When he was a member of the 1987 champion Washington football team, Barry Wilburn was overshadowed by the other man playing cornerback. It was Darrell Green, arguably the most beloved franchise player over the last 50 years.
Last Thursday, when Wilburn tragically died in a house fire at the age of 62, he was overshadowed once again. It was the same day Washington lost the legendary Sonny Jurgensen, perhaps the most beloved player to generations of fans who began rooting for the club in the decades before Green’s arrival.
Wilburn did not have a career to match those two Pro Football Hall of Famers.