Tiki Barber
Tiki Barber Tiki Barber at the Tribeca Film Festival No. 21 Running back Personal information Date of birth: (1975-04-07) April 7, 1975 (age 39) Place of birth: Blacksburg, Virginia Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight: 205 lb (93 kg) Career information High school: Roanoke (VA) Cave Spring College: Virginia NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36 Debuted in 1997 for the New York Giants Last played in 2006 for the New York Giants Career history New York Giants (1997–2006) Career highlights and awards NFC champion (2000) 3× Pro Bowl (2004, 2005, 2006) First-team All-Pro (2005) 3× PFW All-NFC (2002, 2004, 2005) BBI Giant of the Year Award (2005) 10,000 Rushing Yards Club New York Giants Ring of Honor New York Giants all-time leader(Rush attempts,Rushing yards,Rushing Touchdowns) Career NFL statistics Rushes 2,217 Rushing yards 10,449 Rushing TDs 55 Stats at NFL.com Atiim Kiambu Hakeem-Ah "Tiki" Barber (/ˈtiːki/; born April 7, 1975) is a retired 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. He was drafted by the New York 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 New York 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. Tiki 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. They have one older brother named Tarik. Barber was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.