PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Ronde Barber has been to Canton, Ohio, many times before, but his trip in August to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame will mark the first time he’ll set foot in the building itself.
“I have never been in the Hall of Fame,” Barber said Tuesday, talking with reporters for the first time since his induction was announced two weeks ago. “We played there, I didn’t go in. I’ve been there five times, never gone through the Hall. I was purposefully waiting until I had my opportunity to go in. My next time will be my first time.”