Jamael Oronde Barber is a Blacksburg, Virginia-born retired American Football player who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League. The NFL player born on 7th April 1975, is perhaps best known for being associated with the same team during his entire career in football. Better known by the name “Ronde Barber”, he is currently a sports news broadcaster at Fox Sports. He was active as a professional NFL player from 1997 until 2012.
A recognized sports personality in the USA, one may wonder how rich is Ronde Barber at the present? As estimated by sources, Ronde counts his net worth at an amount of $12 million as of mid-2016, amassed largely from being a successful NFL player for more than sixteen years of his career. He has also added to his net worth being involved with Fox Sports as an analyst.
Ronde Barber Net Worth $12 million
Raised in Roanoke, Virginia, Ronde was born five weeks premature with his twin brother, Tiki Barber, a famous NFL player. Ronde’s father, James Barber, was himself a professional footballer who played as a running back at Virginia Tech and in the World Football League. When Ronde was still a child, his father divorced his mother, who raised Ronde and his two brothers by herself. Ronde was educated at Cave Spring High School of Roanoke, Virginia, where he excelled in wrestling, football and track. As a high school senior, Barber won a national title in 55-meter hurdles in track. Later, he was offered a scholarship at the University of Virginia, where he played college football as a team member of the Virginia Cavaliers. As a college football player, he won 1994 Independence Bowl and 1995 Peach Bowl with his team mates.
After graduating, Barber was chosen by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1997 NFL Draft. During his career as a professional footballer, he was selected for five Pro Bowls and in National Football League 2000s All-Decade Team. One of the best-known players, Ronde accumulated three First Team All-Pro selections. He and his team mate Charles Woodson were the only two members of “40/20 club”. Moreover, he is noted for leading all his team members in interceptions in 2001. Barber also managed to win Super Bowl XXXVII, as a part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the New York Giants. His net worth was very well established.
On top of that, Barber has also set the record of most consecutive starts by a defensive back during his career. In 2012, Ronde announced his retirement from his 16 years-long career as a NFL player. Given his contributions in the field of football, Ronde was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
After his retirement, Ronde has been appearing on Fox Sports as an analyst.
Apart from football, Ronde is a popular children’s book writer. Until today, he has co-written eight children’s books including “Game Day”, “Wild Card” and more with his brother Tiki Barber.
Regarding his personal life, the 41 years-old athlete leads his life married to Claudia Patron since 2001, the father of two daughters; the family currently resides in Keystone, Florida. For now, Ronde is enjoying his life as an author and retired football player while his present net worth of $12 million caters to his and his family’s daily lives.
