SportsCentury Greatest Athletes #27: Jerry Rice

Max Carey
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Published 2018-05-10
Originally aired in 1999. This was the 30-minute version that aired as part of the SportsCentury countdown.

Subsequent airings have been the one hour documentary version.
All Comments (21)
  • @richmotroni
    No athlete in my lifetime has given more joyous moments than Jerry Rice. My family was Niners season ticket holders from 1971 to 2009 and I personally witness nearly all of his record breaking moments.
  • @Cronellishways
    The greatest athlete the NFL has ever seen to date, Jerry Rice.
  • @jstewlly4747
    He wasnt even done in 1999 he still had 2 pro bowls and an all pro season left AND A SB wow
  • @BazookaTooth707
    #27? No way. Possibly the greatest football player ever with records that'll never be broken. The league has only made it easier for the offense to score, but no one has even come close to Jerry.
  • @rss83073SFBayArea
    Jerry Rice has so much in common with another GOAT, Walter Payton-Sweetness 1. Both are from Mississippi 2. Both played at Mississippi HBCU's, Mississippi Valley State & Jackson State respectively 3. Both drafted in the 1st round 4. Both trained by running hills
  • @daddymcsnacks_561
    "We practice in the parking lots!" Blah ha ha ah, I damn near pee'd when he said that!
  • @msmithrandir561
    The most incredible wide receiver that ever played the game
  • @mrmajikjr
    This guy would go on to put up 5200 more yards in his career after this documentary was released. He still had plenty left in the tank, and it's a shame they made the tone of the piece being "oh, he's done and washed up."
  • @paysonfox88
    10:00 -- My father said about small schools something profound once. "If a good player has a choice between going to Baylor and losing 8 games a season and Going to Grambling or Mississippi Valley and going undefeated, they will choose Baylor due to the TV and National exposure it gives them. You have to be Lighting it up pretty hard at the Division 2 level Like Jerry Rice did to get noticed"
  • @walterbison
    So underrated. Guy has scored more touchdowns and gained more yards than anyone in NFL history. Quarterbacks get far too much credit, players like Rice are the truly great ones.