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- NAME: Jerry Rice
- OCCUPATION: Football Player
- BIRTH DATE: October 13, 1962 (Age: 50)
- EDUCATION: Mississippi Valley State University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Starkville, Mississippi
- ZODIAC SIGN: Libra
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Hall of Fame football wide receiver Jerry Rice played for the San Francisco 49ers and is widely considered the greatest ever to play his position.
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Jerry Lee Rice. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/jerry-rice-40545. Accessed May 24, 2013.
"I've pushed my body for 20 years," Rice said at the press conference announcing his retirement. "I was never a couch potato, I was always working out. I had to prove myself every year."
In 2010, Rice, who won three Super Bowl rings with the 49ers, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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