Barry Wilburn, a former star NFL cornerback who won Super Bowl XXII with the then-Washington Redskins, has died at 62 years old.
Wilburn was the victim of a house fire in Memphis on Friday, Action News 5 reported.
The Commanders confirmed the news on Sunday.
“We’re saddened to learn of the passing of former Washington All-Pro and Super Bowl XXII champion Barry Wilburn,” the team posted on X. “Sending our deepest condolences to his family and friends.”
The Memphis Fire Department responded to a fire call in the Orange Mound neighborhood around 2 a.m. Friday morning, according to Action News 5, and found Wilburn unresponsive in a rear hallway.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Wilburn led the NFL in interceptions and was named a first-team All-Pro in 1987, the same year Washington won the Super Bowl.
In that Super Bowl, which Washington won 42-10 over the Broncos, Wilburn intercepted two passes from John Elway.
Wilburn spent the first five seasons of his career with Washington before missing two years due to injury.
He then spent one season with the Browns, then played two years in the CFL before joining the Eagles for two seasons.
He finished his career with one final season in the CFL.
Across his eight seasons in the NFL, he recorded 20 interceptions and 246 total tackles.
