Jerry Rice Sr Rice in 2006
Position: Wide receiver Born: (1962-10-13 ) October 13, 1962 (age 61) Starkville, Mississippi Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 200 lb (91 kg) High school: Moor (Oktoc, Mississippi) College: Mississippi Valley State NFL Draft: 1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
3× Super Bowl champion (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX)
Super Bowl MVP (XXIII)
NFL Most Valuable Player (1987)
13× Pro Bowl (1986–1996, 1998, 2002)
10× First-team All-Pro (1986–1990, 1992–1996)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1991, 2002)
Bert Bell Award (1987)
2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1987, 1993)
6× NFL receiving yards leader (1986, 1989, 1990, 1993–1995)
2× NFL receptions leader (1990, 1996)
6× NFL receiving touchdowns leader (1986, 1987, 1989–1991, 1993)
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
San Francisco 49ers No. 80 retired
2× First-team I-AA All-American (1983, 1984)
NFL records
1,549 career receptions
22,895 career receiving yards
197 career receiving touchdowns
208 total touchdowns[ 1]
23,546 career all-purpose yards
Receptions: 1,549 Receiving yards: 22,895 Yards per reception: 14.8 Receiving touchdowns : 197 Player stats at NFL.com
Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962 in Starkville , Mississippi )[ 2] is an American retired football player. He was a wide receiver in the NFL , and is widely considered the greatest to ever play this position. He is often thought of as one of the best players in the history of the game.[ 3] Most of his success was with the San Francisco 49ers .