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Image via Complex Original 25. He was almost drafted by the Dallas Cowboys.
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Image via Complex Original 24. He once came to training camp during a contract dispute with a blank helmet tattooed on his biceps to send the
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Image via Complex Original 23. He was upset that Warren Sapp didn't apologize to him for causing his ACL to tear.
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Image via Complex Original 22. His then-wife Jackie almost died from complications from giving birth to their third child.
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Image via Complex Original 21. He would look at Michael Irvin's stats each week and try to keep up with him.
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Image via Complex Original 20. If he had one game to win, he would choose Joe Montana over Steve Young.
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Image via Complex Original 19. In 1984, he finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting.
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Image via Complex Original 18. His favorite place to eat in San Francisco is Crustacean Restaurant off California Street.
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Image via Complex Original 17. He was the first player selected in the 1985 United States Football League (USFL) draft.
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Image via Complex Original 16. He accounted for 13.4 miles of total offense in his career.
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Image via Complex Original 15. He received a one-day contract from the Niners for $1,985,806.49.
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Image via Complex Original 14. He says he was driven to succeed by the fear of disappointing his father.
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Image via Complex Original 13. His father knew his son would be something after he dove in a thornbush and got stuck real bad.
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Image via Complex Original 12. He kept a Wheaties box with Steve Largent on it in his locker.
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Image via Complex Original 11. He would wake up at 4 a.m. before 49ers practice just to hit golf balls.
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Image via Complex Original 10. He set 38 NFL records and 18 Division I-AA records.
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Image via Complex Original 9. He holds a bevy of Super Bowl career, too.
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Image via Complex Original 8. He's one of two players who have been named first-team All-NFL 10 times.
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Image via Complex Original 7. If it wasn't for football, Rice would've had a career that involved him using his hands.
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Image via Complex Original 6. He was given the nickname "Fifi" early on in his NFL career.
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Image via Complex Original 5. He was given the nickname "World" in college.
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Image via Complex Original 4. He's from Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, the same frat as Emmitt Smith, Olden Polynice, and Scottie Pippen.
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Image via Complex Original 3. He worked on his speed by chasing horses.
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Image via Complex Original 2. He developed his hands by catching bricks as a kid.
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Image via Complex Original 1. He got his start playing football in high school when he ran away from his principal.
