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Bucs fans all over the world share memories of Ronde Barber's defining moment

Ronde Barber's epic interception return in the NFC title game was a shot heard 'round the world.
Luke Easterling|
Bucs fans all over the world share memories of Ronde Barber's defining moment
Bucs fans all over the world share memories of Ronde Barber's defining moment

It was a moment that defined a legendary career, and the changing fortunes of a once-fledgling franchise.

When Ronde Barber raced down the sideline with the interception return that would send the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their first Super Bowl, there was motionless silence from the Philadelphia Eagles and their faithful.

But across the globe, Bucs fans were experiencing a jubilation the likes of which they'd never seen.

As the Bucs prepare to induct Barber into their Ring of Honor at halftime of Sunday's game against the New York Giants, I asked Tampa Bay fans to recall their memories of that indelible play. 

The responses rained down like frozen batteries, from those inside Veterans Stadium on that frigid January evening, all the way to others across the entire world:

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