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Jerry Rice
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Rice in 2016
No. 80
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1962-10-13) October 13, 1962 (age 62)
Starkville, Mississippi
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Moor (Oktoc, Mississippi)
College:Mississippi Valley State
NFL draft:1985 / round: 1 / pick: 16
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
NFL records
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:1,549
Receiving yards:22,895
Yards per reception:14.8
Receiving touchdowns:197
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Jerry Lee Rice Sr. (born October 13, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Mississippi Valley State and was selected by the 49ers in the first round of the 1985 NFL Draft, 16th overall, where he spent 16 seasons. Rice was also a member of the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks. Due to his numerous records, accomplishments, and accolades, he is widely regarded as the greatest wide receiver in NFL history, and one of the greatest players in NFL history.[1][2][3][4]

Rice is the career leader in most major statistical categories for wide receivers,[5] including receptions, touchdown receptions, and receiving yards, once being the leader for total yards and touchdowns in a season. He has scored more points than any other non-kicker in NFL history with 1,256.[6] Rice was selected to the Pro Bowl 13 times (1986–1996, 1998, 2002) and named All-Pro 12 times in his 20 NFL seasons. He won three Super Bowls with the 49ers and an AFC Championship with the Raiders. As of 2017, Rice holds over 100 NFL records, the most of any player by a wide margin. In 1999, The Sporting News listed Rice second behind Jim Brown on its list of "Football's 100 Greatest Players".[7] In 2010, he was chosen by NFL Network's NFL Films production The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players as the greatest player in NFL history. Rice was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006. Rice was also inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2007, and in that same year inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.

Early years

Jerry Lee Rice was born in Starkville, Mississippi, and grew up in the town of Crawford, as the son of a brick mason.[8] He attended B. L. Moor High School in Oktoc, Mississippi. According to his autobiography Rice, his mother did not allow him to join the school's football team in his freshman year. When Rice was a sophomore, the school's principal caught Rice being truant. After Rice sprinted away, the principal told the school's football coach about Rice's speed and he was offered a place on the team. While at B. L. Moor, Rice also played basketball and was on the track and field team.[9]

College career

Rice attended Mississippi Valley State University from 1981 to 1984. He became a standout receiver and acquired the nickname "World" due to "his ability to catch anything near him."[10] In 1982, Rice played his first season with redshirt freshman quarterback Willie Totten.[10] Rice caught 66 passes for 1,133 yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore that year.[11] Together, Totten and Rice became known as "The Satellite Express" and set numerous NCAA records in the spread offense of coach Archie Cooley, nicknamed "The Gunslinger".[10]

Rice had a record-setting 1983 campaign, including NCAA marks for receptions (102) and receiving yards (1,450), and was named a first-team Division I-AA All-American.[12] He also set a single-game NCAA record by catching 24 passes against Louisiana's Southern University.[10] As a senior in 1984, he broke his own Division I-AA records for receptions (112) and receiving yards (1,845). His 27 touchdown receptions in that 1984 season set the NCAA record for all divisions.[10]

The 1984 Delta Devils scored 628 points in 11 games, an average of more than 57 per game. Subsequent to an August practice experiment, Cooley had Totten call all the plays at the line of scrimmage without a huddle. The result was even more staggering offensive numbers. Rice caught 17 passes for 199 yards against Southern, 17 for 294 against Kentucky State, and 15 for 285 against Jackson State. He scored five touchdowns in a single game twice that year. Rice was named to every Division I-AA All-America team (including the Associated Press squad) and finished ninth in Heisman Trophy balloting in 1984. In the Blue–Gray Classic all-star game played on Christmas Day, he earned MVP honors.[13] He finished his career with 301 catches for 4,693 yards and 50 touchdowns; his NCAA record for total career touchdown receptions stood until 2006, when University of New Hampshire wide receiver David Ball recorded his 51st career receiving touchdown.

Rice became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity at the Delta Phi chapter while at Valley.[14] In the spring of 1999, the school renamed its football stadium from Magnolia Stadium to Rice–Totten Stadium in honor of Rice and Totten. Rice was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006,[15] and he was in the inaugural class of the Black College Football Hall of Fame in 2010.[16]

Professional career in football

San Francisco 49ers

Rice's record-breaking season at Mississippi Valley State caught the attention of many NFL scouts. Sources vary on his 40-yard dash time, which was measured as fast as 4.45, though later reported as slow as 4.71 seconds.[17][18][19] Nevertheless, the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers showed interest in him.[20] In the first round of the 1985 NFL Draft, Dallas had the 17th selection and San Francisco, as Super Bowl champion from the previous season, had the last. 49ers coach Bill Walsh reportedly sought Rice after watching highlights of Rice the Saturday night before San Francisco was to play the Houston Oilers on October 21, 1984. On draft day, the 49ers traded its first two picks for the New England Patriots' first-round choice, the 16th selection overall, and selected Rice before, as some report, the Cowboys were intending to pick him. Rice was prized more highly by the United States Football League (USFL), where the Birmingham Stallions selected him with the No. 1 overall pick of the 1985 USFL Draft, but the league folded after its 1986 season.

Rice's No. 80 jersey from December 1987, when he set a new record for touchdowns and receptions with the 49ers

Although he struggled at times (dropping numerous passes), Rice impressed the NFL in his rookie season for the 49ers in 1985, especially after a 10-catch, 241-yard game against the Los Angeles Rams in December. For that rookie season, he recorded 49 catches for 927 yards, averaging 18.9 yards per catch and was named the NFC Offensive Rookie of the Year by United Press International (UPI).[21] The following season, he caught 86 passes for a league-leading 1,570 yards and 15 touchdowns. It was the first of six seasons in which Rice led the NFL in receiving yards and touchdown receptions. In 1987, he was named the NFL's MVP by the Newspaper Enterprise Association—which was voted on by NFL players—and the Pro Football Writers Association.[22] The AP deemed him the Offensive Player of the Year.[23] He was also awarded the Bert Bell Award from the Maxwell Football Club as the NFL player of the year.[24] Despite playing in only 12 games that year due to an NFL players strike, he still managed to gain 1,078 receiving yards and an NFL-record 22 touchdown receptions which stood until 2007 when it was broken by Randy Moss (with Moss catching 23 touchdowns in 16 games).[25] In 1987, the runner-up to Rice in touchdown receptions was Philadelphia Eagles receiver Mike Quick with 11. This marked the first time in post-NFL–AFL merger history that a category leader doubled the total of his nearest competitor.[26]

In 1988, Rice averaged a career-high 20.4 yards per catch (64 passes for 1,306 yards) and 9 touchdowns. The 49ers once again won the NFC West with a 10–6 record. In the postseason, he was instrumental in the 49ers' 28–3 win over the Chicago Bears in the NFC title game, recording 5 catches for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns. But his performance in Super Bowl XXIII was even better. In possibly his finest performance ever, Rice caught 11 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 5 yards, helping the 49ers to a narrow 20–16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. His receptions and receiving yards were both Super Bowl records.[27] For his performance, he became the third wide receiver to earn Super Bowl MVP honors.

In 1989, San Francisco made it back to the Super Bowl, aided by Rice's 82 receptions for 1,483 yards and 17 touchdowns during the season, and his 12 catches for 169 yards and two touchdowns in their two playoff games. He was once again a major factor in the 49ers championship win, finishing Super Bowl XXIV with seven catches for 148 yards and a Super Bowl record three touchdown receptions.

Rice had another superb season in 1990, leading the NFL in receptions (100), receiving yards (1,502), and receiving touchdowns (13) and becoming the first player to lead the NFL in all three categories in the Super Bowl Era. Only Sterling Sharpe (1992) and Steve Smith Sr. (2005) have managed the feat since. In a week-six match-up with the Atlanta Falcons, Rice caught a career-best 5 touchdowns. San Francisco finished the year with an NFL-best 14–2 record, but failed to "3-peat" as Super Bowl champions, losing to the New York Giants 15–13 in the NFC title game.

After seasons of 80 catches for 1,206 yards and 14 touchdowns in 1991, 84 catches for 1,201 yards and 10 touchdowns in 1992 (during which he broke the record for receiving touchdowns with his 101st, exceeding the then-record 100 set by Steve Largent), and 98 catches for 1,503 yards and 15 touchdowns in 1993, Rice made it back to the Super Bowl with the 49ers in the 1994 season, recording a career-high 112 receptions for 1,499 yards and 13 touchdowns. During the 49ers' first game of that season against the Los Angeles Raiders, he caught 7 passes for a season-high 169 yards and two touchdowns (and rushed for one more), moving into first place in the NFL records for career touchdowns, with 127. In Week 3, his 147 receiving yards moved him past Art Monk as the NFL's active leader, and also past Charlie Joiner for 3rd all-time. He would pass Steve Largent for 2nd place in Week 16.[28] Although he only caught 6 passes in San Francisco's 2 playoff games that year, he proved to be a vital component in their 49–26 victory over the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX, recording 10 receptions for 149 yards and 3 touchdowns—despite playing with a separated shoulder for much of the game.[29][30]

In 1995, Rice caught a career-high 122 passes for a then-NFL record 1,848 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns (along with 1 touchdown each by way of running, passing, and recovering a fumble). However, the 49ers lost in the divisional playoffs to the Green Bay Packers, despite Rice's impressive 11-catch, 117-yard performance. The following year, he recorded 108 receptions (again leading the NFL) for 1,254 yards and eight touchdowns. San Francisco won in the wild card round, but once more lost to the Packers in the divisional playoffs. In his three seasons between 1994 and 1996, Rice had racked up 342 catches for 4,601 yards and 36 touchdowns.

During the 49ers' opening game of the 1997 season, he tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee on a reverse. Warren Sapp of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers grabbed Rice by the face-mask and wrenched him to the ground with it, drawing a 15-yard personal foul.[31] The injury broke his streak of 189 consecutive games played. Fourteen weeks later, he made his return, much earlier than doctors wanted him to. He scored a touchdown, but when he came down with the catch, he cracked the patella in his left kneecap.[32] He was forced to miss the Pro Bowl for the first time in 11 years. However, he made a full recovery, coming back in 1998 to record 82 catches for 1,157 yards and nine touchdowns and being named to his 12th Pro Bowl.

The 1999 season was the first that Rice failed to reach 1,000 yards receiving while playing in all 16 games. The same thing happened in 2000, his final season in San Francisco.

Oakland Raiders

With the emergence of Terrell Owens in San Francisco, and because of their desire to rebuild the team and clear salary, Rice left the 49ers and signed with the Oakland Raiders, following the conclusion of the 2000 season.[33] He joined a Raiders team coming off a loss in the AFC playoffs, to form one of the oldest receiver duos with Tim Brown.

The two played well together, as Rice caught 83 passes for 1,139 yards and nine touchdowns. In 2002, he caught 92 passes for 1,211 yards and seven touchdowns, was named to his 13th Pro Bowl, and assisted Oakland to an AFC championship and appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII. His team lost 48–21 to the Buccaneers in the Super Bowl, with Rice recording five receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown. His 48-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter made him the first player to catch a touchdown pass in four Super Bowls.

On November 11, 2002, against the Denver Broncos, Rice scored his 200th career touchdown, and surpassed Walter Payton to become the NFL's career leader in total yardage. Oakland dropped from an 11–5 record in 2002 to a 4–12 record in 2003, leading to frustration from Rice about his role on the team. He eventually requested to be traded.[34]

Seattle Seahawks

Rice was traded to the Seattle Seahawks six games into the 2004 season, in exchange for a conditional 2005 7th round pick (condition not met) and was reunited with Seattle head coach Mike Holmgren, who had previously worked with Rice as San Francisco's offensive coordinator. After speaking with Hall of Fame wide receiver Steve Largent, Rice was granted permission to wear Largent's retired jersey number 80.[35]

In a Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Rice set the career NFL record for combined net yards by catching a 27-yard touchdown pass from Matt Hasselbeck.[36] He finished that game with 8 catches for 145 yards and a touchdown.[37] Rice played his last non-preseason professional game for Seattle—a wildcard loss to the St. Louis Rams in which he did not catch a pass.

In total Rice had 362 receiving yards and three touchdowns with the Seahawks. At the age of 41, he managed to play 17 games in a 16-game season. He was traded before Oakland's bye week and after Seattle's, and never missed a game, so he played 6 games for the Raiders and 11 for the Seahawks.

Denver Broncos

At the conclusion of the 2004 season, Rice signed a one-year contract with the Denver Broncos.[38]

Retirement

On September 5, 2005, Rice announced his retirement.[39]

In August 2006, the 49ers announced that Rice would sign a contract with them, allowing him to retire as a member of the team where his NFL career began. On August 24, he officially retired as a 49er, signing a one-day contract for $1,985,806.49. The number represented the year Rice was drafted (1985), his number (80), the year he retired (2006), and the 49ers (49). The figure was ceremonial, and Rice received no money.[40] There was a halftime ceremony to honor him during the 49ers' match-up with the Seattle Seahawks on November 19, 2006.[41]

Over the course of his career, Rice played more games than any non-placekicker or punter in NFL history, playing 303 games overall. (Quarterback George Blanda played 340 games, but he was also a placekicker.)

Legacy

Rice with Joe Montana at Super Bowl 50

Rice holds numerous NFL receiving records. His 1,549 career receptions are 117 receptions ahead of the second place record held by Larry Fitzgerald as of the conclusion of the 2020 NFL season. His 22,895 career receiving yards are 5,403 yards ahead of the second place spot held by Larry Fitzgerald as of the conclusion of the 2020 NFL season. His 197 career touchdown receptions are 41 scores more than the second place record of 156 touchdown receptions by Randy Moss, and his 208 total touchdowns (197 receiving, 10 rushing, and one fumble recovery) are 33 scores ahead of Emmitt Smith's second place total of 175.[42] He also threw a touchdown pass against the Atlanta Falcons in a 1995 regular season game. His 1,256 career points scored make him the highest-scoring non-kicker in NFL history. During a career spanning two decades, Rice averaged 75.6 receiving yards per game.

Rice is remembered also as one of the best clutch players in football history. He was a crucial part of the 49ers victory in Super Bowl XXIII. Down 16–13 with less than three minutes to play, quarterback Joe Montana led the 49ers in the game-winning drive with 36 seconds left on the clock. Rice was instrumental in that drive, catching three passes, and was voted the Super Bowl MVP. Rice often made game winning catches throughout his career. Known as one of the best blockers at his position, there was no aspect of playing wide receiver at which Rice did not excel.[citation needed]

Rice is also remembered for his work ethic and dedication to the game. In his 20 NFL seasons, Rice missed only 17 regular season games, 14 of them in the 1997 season, and the other 3 in the strike-shortened season of 1987. His 303 games are by far the most ever played by an NFL wide receiver. In addition to staying on the field, his work ethic showed in his dedication to conditioning and running precise routes, with coach Dennis Green calling him "the best route runner I've ever seen." One of the best known examples of his dedication and ethic may be "The Hill", a long and steep hill in Edgewood County Park & Natural Preserve, that is "two and a half miles up". Rice would sprint across the hill literally every day to improve his abilities. "The Hill" has served as an inspiration for many other players in the 49ers organization, among them former first-round pick wide receiver A.J. Jenkins, who neglected to train with Rice on "The Hill", and was subsequently traded.[43]

In 1999, Rice was ranked number two on the Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, behind only Jim Brown, and was 35 places ahead of the next-highest-ranked player then active, Deion Sanders.[7] In 2000, Rice won the ESPY Award for Pro Football Player of the Decade for the 1990s. On November 4, 2010, he was ranked number one on The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players.[44]

In 2011, The Sports Network awarded the inaugural Jerry Rice Award, to be given each year to the most outstanding freshman Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) player. The inaugural winner was Towson running back Terrance West.[45]

In January 2015, Rice stated that he put Stickum, a substance that makes the ball easier to catch and hold on to, on his gloves during his career, saying "I know this might be a little illegal, guys, but you put a little spray, a little stickum on them, to make sure that texture is a little sticky".[46] Stickum was banned in the NFL in 1981, four years before Rice joined the league.[47] His comments that "all players" in his era used stickum[48] were rebutted by Pro Football Hall of Fame contemporaries Cris Carter[49] and Michael Irvin.[50] Rice retracted his claim shortly thereafter, stating that "[He] never used Stickum."[51]

Rice was selected for induction in the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2010 in his first year of eligibility. He was inducted in Canton, Ohio on August 7, 2010, alongside Emmitt Smith, Floyd Little, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Dick LeBeau, and John Randle.[52] On September 20, 2010, during halftime of a game against the Saints, the 49ers retired Rice's No. 80 jersey.[53]

Career statistics

Legend
AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year
Won the Super Bowl
Super Bowl MVP
NFL record
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles Other TDs
GP GS Rec Yards Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
1985 SF 16 4 49 927 18.9 66 3 6 26 4.3 15 1 0 0 —
1986 SF 16 15 86 1,570 18.3 66 15 10 72 7.2 18 1 0 0 —
1987 SF 12 12 65 1,078 16.6 57 22 8 51 6.4 17 1 0 0 —
1988 SF 16 16 64 1,306 20.4 96 9 13 107 8.2 29 1 0 0 —
1989 SF 16 16 82 1,483 18.1 68 17 5 33 6.6 17 0 0 0 —
1990 SF 16 16 100 1,502 15.0 64 13 2 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 —
1991 SF 16 16 80 1,206 15.1 73 14 1 2 2.0 2 0 1 0 —
1992 SF 16 16 84 1,201 14.3 80 10 9 58 6.4 26 1 2 1 —
1993 SF 16 16 98 1,503 15.3 80 15 3 69 23.0 43 1 3 0 —
1994 SF 16 16 112 1,499 13.4 69 13 7 93 13.3 28 2 1 1 —
1995 SF 16 16 122 1,848 15.1 81 15 5 36 7.2 20 1 3 3 2
1996 SF 16 16 108 1,254 11.6 39 8 11 77 7.0 38 1 0 0 —
1997 SF 2 1 7 78 11.1 16 1 1 -10 -10.0 -10 0 0 0 —
1998 SF 16 16 82 1,157 14.1 75 9 — — — — — 2 2 —
1999 SF 16 16 67 830 12.4 62 5 2 13 6.5 11 0 0 0 —
2000 SF 16 16 75 805 10.7 68 7 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 3 2 —
2001 OAK 16 15 83 1,139 13.7 40 9 — — — — — 1 0 —
2002 OAK 16 16 92 1,211 13.2 75 7 3 20 6.7 12 0 1 1 —
2003 OAK 16 15 63 869 13.8 47 2 — — — — — 2 1 —
2004 OAK 6 5 5 67 13.4 18 0 — — — — — 0 0 —
SEA 11 9 25 362 14.5 56 3 — — — — — 0 0 —
Career[54] 303 284 1,549 22,895 14.8 96 197 87 645 7.4 43 10 19 11 2

NFL records

As of the end of the 2020 NFL season, Rice holds the following league records:[54][55][56]

  • Most career regular season games played by a position player: 303
  • Most career receiving yards: 22,895
  • Most career receptions: 1,549
  • Most career touchdown receptions: 197
  • Most career yards from scrimmage: 23,540 (22,895 receiving, 645 rushing)
  • Most career touchdowns from scrimmage: 207 (197 receiving, 10 rushing)
  • Most career all purpose yards: 23,546 (22,895 receiving, 645 rushing, 6 kick returns)
  • Most career all purpose touchdowns: 208 (197 receiving, 10 rushing, 1 fumble recovery)
  • Most seasons of 1,000 or more receiving yards: 14
  • Fastest player to reach 100 touchdown receptions: 120 GP
  • Fastest player to reach 13,000 receiving yards: 156 GP
  • Fastest player to reach 14,000 receiving yards: 164 GP
  • Fastest player to reach 15,000 receiving yards: 172 GP

Media work

Rice and quarterback Steve Young appeared together in Visa, All Sport, and Gatorade commercials when they were both playing for the 49ers.[citation needed]

During the 2005–2006 broadcasting season, Rice competed in the reality show Dancing with the Stars. He was paired with dancer Anna Trebunskaya, and they reached the final two before losing to singer Drew Lachey and his partner Cheryl Burke.[57] In 2009, Rice portrayed Hal Gore in the film Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling. In the same year, he guest starred as himself in the episode "Lyin' King" on the sitcom Rules of Engagement.

Rice has co-authored two books about his life: Rice (with Michael Silver, published 1996, ISBN 0-312-14795-3) and Go Long: My Journey Beyond the Game and the Fame (with Brian Curtis, published 2007, ISBN 0-345-49611-6). He co-hosts[when?] Sports Sunday with NBC sportscaster Raj Mathai, a prime time sports show shown in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Rice and his dog, Nitus, were featured in Jerry Rice & Nitus' Dog Football, a video game for the Wii that was released on August 16, 2011.[58]

Rice served as an alumni captain for Team Rice during the 2014 Pro Bowl[59] and 2016 Pro Bowl.[60]

Personal life

Jerry married Jacqueline Bernice Mitchell on September 8, 1987. Jacqueline Rice filed for divorce in June 2007, which became final in late December 2009. They have three children together: Jacqui Bonet (born 1987), Jerry Rice, Jr. (born 1991), and Jada Symone (born 1996). Jerry Jr., who attended high school at Menlo School in Atherton, California, graduated in 2009. Jerry Jr. was a walk-on at UCLA and redshirted his first season.[61][62] After three seasons and limited playing time, Jerry Rice Jr. graduated from UCLA and transferred to UNLV and was eligible to play immediately.[63] Jerry Jr. played wide receiver for the Rebels, and had participated in a 49ers local pro day prior to the 2014 NFL Draft, but was not drafted.[64] As of October 21, 2019, Rice is married to Latisha Pelayo whom he has dated since 2008.[65]

Rice has played golf for over 20 years and would wake up early to play golf during his football career. He competed in the Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae on the Nationwide Tour on April 15–16, 2010. He received a sponsor's exemption to play in the tournament. Rice missed the cut and finished one shot ahead of last place; 17-over and 151st among the 152 players who completed two rounds.[66] He also competed as a team captain on The Big Break Puerto Rico, where his team won.[67][68]

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