1. Dominique J Barber was born on August 2,1986 and is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League.
27 Facts About Dominique Barber
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Dominique Barber played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was selected by the Texans in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft.
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Dominique Barber is the son of former NFL running back Marion Barber, Jr.
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Dominique Barber's cousin is Peyton Barber who was an NFL running back.
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Dominique Barber was selected for the SuperPrep Midwest Team and ranked as the 58th-best player.
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Dominique Barber was named all-state and all-county his senior season at defensive back and was an all-conference and all-area selection his senior season at running back.
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Dominique Barber recorded one interception, which he returned for a touchdown in 2003.
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Dominique Barber rushed for 911 yards on 138 carries with nine scores his last season, while recording 25 catches for 288 yards with three touchdowns.
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In 2004, Dominique Barber played in nine games, recording four tackles and one pass breakup.
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Dominique Barber joined Robert McGarry and Gary Russell as the only Gophers to letter as true freshmen.
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Dominique Barber recorded one tackle against Alabama in the Music City Bowl.
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In 2005, Dominique Barber appeared in all 12 games, finishing the season with 13 tackles and a blocked punt against Colorado State, which resulted in a touchdown by Alex Daniels.
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Dominique Barber recorded three tackles, against Virginia in the Music City Bowl.
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In 2006, Dominique Barber was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention by the media.
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Dominique Barber tied for fifth in the conference with 0.31 interceptions per game.
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Dominique Barber made his first career start in the season opener at Kent State.
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Dominique Barber intercepted the first pass of his career against Temple.
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At Purdue, Dominique Barber held the wide receiver Dorien Bryant to just 59 yards receiving on six catches, he broke up two passes.
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Dominique Barber, established a new career high with eight tackles vs Penn State.
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Against Indiana, Dominique Barber returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown, broke up another pass and forced the first fumble of his career.
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Dominique Barber, had six tackles in the Insight Bowl against Texas Tech.
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Dominique Barber was named to the All-Big Ten second team after leading the team with 100 tackles.
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Dominique Barber was selected in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft by the Houston Texans.
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Dominique Barber appeared in 12 games his rookie season, recording 15 tackles, a sack, and a pass deflection.
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Dominique Barber played in 13 games for the Texans in 2009 before being placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury on December 2.
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Dominique Barber finished the season with 33 tackles and his first career interception.
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Dominique Barber would join the coaching staff at his alma mater under head coach Jerry Kill in 2014.