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Ronde Barber received his PFHOF gold jacket from Mike Tomlin and John Lynch.
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers CB Ronde Barber wore orange, red and pewter for his entire NFL career. On Saturday, he finally got to wear gold.
Barber was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday after being selected as a member earlier in the year, and he now joins teammates John Lynch, Warren Sapp and Derrick Brooks as members of the 2002 Super Bowl-winning Bucs defense. On Friday, he greeted Lynch and had Steelers HC Mike Tomlin put his jacket on him for the first time. Tomlin was the Bucs’ defensive backs coach from 2001-05 and won a ring with Tampa Bay in 2002.
There’s now no question about Barber’s legacy, he’s forever among legends of the game and will be remembered as one of the greatest players in history. The fact that he was a lifelong Buccaneer only makes his induction sweeter as he becomes only the third player in Tampa Bay’s franchise history to complete that feat.
Derrick Brooks and Lee Roy Selmon are the other two players, so it’s safe to say Barber is in good company. Barber is the fifth member of the iconic 2002 Super Bowl-winning defense to get a bust in Canton, joining Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks, John Lynch, and head coach Tony Dungy. It’s been a long time coming, and it always felt to Bucs fans like it should be a matter of when not if Barber got into the Hall of Fame but the gatekeepers at Canton sometimes have different feelings.
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