Age: 63
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Jerry Rice is widely considered the greatest wide receiver in NFL history and one of the greatest players ever to play the game. Born October 13, 1962, in Starkville, Mississippi, Rice grew up in Crawford working alongside his father, a brick mason, catching bricks on scaffolding—training that would develop his legendary hands. At Mississippi Valley State University, he shattered NCAA records with 27 touchdown receptions as a senior in 1984, earning the nickname "World" for his ability to catch anything thrown near him. Drafted 16th overall by the San Francisco 49ers in 1985 after Bill Walsh traded up to select him, Rice spent 15 seasons with the team before finishing his 20-year career with the Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, and briefly the Denver Broncos. He won three Super Bowls with San Francisco (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX) and was named Super Bowl XXIII MVP. Rice's strengths defined excellence: meticulous route running that coaches called the best they'd ever seen, legendary work ethic including off-season sprints up "The Hill" in Edgewood Park, reliable hands forged catching bricks as a youth, and unmatched clutch performance in critical moments. His durability was remarkable—playing 303 games over 20 seasons while missing only 17 regular season games. His greatest moments showcase his dominance: Super Bowl XXIII MVP—11 receptions for a Super Bowl-record 215 yards, including a crucial catch on "The Drive" to set up the game-winning touchdown with under a minute remaining; October 14, 1990 versus Atlanta—career-best five receiving touchdowns with 13 catches for 225 yards; and December 18, 1995 versus Minnesota—career-high 289 receiving yards (fifth-most in NFL history at the time) with 14 receptions and three touchdowns. Rice retired holding virtually every major receiving record: 1,549 receptions, 22,895 receiving yards, and 197 receiving touchdowns—marks still considered unbreakable. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010 on his first ballot. After football, Rice competed on Dancing with the Stars (finishing runner-up in 2005), played competitive golf, and co-authored books including "America's Game: The NFL at 100." He launched G.O.A.T. Fuel lifestyle brand in 2019 and serves as brand ambassador for Nike and other companies.
Jerry Rice
OTHER 19 PLAYERS OF FORMER SEATTLE MARLINS
for OTHER 19 PLAYERS OF FORMER SEATTLE MARLINS in Gameball: Future Sport
Suggested by jakubduda
The film takes place in the future. The whole world is ruled by one sport that combines American football and basketball, namely Gameball. It is played since 2025 with a football ball, which is also round in the middle and you can dribble, it´s also played with the rules of these sports, but it´s very contact and hard, played 10 vs 10. The sport was invented by Hank Elway, he also founded the first team Denver Marlins, he played there and won with them first five seasons and then another five titles over the next 10 years, also reached record 2,250 Touchballs/750 matches. there were other champs, as Boston Indians, LA Patriots, Paris Musketeers, Chicago Deers and SF Bulls. Elway didn´t start in 16th Season (2041) and decided to end career, then by Dimitri Maximov, captain of Moscow Red Star, ridiculed him and said that Elway decided to end his career only because he is old and they haven´t chance beat Moscow. Moscow won this season, and then the red stars have won every season. After winning five titles, they became unstoppable (2045), Marlins where eventually disbanded, Moscow ruled Gameball for another 4 years. 2049, after the 9th Title, they declared it´s time for world to forget about Marlins. Elway trying to find talents to form new Marlins with trident on jersey and returns them to league, they´re outsiders, and ridiculed by Moscow. The team won hearts of public. In Play-off, they defeated the best from all continents, the played final against Moscow and won.
