When Walter Payton was drafted out of Jackson State in 1975, skeptics questioned if a running back from a small, overlooked ...

Combs graduated in 1969 from James Wood High School, where he earned All-District honors in football, basketball and track & ...

Three Badgers were selected in the first round in 1985, and 11 were taken overall. Here's what Al Toon and Richard Johnson remember from that day.

Jerry Rice – Mississippi Valley State (Drafted 1985, 1st Round, 16th Overalll) The Gold Standard. Rice didn’t just play wide receiver—he redefined it. Selected 16th overall by the 49ers ...

He was one of the greatest receivers of his era, yet the Pro Football Hall hasn't noticed. It's time it does, says historian ...

When Sugarman visited Durant at South Carolina State, a small HBCU, they met in an art classroom with a mannequin inside ... comparing it to that of all-time receiving yards leader Jerry Rice, who he ...