North Carolina State University Athletics
Ritcher Named to Football Writers Association of America 75th Anniversary Team
8/20/2015 2:01:00 PM | Football
RALEIGH, N.C. - Former NC State center Jim Ritcher was named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) 75th Anniversary third-team announced on Thursday.
A two-time consensus All-American, Ritcher won the Outland Award as a senior in 1979 as the nation's premier offensive lineman. Ritcher's No. 51 was retired on Feb. 8, 1987 and he was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
He went on to become a first-round draft pick in 1980, and played 16 seasons in the NFL. He played in four straight Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills, and was an All-Pro selection three times.
The FWAA, which was founded in 1941, has picked an annual All-America team since the 1944 season, making it the second longest continuously selected team in major college football. The 75th Anniversary team celebrates the association's All-American teams from near the end of World War II through 2014.
A nomination ballot with selected players from all FWAA All-America teams was sent to the entire membership this spring. The popular vote was then taken into consideration by a Blue Ribbon Committee of FWAA past presidents, current board members and officers. That committee put the finishing touches on selecting the 75-man team. In order for a player to be considered for the FWAA's 75th Anniversary team, he was required to be on a previous FWAA All-America team.
A two-time consensus All-American, Ritcher won the Outland Award as a senior in 1979 as the nation's premier offensive lineman. Ritcher's No. 51 was retired on Feb. 8, 1987 and he was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
He went on to become a first-round draft pick in 1980, and played 16 seasons in the NFL. He played in four straight Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills, and was an All-Pro selection three times.
The FWAA, which was founded in 1941, has picked an annual All-America team since the 1944 season, making it the second longest continuously selected team in major college football. The 75th Anniversary team celebrates the association's All-American teams from near the end of World War II through 2014.
A nomination ballot with selected players from all FWAA All-America teams was sent to the entire membership this spring. The popular vote was then taken into consideration by a Blue Ribbon Committee of FWAA past presidents, current board members and officers. That committee put the finishing touches on selecting the 75-man team. In order for a player to be considered for the FWAA's 75th Anniversary team, he was required to be on a previous FWAA All-America team.
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