Prior to becoming head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007, Mike Tomlin spent five seasons impacting a secondary in Tampa Bay that now has two members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Those two members are safety John Lynch and the newly enshrined Ronde Barber, who received his Gold Jacket Friday night from Tomlin, and then spoke glowingly about Tomlin in his induction speech Saturday in Canton, Ohio.
Barber spent five seasons with Tomlin from 2001-05. In those five seasons, Barber solidified his Hall of Fame career, earning three First Team All-Pro accolades, one Second Team All-Pro accolade and three Pro Bowl berths, winning a Super Bowl title in 2001.