Shawn Barber (American football)
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Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 14, 1975 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Hermitage (Henrico, Virginia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Richmond | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1998: 3rd round, 113th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Shawn William Barber (born January 14, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Richmond Spiders and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL draft. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans.
Barber was an all-district and all-region player as a safety at Hermitage High School in Richmond.[1] Despite not playing football until he was a junior, he returned three interceptions for touchdowns and averaged over 20.0 yards per catch as a senior. He also earned all-district honors in basketball and lettered once in track. In addition, he also letter in baseball his senior year. He even dabbled in gymnastics in middle school.
College career
Barber began his collegiate career at the University of Richmond as a safety but was moved to linebacker in his sophomore year. As a junior, Barber was an All-American honorable mention by the Associated Press and an all-Yankee Conference first-team selection. He recorded 94 total tackles (56 solo), six sacks, 13 tackles for a loss, and a forced fumble en route to becoming the Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1997 as a senior. He also added three interceptions and on special teams he blocked two kicks. In his four seasons at Richmond, Barber played in a total of 44 games with 33 starts and totaled 305 tackles, 20 sacks, 30 tackles for a loss, and five interceptions.