Tiki Barber
Dec 14, 2013 14:11:37 GMT -8
Post by Admin on Dec 14, 2013 14:11:37 GMT -8
Tiki Barber and ex-wife, Ginny Cha (Vietnamese and Korean)
Atiim Kiambu Hakeem-Ah "Tiki" Barber (/ˈtiːki/; born April 7, 1975) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia.
Barber retired from the NFL at the end of the 2006 NFL postseason as the New York Giants' all-time rushing and reception leader. On February 13, 2007, he was formally introduced as a correspondent for NBC's The Today Show and Football Night in America/Sunday Night Football.[1] Tiki was also the host of NBC's pre-show for the 66th Golden Globe Awards with Brooke Burke and Nancy O'Dell. On September 18, 2007, Barber's book, Tiki: My Life and the Game Beyond was published. The autobiography was co-written by Gil Reavill. His second book, Tiki Barber's Pure Hard Workout, which was released on November 13, 2008, by Gotham Books, reveals Barber's intensive lifting program. The book is coauthored by his trainer, Joe Carini. He is the identical twin brother of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Ronde Barber.
Barber formerly lived in New York City with his wife, fellow University of Virginia alum (and college sweetheart) Ginny Cha, whom he married on May 15, 1999. On April 5, 2010 it was announced that he and his wife were separating after 11 years of marriage.[26][27] They have two sons, A.J. (Atiim Kiambu Junior), born July 8, 2002, and Chason, born March 18, 2004 and twin daughters born May 24, 2010. Ginny grew up in more urban Alexandria, the youngest of two daughters of Won Cha, who was born in Korea and grew up in Japan, and his Vietnamese wife, Nga Cha.