Associated Press
Feb 8, 2026, 07:05 PM ET
WASHINGTON — Barry Wilburn, who led the NFL in interceptions in 1987 and won a Super Bowl with Washington that same season, died. He was 62.
The Commanders announced his death Sunday. Action News 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, citing Wilburn’s family, reported that he died in a house fire early Friday.
We’re saddened to learn of the passing of former Washington All-Pro and Super Bowl XXII champion Barry Wilburn
Sending our deepest condolences to his family and friends pic.twitter.com/36GkXTUY7R
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) February 8, 2026
Born Dec. 9, 1963, Wilburn played in college at Mississippi before being
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