Barber, Ronde 1975-

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Barber, Ronde 1975-

Personal

Name pronounced RON-day; born Jamael Oronde Barber, April 7, 1975, in Roanoke, VA; son of James "J.B." and Geraldine (a financial director) Barber; married; wife's name Claudia; children: Yammile Rose, Justyce Rosina. Education: University of Virginia, B.A. (marketing), 1997.

Addresses

Home—Tampa, FL. Office—c/o Tampa Bay Buccaneers, One Buccaneer Pl., Tampa, FL 33607.

Career

Professional football player and broadcaster. Played college football at University of Virginia; third-round draft pick of Tampa Bay Buccaneers in National Football League (NFL) entry draft, 1997; cornerback for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1997—. Cohost of Sunday

Sports Extra, WFLA, 2000, 2002-03; host of The Ronde Barber Show (radio program), Tampa, FL; cohost of The Barber Shop, Sirius Satellite Radio, 2005-06.

Member

Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Awards, Honors

Society of Professional Journalists Award, for Sunday Sports Extra; named National Football League (NFL) Alumni Defensive Back of the Year, 2001; named to NFL All-Pro team, Associated Press, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006; selected to NFL Pro Bowl, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007; inducted into Virginia High School Hall of Fame, 2006; Christopher Award, 2006, for Game Day.

Writings

(With brother, Tiki Barber, and Robert Burleigh) By My Brother's Side, illustrated by Barry Root, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2004.

(With Tiki Barber and Robert Burleigh) Game Day, illustrated by Barry Root, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2005.

(With Tiki Barber and Robert Burleigh) Teammates, illustrated by Barry Root, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2006.

Sidelights

For Sidelights, please see entry on Tiki Barber.

Biographical and Critical Sources

BOOKS

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 41, Thomson Gale (Detroit, MI), 2004.

PERIODICALS

Black Issues Book Review, September-October, 2004, Suzanne Rust, "He Ain't Heavy," p. 60.

Booklist, September 1, 2004, Todd Morning, review of By My Brother's Side, p. 114; September 1, 2005, Ilene Cooper, review of Game Day, p. 119; September 1, 2006, Carolyn Phelan, review of Teammates, p. 116.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, January, 2006, Elizabeth Bush, review of Game Day, p. 218.

Ebony, December, 2005, review of Game Day, p. 30.

Kirkus Reviews, September 15, 2004, review of By My Brother's Side, p. 909; September 15, 2005, review of Game Day, p. 1020.

New York Times, August 12, 1997, Bill Pennington, "The Barber Brothers Stay in Touch as Rookie Rivals with the Giants and Bucs"; November 29, 1997, Bill Pennington, "It's Barber vs. Barber When Giants Play Bucs."

Publishers Weekly, August 30, 2004, Shannon Maughan, "Double Duty," p. 54, and review of By My Brother's Side, p. 55; October 3, 2005, review of Game Day, p. 70.

Sarasota Herald Tribune, October 29, 2006, Tom Balog, "Barbers' Final Meeting?," p. C3.

School Library Journal, November, 2004, Ann M. Holcomb, review of By My Brother's Side, p. 122; January, 2006, Mary Hazelton, review of Game Day, p. 116; November, 2006, Rachel G. Payne, review of Teammates, p. 117.

Sports Illustrated, July 23, 2001, John Ed Bradley, "Play Mates," p. 52.