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Position:
  
Center / Guard

Name
  
Jim Ritcher

Children
  
Nick Ritcher

Games Played:
  
218

Weight
  
124 kg

College:
  
North Carolina State

Height
  
1.91 m

Place of birth:
  
Role
  
American football player




Date of birth:
  
(1958-05-21) May 21, 1958 (age 57)

NFL draft:
  
1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16

Education
  
North Carolina State University

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James Alexander Ritcher (born May 21, 1958) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for sixteen seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Ritcher played college football for North Carolina State University, and received All-American honors. He was picked in the first round of the 1980 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons of the NFL.

Contents

Jim Ritcher: Football Center and Guard


Early years

Ritcher was born in Berea, Ohio. He attended Highland High School in Medina, Ohio, where he played high school football.

College career

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He attended North Carolina State University, and played for the NC State Wolfpack football team from 1976 to 1979. As a senior in 1979, he was a consensus first-team was an All-American and won the Outland Trophy as the nation's best college offensive lineman.

Professional career

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In the National Football League, Richer was moved to guard from center by the Buffalo Bills, for whom he played fourteen seasons. He started in all four Super Bowl appearances of the Bills (Super Bowl XXV, Super Bowl XXVI, Super Bowl XXVII, and Super Bowl XXVIII) and was selected to two Pro Bowls. He finished his career with the Atlanta Falcons.

Life after football

In 1998, he was selected to the College Football Hall of Fame. He is currently working as a commercial pilot, flying for American Airlines.

References

Jim Ritcher Wikipedia


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