Jerry Rice

           Jerry Rice


                     October 13 1962 - Present       
     
     Jerry Rice was a wide receiver for the San Fransisco 49ers for fifteen years. Before he entered the NFL however, Jerry established himself as one of the best receivers in college with 301 catches, 4,693 yards, and 50 touchdowns at Mississippi Valley State. He had a spectacular college career and many NFL scouts soon became interested in him. Jerry finished ninth in the Heisman voting. He was then taken 16th overall by the 49ers in the '85 draft. The 49ers traded three picks to move up and get Jerry. Jerry Rice had a shaky rookie season but quickly proved himself early in his career. Jerry Rice set out in his career to set 38 NFL records including all time reception leader with 1,549, all time touchdown leader with 208, all time receiving touchdown leader with 197, and all time leader in receiving yards with 22,895. He is called the greatest wide receiver of all time and arguably the greatest football player of all time. His statistics are unmatched by any other receiver to ever play.

RECEIVING
Year	Team	G	Rec	Yds	Avg	Yds/G	Lng	TD	20+	40+	1st	FUM
2004	Seattle Seahawks	11	25	362	14.5	32.9	56	3	5	1	17	0
2004	Oakland Raiders	6	5	67	13.4	11.2	18	0	0	0	4	0
2003	Oakland Raiders	16	63	869	13.8	54.3	47T	2	13	1	44	2
2002	Oakland Raiders	16	92	1,211	13.2	75.7	75	7	12	3	59	1
2001	Oakland Raiders	16	83	1,139	13.7	71.2	40T	9	18	2	62	1
2000	San Francisco 49ers	16	75	805	10.7	50.3	68T	7	8	1	48	2
1999	San Francisco 49ers	16	67	830	12.4	51.9	62	5	7	4	41	0
1998	San Francisco 49ers	16	82	1,157	14.1	72.3	75T	9	13	4	55	2
1997	San Francisco 49ers	2	7	78	11.1	39.0	16	1	0	0	4	0
1996	San Francisco 49ers	16	108	1,254	11.6	78.4	39	8	11	0	72	0
1995	San Francisco 49ers	16	122	1,848	15.1	115.5	81T	15	25	10	75	3
1994	San Francisco 49ers	16	112	1,499	13.4	93.7	69T	13	21	3	77	1
1993	San Francisco 49ers	16	98	1,503	15.3	93.9	80T	15	24	6	72	3
1992	San Francisco 49ers	16	84	1,201	14.3	75.1	80T	10	20	3	58	1
1991	San Francisco 49ers	16	80	1,206	15.1	75.4	73T	14	14	7	54	0
1990	San Francisco 49ers	16	100	1,502	15.0	93.9	64T	13	--	--	--	--
1989	San Francisco 49ers	16	82	1,483	18.1	92.7	68T	17	--	--	--	--
1988	San Francisco 49ers	16	64	1,306	20.4	81.6	96T	9	--	--	--	--
1987	San Francisco 49ers	12	65	1,078	16.6	89.8	57T	22	--	--	--	--
1986	San Francisco 49ers	16	86	1,570	18.3	98.1	66T	15	--	--	--	--
1985	San Francisco 49ers	16	49	927	18.9	57.9	66T	3	--	--	--	--
TOTAL		303	1,549	22,895	14.8	75.6	96	197	191	45	742	16

Jerry Rice added 11 All- NFL team selections, a super bowl MVP Award and three Super Bowl Rings to his spectacular career. Jerry played 21 seasons of football before being inducted into the hall of fame in 2010, sealing his title as the greatest wide receiver to ever play the game.

http://www.nfl.com/player/jerryrice/2502642/careerstats
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RiceJe00.htm
http://www.biography.com/people/jerry-rice-40545#awesm=~oHzhHfJXEZz1XZ
http://ryancb4928.hubpages.com/hub/NFL-Football-Headed-for-Disaster