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Jerry Rice: Biography

Jerry Rice

Birth Name: Jerry Lee Rice
Birth Place: Starkville, MS
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/13/1962, Libra
Profession: Former NFL player; analyst; reality-show contestant

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Jerry Rice Fast Facts:

In his youth, developed his work ethic and good hands by tossing and catching bricks on a scaffold while assisting his father, a mason.
Was one of the few Super Bowl MVPs to be passed over for Disney's "I'm going to Disney World" TV spot, following Super Bowl XXIII. Joe Montana was selected instead.
Honored by his university with the renaming of its football stadium to Rice-Totten Stadium (after Jerry and QB Willie Totten) in 1997.
In 2006, with professional partner Anna Trebunskaya, finished second on Season 2 of Dancing With the Stars to singer Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke.
Is coauthor of two books about his life: Rice (1996), with Michael Silver; and Go Long! My Journey Beyond the Game and the Fame (2008), with Brian Curtis.
Flirted with a career as a pro golfer by competing on the Nationwide Tour, the PGA's Triple-A circuit, but abandoned the effort in May 2010.
In 2010, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH, in his first year of eligibility.
Heavily involved in the United Negro College Fund and his own 127 Foundation, which donates funds to the Bay Area Omega Boys Club.

Jerry Rice Relationships:
Darius Rice - Nephew
Eddie B. Rice - Mother
Jackie Rice - Ex-wife
Jada Symone Rice - Daughter
Qui - Daughter
Jerry Rice Jr. - Son
Joe Nathan Rice - Father
College:
Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS (1984)

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Joe Montana and Jerry Rice John Shearer/WireImage.com

One Tree Hill, Jerry Rice, Jackson Brundage, Jaden Harmon, Shantel VanSanten, Alison Munn Fred Norris/The CW

Rules of Engagement, David Spade, Jerry Rice Robert Voets/CBS

The Biggest Loser, Steve Young, Jerry Rice Trae Patton/NBC

The Game, Jerry Rice, Pooch Hall Justin Lubin/The CW

The Class, Jon Bernthal, Jerry Rice Justin Lubin/Warner Bros./CBS

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