Tiki Barber
Tiki Barber at the Tribeca Film Festival
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 7, 1975 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Blacksburg, Virginia | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Roanoke (VA) Cave Spring | ||||||||
| College: | Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 10,449 |
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| Average: | 4.7 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 55 |
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Atiib Kiambu Hakeem-Ah "Tiki" Barber (/ˈtiːki/; born April 7, 1975) is a former American football running back who played for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Virginia. Barber was drafted by the Giants in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft, and played his entire professional career for them.
Barber retired from the NFL at the end of the 2006 NFL postseason as the Giants' all-time rushing and reception leader. On February 13, 2007, he was formally introduced as a correspondent for NBC's The Today Show and Football Night in America/Sunday Night Football. Barber was also the host of NBC's pre-show for the 66th Golden Globe Awards with Brooke Burke and Nancy O'Dell. On September 18, 2007, Barber's book, Tiki: My Life and the Game Beyond was published. The autobiography was co-written by Gil Reavill. His second book, Tiki Barber's Pure Hard Workout, which was released on November 13, 2008, by Gotham Books, reveals Barber's intensive lifting program. The book is coauthored by his trainer, Joe Carini. He is the identical twin brother of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Ronde Barber. Barber was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.
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