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The best ever
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| The Best Ever |
When
the San Francisco 49ers drafted Jerry Rice in 1985, they knew they were
getting a good player. What they didn't know was that they were getting
the best ever receiver in football history. With the San Francisco 49ers
he caught more passes for more yards and more touchdowns than anyone who
has ever lived.
He owns every meaningful career receiving records, he has played his best in his biggest games. Rice has been NFL Most Valuable Player and a Super Bowl MVP.
There is more to Rice than just catching the ball. He runs out his patterns even when he doesn't think he is getting the ball, to keep defense honest, and he even relishes blocking, which few receivers like to do.
His talents are enourmous, but they pale in comparison to his drive. Rice's work ethic and maniacal competitive edge have carried him beyond all previously astablished standards of excellence.
In a time when so many athletes fail to live up to their status as would-be heroes, Rice stand out as someone who conducts himself with class on and off the field and who represent society's most cherished values: succes through hard work, treating your peers and your opponenets with respect, accepting responsability for yours actions.
"I was born with a very special gift that has taken years to develop and refine. In my mind I know I can always get better; and each and every day I try to do something to reach my goals of being the best father, husband, friend, and yes... football player.
My biggest fear is that someday I might fail, and that's what motivates me to keep my motor running at the highest level possible no matter what I'm doing, or when I'm doing it.
I've learned some very important lessons in the last months and I realizes now more than ever how really fragile life can be.
Sometime we tend to move so fast we don't take the time to enjoy what is happening around us. No one is invincible and I truly understand how blessed I have been".
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| "When I look at him and I analyze
what he does and I see how he approches his game - and his life, becouse
I think the game is his life - I develop these feelings of inadequacy.
It is almost as though he operates on a different level. He goes out at
night with Zeus, while the rest of us wallow down in the valley with mere
mortals."
Carmen
Policy, Former 49ers president
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| Personal | Born October 13,1962, in Starkville, MS. |
| Height 6-2 Weight 200 | |
| High School | B.L.Moore (Crawford, MI.) |
| College | Mississippi Valley State |
| Career Notes | - Selected by Birmingham Stallions
in 1st round (1st pick overall) of 1985 USFL Draft
- Selected by San Francisco 49ers in 1st round (16th pick overall) of 1985 NFL Draft |
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Played in NFC Championship Game: 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94 |
| Superbowls | XXIII (88), XXIV (89), XXIX (94) |
| Honors | MVP of Super Bowl XXIII
Named to play in Pro Bowl: 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 |
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| Number | Game |
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| 1 | at Minnesota |
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| 100 | at Washington |
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| 200 | vs L.A.Rams |
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| 300 | at N.Y.Jets |
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| 400 | at Dallas |
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| 500 | vs New Orleans |
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| 509 * | vs New Orleans |
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| 600 | vs Tampa Bay |
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| 700 | vs Houston |
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| 800 | at San Diego |
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| 875 ** | vs New Orleans |
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| 900 | vs St.Louis |
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| 941 *** | at Atlanta |
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| * - broke 49ers Team Record | ||
| ** - broke James Lofton's NFL Record of 14004 receiving yds | ||
| *** - broke Art Monk's NFL Record of 940 receptions | ||
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| 1 | at Atlanta |
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| 50 | vs Washington |
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| 60 * | vs New Orleans |
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| 100 | vs Atlanta |
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| 101 ** | vs Miami |
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| 127 *** | vs L.A.Raiders |
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| 150 | at Miami |
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| * - broke 49ers Team Record | ||
| ** - broke Steve Largent's NFL reord of 100 TD Receptions | ||
| *** - broke Jim Brown's NFL Record of 126 Touchdowns | ||
NFL Record TD no. 127 |
Superbowl XXIX |
Just another TD |
