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
