Tiki Barber Final Game
Giants all-time rushing and reception leader, only NFL player with 10,000 rushing, 5,000 receiving, and 1,000 return yards.
Atiim Kiambu "Tiki" Barber Sr. (born April 7, 1975) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 10-year career as a running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers. Barber was selected by the Giants in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft. He retired from the NFL at the end of the 2006 NFL postseason as the Giants' all-time rushing and reception leader. He is the only player in NFL history to have 10,000 rushing yards, 5,000 receiving yards, and 1,000 return yards. Barber was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.
Quick Facts
- Final season
- 2006
- Pro bowls
- 3
Lore & Background
Barber attended the University of Virginia on an academic scholarship to major in commerce. He broke the University of Virginia's long jump record on his first jump. He rushed for almost 1,400 yards in his junior season, helping lead the Cavaliers to a share of the ACC title. During his senior year, he rushed for over 1,300 yards and was named ACC Player of the Year. He finished his college career with 651 carries for 3,389 yards and 31 touchdowns, and 64 receptions for 602 yards with two touchdowns. During his time at UVa, he was a member of the IMP Society.
Reader's Guide
Barber was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft. He began his career with a mediocre rookie campaign, rushing for 511 yards and three touchdowns. In 1999, he accumulated 1,639 all-purpose yards. He and the Giants represented the NFC in Super Bowl XXXV in 2001, but lost to the Baltimore Ravens. In 2004, he broke Rodney Hampton's Giants' all-time rushing record and Joe Morris's single-season rushing record. In 2005, he rushed for 1,860 yards and 2,390 all-purpose yards, setting a Giants record with a 95-yard touchdown run. In 2006, he rushed for 1,662 yards and five touchdowns. In his final game with the Giants, a playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Barber rushed for 137 yards on 26 carries. His last official game was the 2007 Pro Bowl on February 10, 2007, in Hawaii.
Did You Know?
- He holds the record for most 200-yard rushing games by a player over 30 years old with four.
- Barber's 234 rushing yards in Week 17 of 2006 are the most ever by a player over 30 years old.
- He published several children's books with identical twin brother Ronde Barber, including By My Brother's Side (2004).
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