Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962) is an American former football player. He is widely regarded as the greatest wide receiver ever and one of the greatest players in National Football League (NFL) history. On November 4, 2010, Rice was chosen by NFL Network's NFL Films production The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players as the number one greatest player in NFL history.

The all-time leader in every major statistical category for wide receivers, Rice was selected to the Pro Bowl 13 times (1986–1996, 1998, 2002) and named All-Pro 10 times in his 20 NFL seasons. He won three Super Bowl rings playing for the San Francisco 49ers and an AFC Championship with the Oakland Raiders. Jerry Rice was born in Starkville, Mississippi but raised in Crawford.

The son of a brick mason, he developed his hands while working for his father. He enjoyed watching football on television, and his speed also helped him excel in football at B.L. Moor High School in Crawford, Mississippi. Rice claims his football career started after he played "hooky" one day in the 10th grade.

According to his book "Rice" (written with Michael Silver), the school's principal tracked him down, but when he called his name the startled Rice sprinted off running. Rice said the principal remarked afterwards, "Wow, this guy is extremely fast", according to the Coyne article. The next morning, the principal called Rice into his office, gave him his punishment (reportedly 5 or 6 lashings with a thick strap), and told the school's football coach about his speed.

The coach, Charles Davis, talked Rice into trying out for the team. During the 2005–2006 broadcasting season, Rice competed in the reality show Dancing with the Stars. He was paired with dancer Anna Trebunskaya, and they reached the final two before finally losing to singer Drew Lachey and his partner Cheryl Burke.

Rice also appeared in a season two episode of FOX's Don't Forget the Lyrics!as a backup dancer. He appeared in the first episode of Spike TV's Pros vs Joes challenge show.

He also made a cameo in the television series The Game. Rice has also appeared in an episode of the CW's One Tree Hill.

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