North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State Athletic Hall of Fame
Jim Ritcher
- Induction:
- 2012
Awards
- 1979 Outland Trophy winner
- Two-time consensus All-American
- Two-time winner of ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy
- Three-time NFL All-Pro and two-time Pro Bowl selection
- College Football Hall of Fame (1998)
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1999)
- No. 51 jersey retired (1987)
- Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame (2005)
- ACC 50th Anniversary Football Team (2003)
Individual Records
- NC State averaged more than 225 rushing yards in each of his three seasons as the team's top lineman; the Wolfpack hasn't average more than 205 yards in any season since
- In 1979, after the departure of ACC all-time rushing leader Ted Brown, Ritcher helped the Wolfpack offense average more rushing and more total offense
Team Records
- 1979 ACC football champions
- 1977 Peach Bowl champions
- 1978 Tangerine Bowl champions
General Information
- NC State football's most decorated offensive lineman
- One of only two NC State football players to win a national college football award
- First-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills in 1980
- Played in 16 NFL seasons for the Bills and the Atlanta Falcons
- Played in four Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills
- Returned to Raleigh after professional football career ended, to be a pilot for American Airlines
- Two sons, John and Harrison, played football at NC State
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