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Pro Career
With 14 NFL records, 12 Pro Bowl Invitations and a spot on the NFL?s 75th Anniversary Team to his credit, not only is Jerry Rice considered the greatest wide receiver ever to play in the NFL, but is arguably the greatest player the league has ever seen...Rice begins the 1999 campaign with NFL career records in receptions (1,139), receiving yards (17,612), total touchdowns (175), receiving touchdowns (164), most games with 100 receiving yards (64), most 1,000-yard receiving seasons (12), most 100-catch seasons (4), most receiving yards in a single season (1,848), most receiving touchdowns in a single season (22), consecutive games with a touchdown (13), consecutive 100-catch seasons (3), most seasons with 50 or more receptions (12), longest consecutive games with a reception streak (193) and shares with Steve Young the standard for most touchdowns by a WR-QB combo (84)...In 1998, he became the first player in NFL history to reach the 17,000-yard mark rushing or receiving...Also in ?98, he registered his 12th 1,000-yard season, becoming the first player over 35 in NFL history to reach the mark...He became the league?s All-time for most touchdowns scored (175 entering 1999) early in the 1994 season...In 1995, he claimed NFL career records in receptions and yards, bettering the previous standards of 940 catches by Art Monk and 14,004 yards by James Lofton...Propelled by a career-high nine 100-yard games and a 132.3-yard average over the final nine games in 1995, Rice, then 33, set an NFL single-season record with 1,848 receiving yards, while his 122 catches that year rank second in NFL history...Known as one of the league?s best-conditioned players with his legendary training regimen...Along with his 12 Pro-Bowl invitation, Rice is a 10-time ALL-PRO (1986-90, 92-96), and has been named NFL Player-of-The-Year twice (1987, 90), Sports Illustrated Player-of-the-Year four times (1986-87, 90, 93) and NFL Offensive Player-of-the-Year in 1993...He owns 10 Super Bowl Records, including most career receptions (28), most receptions in a game (11, tied), most career receiving yards (512), most receiving yards in a game (215), most career points (42), most points in a game (18), most career touchdowns (7), most touchdowns in a game (3, tied with three others), most receiving touchdowns (7), and most receiving touchdowns in a game (3)...Rice had his streak of 189 consecutive games played snapped after suffering a severe left knee injury at Tampa Bay (8-31-97). Drafted in first round by 49ers in 1985 draft (No. 16 overall)...Third WR taken behind Al Toon (10th, N.Y. Jets) and Eddie Brown (13th, Cincinnati).
1998
Overcame two knee surgeries on left knee and played through injury to right knee to register 12th Pro Bowl season...Started 16 games and finished with 82 receptions for a team-high 1,157 yards and nine touchdowns...Became first player in NFL History over age 35 to record 1,000-yard season...NFL Record 12th 1,000-yard season...Ranked tied for seventh in NFL in receptions and sixth in receiving yards...Was 10th in NFC in scoring (non-kickers) with 56 points ...Recorded three 100-yard games to increase NFL Record to 64...Caught pass in every game to extend streak of consecutive games with catch to NFL Record 193...Opened season with six catches for 86 yards, including 14-yard touchdown, against N.Y. Jets (9-6)? Recorded 28th career touchdown against Atlanta to break Marcus Allen?s NFL Record (26 against San Diego) for most touchdowns against single opponent.?Shattered one NFL Record and tied another while catching four passes for 64 yards and one touchdown at St. Louis (10-25)... NFL Record 29th career touchdown against Falcons.
1997
Played in two games and started one...Finished with seven receptions for 78 yards and one touchdown...Became first non-kicker in NFL HISTORY to score 1,000 career points...Missed 13 games with torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in left knee...Missed one regular season and two postseason games with cracked patella in left knee...Had never missed a game with injury at any level prior to 1997...Started at flanker and posted team-high four receptions for 38 yards at Tampa Bay (8-31)...Suffered left knee injury when Warren Sapp twisted him down by facemask on second quarter reverse...Underwent 2 1/2 hours of surgery (9-1)...Was expected to miss 4-6 months, but made it back to lineup in just over three months...Returned to full practice (12-4)...Returned to lineup and helped 49ers clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with three receptions for 40 yards and one touchdown vs. Denver (12-15)...Sparked 49er rally from 10-0 deficit with 14-yard touchdown reception between two defenders in second quarter...Suffered fractured patella on touchdown play...Placed on Injured Reserve (12-23).
1996
Started all 16 games for the ninth consecutive season...Finished with 108 receptions for 1,254 yards and eight touchdowns...Scored rushing touchdown for fifth consecutive season...Won second NFL receptions title and led the NFC for the third time...Named first team ALL-PRO by Associated Press...Caught five passes for 49 yards vs. Detroit (12-23) to clinch NFL RECEIVING TITLE...Broke the 100-catch mark for the third consecutive season, and fourth time overall, (both NFL RECORDS). Tied an NFL RECORD (Reggie White, Anthony Munoz) with 11th consecutive PRO BOWL invitation...Registered three 100-yard games and two 10-catch games...Had six receptions for 58 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown to become the 49ers ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER with 982 points, surpassing K Ray Wersching's 979 points, vs. Baltimore (11-17)...Made NFL HISTORY by becoming the first player to reach the 1,000-reception mark at New Orleans (11-3)...Caught eight passes for 87 yards, becoming the first player in NFL history to surpass the 16,000 receiving yards mark at Washington (11-24)...Caught seven passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and set an NFL RECORD with his 11th 50-catch season at Green Bay (10-14)...Recorded 150th career touchdown reception against the Packers...Topped Steve Largent and Gary Clark for most 50-reception seasons.
1995
Started 16 games and broke a 34-year old NFL RECORD for most receiving yards in a single season...Set the SINGLE-SEASON RECORD with 1,848 yards, breaking the previous standard of 1,746 yards by Houston's Charlie Hennigan in 1961...Caught a CAREER-HIGH 122 passes, one short of Herman Moore's NFL record...Named as a PRO BOWL STARTER for the 10th consecutive season...Finished second in the league with 17 touchdowns, including 15 on receptions, and 104 points...Seventh consecutive season with 10 or more touchdowns...Raised his NFL CAREER TOUCHDOWNS RECORD to 156 and his NFL CAREER RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS RECORD to 146...Posted a CAREER-HIGH nine 100-yard games and established a new NFL CAREER RECORD with 58 100-yard games, breaking the old mark of 50 by Don Maynard of the N.Y. Giants, N.Y. Jets and St. Louis Cardinals (1958, 60-73)...Posted an NFL RECORD 10th consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season...Clinched his third consecutive RECEIVING YARDS TITLE and sixth overall.Recorded four multi-touchdown games...Set a TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORD and was named NFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK after registering a CAREER-HIGH 289 receiving yards on 14 catches, and three touchdowns vs. Minnesota (12-18)...Became the NFL's CAREER RECEIVING YARDAGE RECORD HOLDER with 14,040 yards after catching eight passes for 108 yards vs. New Orleans (10-29)...Scored his first NFL touchdown pass he threw a 41-yard bomb to J.J. Stokes off a fake reverse...Tied his POSTSEASON-HIGH with 11 receptions for 117 yards in the NFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Green Bay (1-6).
1994
Started 16 games and finished with 112 receptions for 1,499 yards and 13 touchdowns...Scored two more touchdowns on the ground...Sixth consecutive season with 10 or more touchdowns...Named as a PRO BOWL starter for the ninth consecutive year...Set an NFL RECORD with nine consecutive 1,000-yard seasons...Posted five 100-yard receiving games...Broke Jim Brown's NFL RECORD for career touchdowns in the season-opener vs. L.A. Raiders (9-5)...Earned NFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK honors after making seven receptions for a season-high 169 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing once for one score vs. the Raiders...Named NFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK for the second time as he set a TEAM SINGLE GAME RECORD with 16 receptions for 165 yards and three touchdowns vs. L.A. Rams (11-20).
1993
Posted one of the best seasons of his illustrious career en route to being named NFL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR by the Associated Press...Selected as a starter to the 1994 PRO BOWL, marking his seventh appearance in Hawaii...NFL LEADER in receiving yards (1,503) and touchdowns (16)...TEAM LEADER in receptions (98) and receiving yards (1,503), both totals being the third-best marks of his career...Finished the season with a reception in a TEAM-RECORD 127 consecutive games and tied with Harold Carmichael for fourth place on the NFL's all-time list...Named the winner of the 49ers' LEN ESHMONT AWARD as the most inspirational and courageous player in a vote by teammates...Established himself as the 49ers' TEAM RECORD holder with 11,564 yards from scrimmage, surpassing Roger Craig (11,506) with his 62 yards on four catches vs. New Orleans (11-22) and established a MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL RECORD in that game with a pair of touchdown receptions, giving him 18 career scores on Monday night, eclipsing Marcus Allen's mark of 16...Tied Steve Largent's NFL RECORD for most 1,000-yard receiving seasons in a career (8) and established an NFL RECORD by accomplishing those 1,000-yard campaigns in consecutive years, breaking the old mark of seven that he previously shared with Lance Alworth...Accumulated 132 receiving yards, including an 80-yard touchdown reception, at Detroit (12-19) to move past James Lofton (43) and alone into second place (44) on the NFL's all-time list for most games with 100 or more yards receiving in a career...Added to his NFL RECORD for career postseason receptions, running his total to 78 with three grabs for 43 yards vs. N.Y. Giants in the NFC Divisional Playoff game (1-15)...Accumulated 83 yards on six receptions at Dallas in the NFC Championship Game (1-23), surpassing Cliff Branch (1,289) in setting a new NFL CAREER POSTSEASON RECEIVING YARDAGE RECORD with 1,306.
1992
Started 16 games and recorded seventh consecutive 1,000-yard season...Became the NFL's CAREER RECORD HOLDER for receiving touchdowns with 101, surpassing Steve Largent's mark of 100...Selected as a starter PRO BOWL and first team ALL-PRO by the Associated Press...TEAM LEADER in receiving yards (1,201), receptions (84) and touchdowns (11, 10 receiving, 1 rushing)...Became the eighth player in NFL history to catch at least one pass in 100 consecutive games vs. L.A. Rams (10-4)...Named NFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK when he scored three touchdowns (2 receiving, 1 rushing) to become the eighth player in NFL history to reach 100 career scores (102, 6th all-time) vs. Atlanta (10-18)...Reached the 10,000 total yards mark (10,001) for his career.Tied Dwight Clark's TEAM RECORD 105 consecutive games with at least one reception vs. New Orleans (11-15)...Broke that record the following week in his 106th consecutive game with a catch and tied Don Hutson for second place on the all-time NFL touchdown reception list (99) at L.A. Rams (11-22)...Named USA Today/Miller Lite NFL PLAYER OF THE WEEK and NFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK as he tied Steve Largent for first place on the all-time NFL touchdown reception list with his 100th career TD catch and tied Hutson (105) for fifth place on the ALL-TIME NFL TOUCHDOWN list vs. Philadelphia (11-29)...Set the NFL TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION RECORD with his 101st touchdown grab.Tied Lance Alworth's NFL RECORD for most consecutive seasons (7) with 1,000 yards receiving at Minnesota (12-13).Became the 49ers' CAREER POSTSEASON RECEPTIONS RECORD HOLDER with 67, surpassing Roger Craig (63) vs. Washington in the NFC Divisional Playoff game (1-9)...Established NFL POSTSEASON RECORDS for most career receptions (75), most total touchdowns career (13) and tied John Stallworth's league mark for most games with 100 or more yards receiving with five as he caught eight passes for 123 yards and a score vs. Dallas in the NFC Championship game (1-17).
1991
TEAM LEADER in catches (80), receiving yards (1,206) and touchdowns (14)...Became the 49ers' CAREER RECORD HOLDER for most receptions (514) at Seattle (12-8), also reaching the 1,000-yard receiving mark against the Seahawks.
1990
Sports Illustrated's NFL PLAYER OF THE YEAR...NFL LEADER in receptions (105) and yardage (1,502)...Caught 105 passes to become only the fourth player in NFL HISTORY to catch at least 100 passes in a season (Art Monk, Washington - 106 in 1984; Charley Hennigan, Houston - 101 in '64; and Lionel Taylor, Denver - 100 in '60)...Named NFC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK along with Joe Montana when he posted one of the greatest receiving games in NFL history at Atlanta (10-14)...Tied an NFL RECORD with five touchdown receptions and established TEAM RECORDS for receptions (13) and points (30), while ringing up 225 yards. His yardage total in that game established him as the 49ers' CAREER RECORD HOLDER with 6,938 yards, surpassing Dwight Clark's 6,750...Tied John Stallworth's NFL POSTSEASON RECORD for most career touchdown receptions (12) vs. Washington in the NFC Divisional Playoff game (1-12-91).
1989
Unanimous selection to the PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME'S NFL "TEAM OF THE 1980s"...NFL LEADER with 1,483 receiving yards...LEAGUE LEADER among wide receivers with 17 touchdown catches...TEAM LEADER with 82 receptions and 17 scores...Set TEAM CAREER RECORDS for total touchdowns (64) and receiving touchdowns (60) with a pair of scores vs. New Orleans (11-6)...Set a SUPER BOWL RECORD with three receiving touchdowns vs. Denver in Super Bowl XXIV (1-28-90).
1988
TEAM LEADER with 1,306 reception yards...His NFL RECORD of 13 consecutive games with a touchdown ended at New Orleans (9-4)...Tied the TEAM RECORD for the sixth time with three receiving touchdowns at Seattle (9-25)...Established a then-TEAM RECORD with a 96-yard touchdown reception at San Diego (11-27)...Tied the NFL POSTSEASON RECORD with three receiving touchdowns in the NFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Minnesota (1-1-89)...Named SUPER BOWL XXIII MVP, setting SUPER BOWL RECORDS with 215 yards on 11 receptions vs. Cincinnati (1-22-89)...His six postseason touchdowns tied an NFL RECORD (Larry Csonka - '73, Franco Harris - '74, and John Riggins - '83) for most single season playoff scores.
1987
Named NFL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, the first 49er to receive that honor since QB John Brodie in 1970...TEAM LEADER with 1,078 receiving yards and 65 receptions...Had a LEAGUE-BEST 23 touchdowns, including one rushing, in 12 games...NFL LEADER (first WR since Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch in 1951) and set a TEAM SINGLE-SEASON RECORD with 138 points...Point total was the most ever scored by a wide-out, and most points scored by a non-kicker since Redskins' RB John Riggins chalked up 144 points on 24 touchdowns in 1983...NFL RECORD 22 receiving touchdowns, shattering the previous mark of 18 set by Mark Clayton in 1984...Established another NFL RECORD by scoring on a pass reception in 13 consecutive games to end the regular season.
1986
Sports Illustrated's NFL PLAYER OF THE YEAR...NFL LEADER with 1,570 receiving yards and 15 touchdown receptions...NFC LEADER with 86 receptions.
1985
Established a TEAM RECORD for rookies with 927 receiving yards, finishing second on the team that season to RB Roger Craig (1,014)...First career touchdown came on a 25-yard pass from Joe Montana at Atlanta (10-6)...Recorded first 200-yard game of career with 10 receptions for 241 yards and one touchdown vs. L.A. Rams (12-9).
College Highlights
Totaled 4,693 yards and set 18 NCAA Division II Records during his four-year career at Mississippi Valley State...Consensus All-America, totaling more than 100 receptions in both his junior and senior seasons...Recorded 1,845 yards and scored 28 touchdowns as a senior in 1984...Exceeded 1,000 yards receiving during three consecutive years...MVP in Blue-Gray Game, and played in Freedom Bowl All-Star game...Named to the SBN Sports Network's Black College Football All-Time team.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jerry Lee Rice...Born (10-13-62) and raised in Crawford, MS...Competed in football, basketball, and track & field at Crawford (MS) Moor High...Was the first overall pick in the 1985 USFL Draft by the Birmingham Stallions...Involved with the United Negro College Fund...Rice''s "127 Foundation" annually donates funds to Bay Area Omega Boys Club...Made the final cut at the 1997 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.He and his wife, Jackie, have three children: Jaqui Bonet (6-7-87), Jerry Jr. (7-27-91) and Jada Symone (5-16-96)...They live in Atherton, CA.

Pro Career
With 14 NFL records, 12 Pro Bowl Invitations and a spot on the NFL?s 75th Anniversary Team to his credit, not only is Jerry Rice considered the greatest wide receiver ever to play in the NFL, but is arguably the greatest player the league has ever seen...Rice begins the 1999 campaign with NFL career records in receptions (1,139), receiving yards (17,612), total touchdowns (175), receiving touchdowns (164), most games with 100 receiving yards (64), most 1,000-yard receiving seasons (12), most 100-catch seasons (4), most receiving yards in a single season (1,848), most receiving touchdowns in a single season (22), consecutive games with a touchdown (13), consecutive 100-catch seasons (3), most seasons with 50 or more receptions (12), longest consecutive games with a reception streak (193) and shares with Steve Young the standard for most touchdowns by a WR-QB combo (84)...In 1998, he became the first player in NFL history to reach the 17,000-yard mark rushing or receiving...Also in ?98, he registered his 12th 1,000-yard season, becoming the first player over 35 in NFL history to reach the mark...He became the league?s All-time for most touchdowns scored (175 entering 1999) early in the 1994 season...In 1995, he claimed NFL career records in receptions and yards, bettering the previous standards of 940 catches by Art Monk and 14,004 yards by James Lofton...Propelled by a career-high nine 100-yard games and a 132.3-yard average over the final nine games in 1995, Rice, then 33, set an NFL single-season record with 1,848 receiving yards, while his 122 catches that year rank second in NFL history...Known as one of the league?s best-conditioned players with his legendary training regimen...Along with his 12 Pro-Bowl invitation, Rice is a 10-time ALL-PRO (1986-90, 92-96), and has been named NFL Player-of-The-Year twice (1987, 90), Sports Illustrated Player-of-the-Year four times (1986-87, 90, 93) and NFL Offensive Player-of-the-Year in 1993...He owns 10 Super Bowl Records, including most career receptions (28), most receptions in a game (11, tied), most career receiving yards (512), most receiving yards in a game (215), most career points (42), most points in a game (18), most career touchdowns (7), most touchdowns in a game (3, tied with three others), most receiving touchdowns (7), and most receiving touchdowns in a game (3)...Rice had his streak of 189 consecutive games played snapped after suffering a severe left knee injury at Tampa Bay (8-31-97). Drafted in first round by 49ers in 1985 draft (No. 16 overall)...Third WR taken behind Al Toon (10th, N.Y. Jets) and Eddie Brown (13th, Cincinnati).

1998
Overcame two knee surgeries on left knee and played through injury to right knee to register 12th Pro Bowl season...Started 16 games and finished with 82 receptions for a team-high 1,157 yards and nine touchdowns...Became first player in NFL History over age 35 to record 1,000-yard season...NFL Record 12th 1,000-yard season...Ranked tied for seventh in NFL in receptions and sixth in receiving yards...Was 10th in NFC in scoring (non-kickers) with 56 points ...Recorded three 100-yard games to increase NFL Record to 64...Caught pass in every game to extend streak of consecutive games with catch to NFL Record 193...Opened season with six catches for 86 yards, including 14-yard touchdown, against N.Y. Jets (9-6)? Recorded 28th career touchdown against Atlanta to break Marcus Allen?s NFL Record (26 against San Diego) for most touchdowns against single opponent.?Shattered one NFL Record and tied another while catching four passes for 64 yards and one touchdown at St. Louis (10-25)... NFL Record 29th career touchdown against Falcons.

1997
Played in two games and started one...Finished with seven receptions for 78 yards and one touchdown...Became first non-kicker in NFL HISTORY to score 1,000 career points...Missed 13 games with torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in left knee...Missed one regular season and two postseason games with cracked patella in left knee...Had never missed a game with injury at any level prior to 1997...Started at flanker and posted team-high four receptions for 38 yards at Tampa Bay (8-31)...Suffered left knee injury when Warren Sapp twisted him down by facemask on second quarter reverse...Underwent 2 1/2 hours of surgery (9-1)...Was expected to miss 4-6 months, but made it back to lineup in just over three months...Returned to full practice (12-4)...Returned to lineup and helped 49ers clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with three receptions for 40 yards and one touchdown vs. Denver (12-15)...Sparked 49er rally from 10-0 deficit with 14-yard touchdown reception between two defenders in second quarter...Suffered fractured patella on touchdown play...Placed on Injured Reserve (12-23).

1996
Started all 16 games for the ninth consecutive season...Finished with 108 receptions for 1,254 yards and eight touchdowns...Scored rushing touchdown for fifth consecutive season...Won second NFL receptions title and led the NFC for the third time...Named first team ALL-PRO by Associated Press...Caught five passes for 49 yards vs. Detroit (12-23) to clinch NFL RECEIVING TITLE...Broke the 100-catch mark for the third consecutive season, and fourth time overall, (both NFL RECORDS). Tied an NFL RECORD (Reggie White, Anthony Munoz) with 11th consecutive PRO BOWL invitation...Registered three 100-yard games and two 10-catch games...Had six receptions for 58 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown to become the 49ers ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER with 982 points, surpassing K Ray Wersching's 979 points, vs. Baltimore (11-17)...Made NFL HISTORY by becoming the first player to reach the 1,000-reception mark at New Orleans (11-3)...Caught eight passes for 87 yards, becoming the first player in NFL history to surpass the 16,000 receiving yards mark at Washington (11-24)...Caught seven passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and set an NFL RECORD with his 11th 50-catch season at Green Bay (10-14)...Recorded 150th career touchdown reception against the Packers...Topped Steve Largent and Gary Clark for most 50-reception seasons.

1995
Started 16 games and broke a 34-year old NFL RECORD for most receiving yards in a single season...Set the SINGLE-SEASON RECORD with 1,848 yards, breaking the previous standard of 1,746 yards by Houston's Charlie Hennigan in 1961...Caught a CAREER-HIGH 122 passes, one short of Herman Moore's NFL record...Named as a PRO BOWL STARTER for the 10th consecutive season...Finished second in the league with 17 touchdowns, including 15 on receptions, and 104 points...Seventh consecutive season with 10 or more touchdowns...Raised his NFL CAREER TOUCHDOWNS RECORD to 156 and his NFL CAREER RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS RECORD to 146...Posted a CAREER-HIGH nine 100-yard games and established a new NFL CAREER RECORD with 58 100-yard games, breaking the old mark of 50 by Don Maynard of the N.Y. Giants, N.Y. Jets and St. Louis Cardinals (1958, 60-73)...Posted an NFL RECORD 10th consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season...Clinched his third consecutive RECEIVING YARDS TITLE and sixth overall.Recorded four multi-touchdown games...Set a TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORD and was named NFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK after registering a CAREER-HIGH 289 receiving yards on 14 catches, and three touchdowns vs. Minnesota (12-18)...Became the NFL's CAREER RECEIVING YARDAGE RECORD HOLDER with 14,040 yards after catching eight passes for 108 yards vs. New Orleans (10-29)...Scored his first NFL touchdown pass he threw a 41-yard bomb to J.J. Stokes off a fake reverse...Tied his POSTSEASON-HIGH with 11 receptions for 117 yards in the NFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Green Bay (1-6).

1994
Started 16 games and finished with 112 receptions for 1,499 yards and 13 touchdowns...Scored two more touchdowns on the ground...Sixth consecutive season with 10 or more touchdowns...Named as a PRO BOWL starter for the ninth consecutive year...Set an NFL RECORD with nine consecutive 1,000-yard seasons...Posted five 100-yard receiving games...Broke Jim Brown's NFL RECORD for career touchdowns in the season-opener vs. L.A. Raiders (9-5)...Earned NFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK honors after making seven receptions for a season-high 169 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing once for one score vs. the Raiders...Named NFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK for the second time as he set a TEAM SINGLE GAME RECORD with 16 receptions for 165 yards and three touchdowns vs. L.A. Rams (11-20).

1993
Posted one of the best seasons of his illustrious career en route to being named NFL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR by the Associated Press...Selected as a starter to the 1994 PRO BOWL, marking his seventh appearance in Hawaii...NFL LEADER in receiving yards (1,503) and touchdowns (16)...TEAM LEADER in receptions (98) and receiving yards (1,503), both totals being the third-best marks of his career...Finished the season with a reception in a TEAM-RECORD 127 consecutive games and tied with Harold Carmichael for fourth place on the NFL's all-time list...Named the winner of the 49ers' LEN ESHMONT AWARD as the most inspirational and courageous player in a vote by teammates...Established himself as the 49ers' TEAM RECORD holder with 11,564 yards from scrimmage, surpassing Roger Craig (11,506) with his 62 yards on four catches vs. New Orleans (11-22) and established a MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL RECORD in that game with a pair of touchdown receptions, giving him 18 career scores on Monday night, eclipsing Marcus Allen's mark of 16...Tied Steve Largent's NFL RECORD for most 1,000-yard receiving seasons in a career (8) and established an NFL RECORD by accomplishing those 1,000-yard campaigns in consecutive years, breaking the old mark of seven that he previously shared with Lance Alworth...Accumulated 132 receiving yards, including an 80-yard touchdown reception, at Detroit (12-19) to move past James Lofton (43) and alone into second place (44) on the NFL's all-time list for most games with 100 or more yards receiving in a career...Added to his NFL RECORD for career postseason receptions, running his total to 78 with three grabs for 43 yards vs. N.Y. Giants in the NFC Divisional Playoff game (1-15)...Accumulated 83 yards on six receptions at Dallas in the NFC Championship Game (1-23), surpassing Cliff Branch (1,289) in setting a new NFL CAREER POSTSEASON RECEIVING YARDAGE RECORD with 1,306.

1992
Started 16 games and recorded seventh consecutive 1,000-yard season...Became the NFL's CAREER RECORD HOLDER for receiving touchdowns with 101, surpassing Steve Largent's mark of 100...Selected as a starter PRO BOWL and first team ALL-PRO by the Associated Press...TEAM LEADER in receiving yards (1,201), receptions (84) and touchdowns (11, 10 receiving, 1 rushing)...Became the eighth player in NFL history to catch at least one pass in 100 consecutive games vs. L.A. Rams (10-4)...Named NFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK when he scored three touchdowns (2 receiving, 1 rushing) to become the eighth player in NFL history to reach 100 career scores (102, 6th all-time) vs. Atlanta (10-18)...Reached the 10,000 total yards mark (10,001) for his career.Tied Dwight Clark's TEAM RECORD 105 consecutive games with at least one reception vs. New Orleans (11-15)...Broke that record the following week in his 106th consecutive game with a catch and tied Don Hutson for second place on the all-time NFL touchdown reception list (99) at L.A. Rams (11-22)...Named USA Today/Miller Lite NFL PLAYER OF THE WEEK and NFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK as he tied Steve Largent for first place on the all-time NFL touchdown reception list with his 100th career TD catch and tied Hutson (105) for fifth place on the ALL-TIME NFL TOUCHDOWN list vs. Philadelphia (11-29)...Set the NFL TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION RECORD with his 101st touchdown grab.Tied Lance Alworth's NFL RECORD for most consecutive seasons (7) with 1,000 yards receiving at Minnesota (12-13).Became the 49ers' CAREER POSTSEASON RECEPTIONS RECORD HOLDER with 67, surpassing Roger Craig (63) vs. Washington in the NFC Divisional Playoff game (1-9)...Established NFL POSTSEASON RECORDS for most career receptions (75), most total touchdowns career (13) and tied John Stallworth's league mark for most games with 100 or more yards receiving with five as he caught eight passes for 123 yards and a score vs. Dallas in the NFC Championship game (1-17).

1991
TEAM LEADER in catches (80), receiving yards (1,206) and touchdowns (14)...Became the 49ers' CAREER RECORD HOLDER for most receptions (514) at Seattle (12-8), also reaching the 1,000-yard receiving mark against the Seahawks.

1990
Sports Illustrated's NFL PLAYER OF THE YEAR...NFL LEADER in receptions (105) and yardage (1,502)...Caught 105 passes to become only the fourth player in NFL HISTORY to catch at least 100 passes in a season (Art Monk, Washington - 106 in 1984; Charley Hennigan, Houston - 101 in '64; and Lionel Taylor, Denver - 100 in '60)...Named NFC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK along with Joe Montana when he posted one of the greatest receiving games in NFL history at Atlanta (10-14)...Tied an NFL RECORD with five touchdown receptions and established TEAM RECORDS for receptions (13) and points (30), while ringing up 225 yards. His yardage total in that game established him as the 49ers' CAREER RECORD HOLDER with 6,938 yards, surpassing Dwight Clark's 6,750...Tied John Stallworth's NFL POSTSEASON RECORD for most career touchdown receptions (12) vs. Washington in the NFC Divisional Playoff game (1-12-91).

1989
Unanimous selection to the PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME'S NFL "TEAM OF THE 1980s"...NFL LEADER with 1,483 receiving yards...LEAGUE LEADER among wide receivers with 17 touchdown catches...TEAM LEADER with 82 receptions and 17 scores...Set TEAM CAREER RECORDS for total touchdowns (64) and receiving touchdowns (60) with a pair of scores vs. New Orleans (11-6)...Set a SUPER BOWL RECORD with three receiving touchdowns vs. Denver in Super Bowl XXIV (1-28-90).

1988
TEAM LEADER with 1,306 reception yards...His NFL RECORD of 13 consecutive games with a touchdown ended at New Orleans (9-4)...Tied the TEAM RECORD for the sixth time with three receiving touchdowns at Seattle (9-25)...Established a then-TEAM RECORD with a 96-yard touchdown reception at San Diego (11-27)...Tied the NFL POSTSEASON RECORD with three receiving touchdowns in the NFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Minnesota (1-1-89)...Named SUPER BOWL XXIII MVP, setting SUPER BOWL RECORDS with 215 yards on 11 receptions vs. Cincinnati (1-22-89)...His six postseason touchdowns tied an NFL RECORD (Larry Csonka - '73, Franco Harris - '74, and John Riggins - '83) for most single season playoff scores.

1987
Named NFL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, the first 49er to receive that honor since QB John Brodie in 1970...TEAM LEADER with 1,078 receiving yards and 65 receptions...Had a LEAGUE-BEST 23 touchdowns, including one rushing, in 12 games...NFL LEADER (first WR since Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch in 1951) and set a TEAM SINGLE-SEASON RECORD with 138 points...Point total was the most ever scored by a wide-out, and most points scored by a non-kicker since Redskins' RB John Riggins chalked up 144 points on 24 touchdowns in 1983...NFL RECORD 22 receiving touchdowns, shattering the previous mark of 18 set by Mark Clayton in 1984...Established another NFL RECORD by scoring on a pass reception in 13 consecutive games to end the regular season.

1986
Sports Illustrated's NFL PLAYER OF THE YEAR...NFL LEADER with 1,570 receiving yards and 15 touchdown receptions...NFC LEADER with 86 receptions.

1985
Established a TEAM RECORD for rookies with 927 receiving yards, finishing second on the team that season to RB Roger Craig (1,014)...First career touchdown came on a 25-yard pass from Joe Montana at Atlanta (10-6)...Recorded first 200-yard game of career with 10 receptions for 241 yards and one touchdown vs. L.A. Rams (12-9).

College Highlights
Totaled 4,693 yards and set 18 NCAA Division II Records during his four-year career at Mississippi Valley State...Consensus All-America, totaling more than 100 receptions in both his junior and senior seasons...Recorded 1,845 yards and scored 28 touchdowns as a senior in 1984...Exceeded 1,000 yards receiving during three consecutive years...MVP in Blue-Gray Game, and played in Freedom Bowl All-Star game...Named to the SBN Sports Network's Black College Football All-Time team.

PERSONAL
Full name is Jerry Lee Rice...Born (10-13-62) and raised in Crawford, MS...Competed in football, basketball, and track & field at Crawford (MS) Moor High...Was the first overall pick in the 1985 USFL Draft by the Birmingham Stallions...Involved with the United Negro College Fund...Rice''s "127 Foundation" annually donates funds to Bay Area Omega Boys Club...Made the final cut at the 1997 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.He and his wife, Jackie, have three children: Jaqui Bonet (6-7-87), Jerry Jr. (7-27-91) and Jada Symone (5-16-96)...They live in Atherton, CA.