Jerry Rice announced his retirement, I saw it this morning on ESPN. Best NFL player ever.
NFL records
* Total Touchdowns: 203
* Receiving Touchdowns: 192
* Receptions: 1,456
* Receiving Yards: 21,598
* Total Yards: 22,146
* 1,000 Yard Receiving Seasons: 14
* Consecutive games with an NFL reception: 257
* Receiving yards in a season: 1,848 in 1995
* Receiving TDs in a season: 22 in just 12 games played in 1987
* Games with 100+ receiving yards: 73
* Games with multiple TDs: 41
* Consecutive NFL games with a touchdown: 13
* Consecutive 50-Catch Seasons: 12
Postseason Records
* Receptions: 151
* Receiving yards: 2,283
* Receiving touchdowns: 22
* 100+ receiving yard games: 8
* Consecutive games with a reception: 28
* Consecutive 100+ yard games: 3
* Total touchdowns: 22
* Total postseason yards: 2,288
Super Bowl Records
* Career Receptions: 33
* Career Receiving yards: 589
* Career Receiving TDs: 8
* Career Touchdowns: 8
* Most receptions in a game: 11 (SB XXIII)
* Most receiving yards in a game: 215 (SB XXIII)
* Most receiving touchdowns in a game: 3 (SB XXIV and SB XXIX)
* Most touchdowns in a game: 3 (SB XXIV and SB XXIX)
* Most points: 48
* Most points in a game: 18
* Fastest TD scored in a game: 1 minute, 24 seconds (SB XXIV)
Pro Bowl Records
* Career receptions: 37
* Career receiving yards: 504
Awards
* NFL Rookie of the Year (1985)
* Sports Illustrated's NFL Player of the Year (1986, 1987, 1990, 1993)
* 1987 NFL MVP (first receiver to win award since 1951)
* Len Eshmont Award (1987, 1993--selected by 49er players only)
* Super Bowl XXIII MVP (1988)
* 1994 NFC MVP (selected by NFL Players Association)
* 1995 Pro Bowl MVP
Game Career Highs
* 5 Touchdowns at Atlanta Falcons in 1990 (49er record, tied for 2nd all time)
* 16 Receptions vs. Los Angleles Rams in 1994
* 289 Receiving Yards vs. Minnesota Vikings in 1995 (49er record)
