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Ski-U-Number: 300
3/12/2019 4:28:00 PM | Football
Thomas Barber is 92 tackles shy of 300 for his career
Thomas Barber is the anchor of the Minnesota defense and has a chance to notch his name in the Gopher record book this fall.
He enters the upcoming season with 208 career tackles and is just 92 stops shy of reaching 300 for his career. Barber, who had 12 tackles in 2016, 115 in 2017 and 81 in 2018, would be the 11th Gopher ever to reach 300 career tackles and the first since 1999 Jim Thorpe Award winner Tyrone Carter (Carter ranks first in school history with 528 tackles from 1996-99).
Barber has also recovered five career fumbles. One more will rank him tied for eighth in school history, while Stephen Thompson holds the school record as he recovered eight career fumbles from 1967-70.
Minnesota's To 10 All-Time Leading Tacklers
Tyrone Carter – 528
Pete Najarian – 482
Bill Light – 395
Parc Williams – 351
Russ Heath – 329
Steve Stewart – 325
Bruce Holmes – 323
Joel Staats – 318
Justin Conzemius – 317
Glenn Howard – 308
He enters the upcoming season with 208 career tackles and is just 92 stops shy of reaching 300 for his career. Barber, who had 12 tackles in 2016, 115 in 2017 and 81 in 2018, would be the 11th Gopher ever to reach 300 career tackles and the first since 1999 Jim Thorpe Award winner Tyrone Carter (Carter ranks first in school history with 528 tackles from 1996-99).
Barber has also recovered five career fumbles. One more will rank him tied for eighth in school history, while Stephen Thompson holds the school record as he recovered eight career fumbles from 1967-70.
Minnesota's To 10 All-Time Leading Tacklers
Tyrone Carter – 528
Pete Najarian – 482
Bill Light – 395
Parc Williams – 351
Russ Heath – 329
Steve Stewart – 325
Bruce Holmes – 323
Joel Staats – 318
Justin Conzemius – 317
Glenn Howard – 308
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