Steve Rivera
Encyclopedia
Steve Rivera is a former American football
Wide Receiver
from the University of California
. He played in the NFL for the Chicago Bears
and San Francisco 49ers
.
in Wilmington, California. He was a two-year letterman in football
where he was starting Receiver. Rivera led the team in receptions and receiving yardage his senior year. Rivera also was named All Marine League 1st Team as a receiver.
Golden Bears
, where he was named 1975 Consensus All-America Team. Rivera was a receiver
and punt-return specialist. Rivera had 138 career receptions and 2085 receiving yard for 9 total touchdowns.
by the San Francisco 49ers
. He also a briefly with the Chicago Bears
for three games and then traded back to the San Francisco 49ers
in 1977. He spent the 1978 season on injured reserve
before being released in 1979.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
Wide Receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
from the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
. He played in the NFL for the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
.
High school years
Rivera attended Banning High SchoolBanning High School
Phineas Banning High School is located in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States, and is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.- History :...
in Wilmington, California. He was a two-year letterman in football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
where he was starting Receiver. Rivera led the team in receptions and receiving yardage his senior year. Rivera also was named All Marine League 1st Team as a receiver.
College career
Rivera inked a letter of intent with the University of CaliforniaUniversity of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
Golden Bears
Golden Bears
Golden Bears may refer to:* Alberta Golden Bears* California Golden Bears* Kutztown Golden Bears...
, where he was named 1975 Consensus All-America Team. Rivera was a receiver
Receiver
-Technology:* The listening device part of a telephone** The handset that sometimes contains the above device** The headset that can also contain the above device.* Audio-Visual receiver* Digital media receiver...
and punt-return specialist. Rivera had 138 career receptions and 2085 receiving yard for 9 total touchdowns.
Professional career
Rivera was drafted in the fourth round with the 100th pick of the 1976 NFL Draft1976 NFL Draft
The 1976 National Football League Draft was an annual player selection meeting held on April 8–April 9, 1976. It lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks making the first two selections. The expansion teams were also given a pair of extra picks at the end of...
by the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
. He also a briefly with the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
for three games and then traded back to the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
in 1977. He spent the 1978 season on injured reserve
Injured reserve
The injured reserve list is a list of reserved players who are injured and unable to play for a period of time, used most prominently in the National Hockey League and National Football League . It is used because these leagues have a maximum number of players on the team roster, so placing a...
before being released in 1979.