rice signing autographs in 2006
rice holds numerous nfl receiving records. 1,549 career receptions 307 receptions ahead of second place record held tony gonzalez. 22,895 career receiving yards 6,961 yards ahead of second place spot held former 49ers teammate terrell owens. 197 career touchdown receptions 41 scores more second place record of 156 touchdown receptions randy moss, , 208 total touchdowns (197 receiving, 10 rushing, , 1 fumble recovery) 33 scores ahead of emmitt smith s second place total of 175. threw touchdown pass against atlanta falcons in 1995 regular season game. 1,256 career points scored make him highest-scoring non-kicker in nfl history. during career spanning 2 decades, rice averaged 75.6 receiving yards per game.
rice remembered 1 of best clutch players in football history. crucial part of 49ers victory in super bowl xxiii. down 16-13 less 3 minutes play, quarterback joe montana led 49ers in game-winning drive 36 seconds left on clock. rice instrumental in drive, catching 3 passes, , voted super bowl mvp. rice made game winning catches throughout career. known 1 of best blockers @ position, there no aspect of playing wide receiver @ rice did not excel.
rice remembered work ethic , dedication game. in 20 nfl seasons, rice missed 17 regular season games, 14 of them in 1997 season, , other 3 in strike-shortened season of 1987. 303 games far ever played nfl wide receiver. in addition staying on field, work ethic showed in dedication conditioning , running precise routes, coach dennis green calling him best route runner ve ever seen. 1 of best known examples of dedication , ethic may hill , long , steep hill in edgewood county park & natural preserve, 2 , half miles . rice sprint across hill literally every day improve abilities. hill has served inspiration many other players in 49ers organization, among them former first-round pick wide receiver a.j. jenkins, neglected train rice on hill , , subsequently traded.
in 1999, rice ranked number 2 on sporting news list of 100 greatest football players, behind jim brown, , 35 places ahead of next-highest-ranked player active, deion sanders. in 2000, rice won espy award pro football player of decade 1990s. on november 4, 2010, ranked number 1 on top 100: nfl s greatest players.
in 2011, sports network awarded inaugural jerry rice award, given each year outstanding freshman football championship subdivision (formerly i-aa) player. inaugural winner towson running terrance west.
in january 2015, rice admitted putting stickum, substance makes ball easier catch , hold on to, on gloves during career, saying know might little illegal, guys, put little spray, little stickum on them, make sure texture little sticky . stickum banned in nfl in 1981, 4 years before rice joined league. rice s contention players in era used stickum refuted pro football hall of fame contemporaries cris carter , michael irvin.
rice selected induction in pro football hall of fame class of 2010 in first year of eligibility. inducted in canton, ohio on august 7, 2010, alongside emmitt smith, floyd little, russ grimm, rickey jackson, dick lebeau, , john randle. on september 20, 2010, during halftime of game against saints, 49ers retired rice s no. 80 jersey.
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