Rivera attended Banning High School 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 to the All Marine League and Los Angeles City 1st Team as a receiver. Rivera was receiving his passes from Quarterback Vince Ferragamo who also went on to play in the NFL. The Ferragamo to Rivera air bomb was one of the most feared high school tandems in the United States their senior year.
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Rivera inked a letter of intent with the University of CaliforniaGolden Bears, where he was named 1975 Consensus All-America Team.[1] Rivera was a receiver and punt-return specialist. Rivera had 138 career receptions and 2085 receiving yard for 9 total touchdowns.
^"Tough Schedule Faces Talented Cal Bears". Lewiston Morning Tribune. August 31, 1976. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
^"Players - Steve Rivera". NFL.com. NFL. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
^"Bears Ask Waivers". The Telegraph-Herald. July 22, 1979. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
January 01, 1970
steve, rivera, born, august, 1954, former, american, football, wide, receiver, from, university, california, played, national, football, league, chicago, bears, francisco, 49ers, 83position, wide, receiverpersonal, informationborn, 1954, august, 1954, pensacol. Steve Rivera born August 5 1954 is a former American football wide receiver from the University of California He played in the National Football League NFL for the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers Steve RiveraNo 80 83Position Wide receiverPersonal informationBorn 1954 08 05 August 5 1954 age 69 Pensacola Florida U S Height 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight 184 lb 83 kg Career informationHigh school Phineas Banning CA College CaliforniaNFL draft 1976 Round 4 Pick 8Career historySan Francisco 49ers 1976 Chicago Bears 1977 San Francisco 49ers 1977 Career highlights and awardsConsensus All American 1975 Third team All American 1974 2 First team All Pac 8 1974 1975 Career NFL statisticsReceptions 2Receiving yards 14Return yards 10Player stats at PFR Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 ReferencesEarly life editRivera attended Banning High School 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 to the All Marine League and Los Angeles City 1st Team as a receiver Rivera was receiving his passes from Quarterback Vince Ferragamo who also went on to play in the NFL The Ferragamo to Rivera air bomb was one of the most feared high school tandems in the United States their senior year College career editRivera inked a letter of intent with the University of California Golden Bears where he was named 1975 Consensus All America Team 1 Rivera was a receiver and punt return specialist Rivera had 138 career receptions and 2085 receiving yard for 9 total touchdowns Professional career editRivera was drafted in the fourth round with the 100th pick of the 1976 NFL Draft 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 2 He spent the 1978 season on injured reserve before being released in 1979 Steve works in construction http cheslerconstructioninc com about 3 References edit Tough Schedule Faces Talented Cal Bears Lewiston Morning Tribune August 31 1976 Retrieved October 11 2011 Players Steve Rivera NFL com NFL Retrieved October 11 2011 Bears Ask Waivers The Telegraph Herald July 22 1979 Retrieved October 11 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Rivera amp oldid 1223712183, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
