutive season, Barber started all 16 regular season games.<ref name="2008 bio"/> Barber again continued to make more tackles annually with 97 this season. Additionally, Barber deflected 3 passes, returned 2 interceptions for 53 yards, and forced 3 fumbles.<ref name="NFL"/> In week 5 (October 6), a 38–35 overtime loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Barber returned an intercepted pass from Peyton Manning 29 yards for a touchdown.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2004
Starting all 16 regular-season games, Barber made 98 tackles, 3 sacks, 10 passes defended, 3 interceptions returned for 23 yards, and 2 forced fumbles. He also returned 2 fumbles for touchdowns.<ref name="NFL"/> Chosen as a starter for the 2005 Pro Bowl, Barber made his second career Pro Bowl appearance. This season, Barber also earned first-team All-Pro honors from the Associated Press. For the second time since the 2002 Super Bowl championship season, Tampa's pass defense was number one in the league, and Tampa's total defense was in the top ten for the eighth straight season.<ref name="2008 bio"/>
2005
Barber had 99 tackles, 2 sacks, 15 passes defended, and 5 interceptions returned for 105 yards in 16 games (all starts) in 2005.<ref name="NFL"/> Barber intercepted three passes (returned for 70 yards) from Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks on December 4 (week 13) in Tampa's 10–3 win over New Orleans, including one in the end zone in the Saints' final drive.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On December 11, in the week 14 game against the Carolina Panthers, he became the first cornerback in the history of the NFL to record at least 20 interceptions and 20 sacks in his career.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Tampa lost the Wild Card game 17–10 to the Washington Redskins, and Barber made 8 tackles that game.<ref name="2005 games">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Barber made his third career Pro Bowl appearance in the 2006 Pro Bowl.<ref name="2008 bio"/>
2006
On August 2, 2006, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Barber to a five—year, $24 million contract extension that included an initial signing bonus of $6 million.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="spotrac"/>
In 2006, starting 16 of 16 regular-season games, Barber had 98 tackles and 13 passes deflected. He also returned 3 interceptions for 103 yards; two of those interceptions Barber returned for touchdowns.<ref name="NFL"/> On October 22 (week 7) against Philadelphia, Barber became the first player in Buccaneers history to return two interceptions for touchdowns in one regular-season game.<ref name="2008 bio"/> After Barber scored in the second quarter on a 37-yard return of an interception from Donovan McNabb, Tampa took a 17–0 lead late in the third quarter with Barber's 66-yard interception return of a McNabb pass. Despite a late comeback by the Eagles, Tampa won 23–21 on a last-second 62 yard field goal by Matt Bryant.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Barber made his fourth career and third consecutive Pro Bowl in the 2007 Pro Bowl.<ref name="2008 bio"/>
2007
Prior to the season, the team voted Barber as defensive captain.<ref name="2008 bio"/> In 16 games, Barber made 58 tackles, one sack, 14 passes deflected, 2 interceptions returned for 32 yards (including a 29-yard touchdown run), and one forced fumble.<ref name="NFL"/> On November 25, 2007, he took the record from Donnie Abraham for the most interceptions in Buccaneers team history by catching his 32nd against the Washington Redskins.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In a 37–3 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on week 15 (December 16), Barber returned an interception of Chris Redman 29 yards for a touchdown.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2008
In 2008, starting 16 of 16 regular season games for the ninth straight season, Barber made 75 tackles, 2 sacks, 12 passes defended, and 4 interceptions returned for 69 yards (including a 65-yard return for touchdown).<ref name="NFL"/> Again a team defensive captain, Barber made his fifth career and most recent Pro Bowl appearance in the 2009 Pro Bowl.<ref name="2009 bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the week 12 (November 23), a 38–20 win over the hosting Detroit Lions, Barber intercepted Lions quarterback Daunte Culpepper twice and returned one interception 65 yards for a touchdown.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2009
In the 2009 regular season, Barber made 77 tackles, 2 sacks, 6 passes defended, and 2 forced fumbles in 16 games (all starts). However, for the first time since his 1997 rookie season, Barber did not intercept a pass the entire season.<ref name="NFL"/> Barber had some crucial plays on special teams: in week 4 (October 4) against the Washington Redskins, Barber blocked an extra point kick by Shaun Suisham.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the week 9 win over the Green Bay Packers, Barber returned a punt blocked by Geno Hayes 31 yards for a tying touchdown.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Along with Tony Dungy, Derrick Brooks, and Warren Sapp, Barber was voted to the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team prior to the 2010 Pro Bowl.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2010
Barber made 82 tackles, defended 13 passes, and returned 3 interceptions for 98 yards in 16 games.<ref name="2011 bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> With his 172nd consecutive start in week 6 (October 17), Barber surpassed Dick LeBeau for most consecutive starts by an NFL cornerback and played in his 200th career game two weeks later.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On November 21, 2010, Barber became the only player in NFL history with at least 25 sacks (26 total) and 40 interceptions with a 21–0 win over the San Francisco 49ers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2011
On February 22, 2011, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers re–signed Barber to a one—year, $4 million contract.<ref name="spotrac"/><ref name="contract"/>
Starting all 16 games as a right cornerback, Barber had 79 tackles, 9 passes defended, 1 safety, and 3 interceptions returned for 12 yards.<ref name="NFL"/><ref name="2012 bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On October 23 (week 7), in an NFL International Series game against the Chicago Bears held in London, England, Barber recorded his first career safety when he tackled Matt Forte in the end zone.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012
On March 21, 2012, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Barber to a one—year, $3 million contract.<ref name="spotrac"/><ref name="contract">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On May 15, 2012, Barber officially switched positions to become a free safety.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Barber started all 16 games for the 13th straight season and had 91 tackles, 13 passes defended, 4 interceptions returned for 160 yards, and a forced fumble.<ref name="NFL"/> On week 6 (October 14) against the Kansas City Chiefs, Barber intercepted a pass from Brady Quinn and returned the interception 78 yards for a touchdown during the third quarter and also blocked a punt.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In this season's roster, Barber was the only member of the Super Bowl XXXVII championship team still active with the team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Responding to media speculation about retirement, Barber commented in December: "I'm not ready to make a decision on it. I'm pretty sure it will play itself out when the time comes."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Retirement
On May 8, 2013, Barber announced his retirement.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the time of his retirement, he was the active leader in defensive touchdowns scored, with 14.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Won the Super Bowl | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Underline | Incomplete data |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | Template:Abbr | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1997 | TB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | TB | 16 | 9 | 70 | 59 | 11 | — | — | 3.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | TB | 16 | 15 | 78 | 62 | 16 | 5 | — | 1.0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | TB | 16 | 16 | 87 | 72 | 15 | 7 | — | 5.5 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | TB | 16 | 16 | 72 | 59 | 13 | 6 | — | 1.0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 86 | 8.6 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | TB | 16 | 16 | 79 | 67 | 12 | 9 | — | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | TB | 16 | 16 | 100 | 81 | 19 | 7 | — | 1.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | TB | 16 | 16 | 99 | 84 | 15 | 8 | — | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | TB | 16 | 16 | 99 | 83 | 16 | 2 | — | 2.0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | TB | 16 | 16 | 100 | 85 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | TB | 16 | 16 | 58 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | TB | 16 | 16 | 75 | 67 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | TB | 16 | 16 | 77 | 69 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | TB | 16 | 16 | 82 | 66 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | TB | 16 | 16 | 79 | 67 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | TB | 16 | 16 | 92 | 71 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 241 | 232 | 1,251 | 1,044 | 207 | 88 | 18 | 28.0 | 1 | 197 | 47 | 923 | 19.6 | 78 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 4 | 14 | |
- Barber returned a blocked punt for a touchdown, which is officially recognized as a punt return touchdown as the ball traveled past the line of scrimmage.
- Barber did not start the week 10 game vs the Kansas City Chiefs, as such his record streak of consecutive starts did not begin until the week 11 game vs the Atlanta Falcons.
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Template:Abbr | |||||||||||
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| 1997 | TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | TB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | TB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | TB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | TB | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 1.0 | 10 | 2 | 117 | 58.5 | 92 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | TB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | TB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 10 | 9 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 13 | 2 | 117 | 58.5 | 92 | 1 | 2 | |
NFL records
- Most consecutive starts by a defensive back: 215 (224 including playoffs), 1999–2012
- Most consecutive starts by a cornerback: 200 (209 including playoffs), 1999–2012
- Only player in NFL history with 45+ interceptions and 25+ sacks
Buccaneers franchise records
- Most interceptions in a single season: 10 (2001)
- Most interceptions in a career: 47
- Most pass deflections in a career: 197
- 2nd most fumble recoveries in a career: 12
- Most non-offensive touchdowns in a career: 14
- Most starts in a career (any position): 232 (1997–2012)
- Most games played in a career (any position): 241 (1997–2012)
- Most sacks by a defensive back in a career: 28
- Most interceptions in a game: 3 (tied with Aqib Talib and Andrew Adams)
- Most fumble return touchdowns in a season: 2 (tied with Ndamukong Suh and Devin White)
Other work
In 2010, Barber appeared on the satirical sports show The Onion Sportsdome.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
After his retirement, Barber joined Fox Sports as an NFL color analyst.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> From 2013 to 2019 he called NFL on Fox telecasts with Chris Myers and Kenny Albert, and contributed to studio programming on Fox Sports 1.
Since 2004, Ronde Barber has co-written eight children's books with his brother Tiki:
- By My Brother's Side (2004)
- Game Day (2005)
- Teammates (2006)
- Kickoff! (2007)
- Go Long! (2008)
- Wild Card (2009)
- Red Zone (2010)
- Goal Line (2011)
Personal life
He is the identical twin brother of former NFL running back Tiki Barber.
Ronde Barber lives in Keystone, Florida. In Spring 2001 he married Filipino American Claudia Patron.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She was a marketing and event planner. She is now with Diabetic Charitable Services.<ref name="vanityfair.com"/> They have two daughters Yammile Rose and Justyce Rosina.<ref name="Tampa bio"/> On Saturday May 3, 2025, Ronde was the commencement speaker and received an honorary doctorate from Florida Southern College.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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