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Jerry Rice




Height: 6-2
Weight: 196
Born: 10/13/62
College: Mississippi Valley State
NFL Experience: 14 yrs.

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).