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Bio EARLY LIFE
Jerry Rice grew up in Crawford, Mississippi, the son of a brick mason. He developed his hands while working for his father by catching bricks that his brothers threw at him. Rice later recalled that working for his father also taught him “the meaning of hard work.” His speed also helped him excel in football in high school.

Rice attended Mississippi Valley State University, becoming a standout on the football team. He acquired the nickname World, because there wasn’t a ball in the world he couldn’t catch.

During the 2005-2006 broadcasting season, Rice competed in the reality TV show Dancing with the Stars, where he, to his great surprise, achieved amazing success in the show, reaching the final two and finally losing to singer Drew Lachey and his partner Cheryl Burke.

Paired with dancer Anna Trebunskaya, they were considered the underdogs on the show. His amazing work ethic and exceptional sportsmanship charmed many viewers, and his determination also made him a judge’s favorite.

He also appeared in the first episode of Spike TV’s Pros vs. Joes challenge show.

Rice is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. He was initiated at Mississippi Valley State through the Delta Phi chapter.

• A 13-time Pro Bowl wide receiver who holds records for nearly every career receiving category.
• Owns 38 career records, according to the NFL’s Record & Fact Book (16 regular season, 9 postseason, 11 Super Bowl and 2 Pro Bowl).
• Won three Super Bowls (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX) during 16 years (1985-2000) with San Francisco and advanced to one Super Bowl (XXXVII) in three full seasons (2001-03) with Oakland.
• Selected by San Francisco in the first round (16th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft after setting 18 NCAA Division II records at Mississippi Valley State University.

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• Regular Season Receptions (1,549)
• Receiving yards (22,895)
• Touchdown receptions(198)
• All-purpose yards (23,540)
• Touchdowns (208)
• Receiving yards gained in a single season (1,848)
• Touchdown receptions in a single season (22)
• Seasons with at least 50 receptions (17)
• Seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards (14)
• Games with at least 100 receiving yards (76)
• Consecutive games with at least one reception (274)
• Consecutive games with at least one touchdown reception (13)

Jerry Rice has co-authored two books that have been written about his life.  They include Rice, with Michael Silver, and Go Long:  My Journey Beyond the Game and the Fame, with Brian Curtis.  Jerry Rice has a son, Jerry Rice Jr., who is graduated in 2009 from high school and is planning to attend UCLA.  His nephew, Darius Rice, has played basketball for the University of Miami, and his second cousin, JaRon Harris, is a football player for the Green Bay Packers.

Nfl Hall of Fame 2010

February 6th, 2010

Highlights:  Smith, Rice, Randle, Grimm, Jackson, LeBeau and Little make Pro Football Hall of Fame

All-time greats Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith led a class of seven into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.

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Steelers 2009 Super Bowl Champions