Jim Ritcher

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Jim Ritcher
Career information
Date of birth:	(1958-05-21) May 21, 1958
Place of birth:	Berea, Ohio
Position(s):	Center Guard
College:	North Carolina State
NFL Draft:	1980 / Round: 1 / Pick 16
Organizations
As player:
1980-1993 1994-1995	Buffalo Bills Atlanta Falcons
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls:	1991, 1992
Awards:	1979 Outland Trophy
Retired #s:	North Carolina State #51
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

James Alexander Ritcher (born May 21, 1958) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for sixteen seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Ritcher played college football for North Carolina State University, and received All-American honors. He was picked in the first round of the 1980 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons of the NFL.

Early years

Ritcher was born in Berea, Ohio. He attended Highland High School in Medina, Ohio, where he played high school football.

College career

He attended North Carolina State University, and played for the NC State Wolfpack football team from 1976 to 1979. As a senior in 1979, he was a consensus first-team was an All-American and won the Outland Trophy as the nation's best college offensive lineman.

Professional career

In the National Football League, Richer was moved to guard from center by the Buffalo Bills, for whom he played fourteen seasons. He started in all four Super Bowl appearances of the Bills (Super Bowl XXV, Super Bowl XXVI, Super Bowl XXVII, and Super Bowl XXVIII) and was selected to two Pro Bowls. He finished his career with the Atlanta Falcons.

Life after football

In 1998 he was selected to the College Football Hall of Fame. He is currently working as a commercial pilot, flying for American Airlines.

v t e 1978 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Chuck Fusina RB Charles Alexander RB Ted Brown RB Billy Sims RB Charles White WR Emanuel Tolbert TE Kellen Winslow OT Kelvin Clark OT Keith Dorney G Pat Howell G Greg Roberts C Dave Huffman C Jim Ritcher

Defense	DL Mike Bell DL Bruce Clark DL Hugh Green DL Al Harris DL Marty Lyons LB Tom Cousineau LB Bob Golic LB Jerry Robinson DB Kenny Easley DB Johnnie Johnson DB Jeff Nixon

v t e 1979 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Marc Wilson RB Vagas Ferguson RB Billy Sims RB Charles White WR Ken Margerum TE Junior Miller OT Greg Kolenda G Brad Budde G Jim Bunch G Ken Fritz C Jim Ritcher

Defense	DL Bruce Clark DL Hugh Green DL Steve McMichael DL Ron Simmons DL Jim Stuckey LB George Cumby LB Ron Simpkins LB Mike Singletary DB Kenny Easley DB Roland James DB Johnnie Johnson

Special teams	K Dale Castro P Jim Miller

Outland Trophy winners

1946: Connor
1947: Steffy
1948: Fischer
1949: Bagdon
1950: Gain
1951: Weatherall
1952: Modzelewski
1953: J. Roberts
1954: Brooks
1955: C. Jones
1956: Parker
1957: Karras
1958: Z. Smith
1959: McGee
1960: T. Brown
1961: Olsen
1962: Bell
1963: Appleton
1964: DeLong
1965: Nobis
1966: Phillips
1967: Yary
1968: Stanfill
1969: Reid
1970: Stillwagon
1971: Jacobson
1972: Glover
1973: Hicks
1974: White
1975: Selmon
1976: Browner
1977: Shearer
1978: G. Roberts
1979: Ritcher
1980: May
1981: Rimington
1982: Rimington
1983: Steinkuhler
1984: B. Smith
1985: Ruth
1986: Buck
1987: Hennings
1988: Rocker
1989: Elewonibi
1990: Maryland
1991: Emtman
1992: Shields
1993: Waldrop
1994: Wiegert
1995: Ogden
1996: Pace
1997: Taylor
1998: Farris
1999: Samuels
2000: Henderson
2001: McKinnie
2002: Long
2003: Gallery
2004: J. Brown
2005: Eslinger
2006: Thomas
2007: Dorsey
2008: A. Smith
2009: Suh
2010: Carimi
2011: B. Jones
2012: Joeckel
2013: Donald

v t e 1980 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Billy Sims Lam Jones Anthony Muñoz Bruce Clark Curtis Dickey Curtis Greer Junior Miller Mark Haynes Doug Martin Jacob Green Brad Budde Stan Brock Earl Cooper Roland James Marc Wilson Jim Ritcher Johnnie Johnson Art Monk Otis Wilson Jim Stuckey Don McNeal Ray Snell Roynell Young Derrick Hatchett Vagas Ferguson George Cumby Charles White Mark Malone

Draft years 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

Buffalo Bills

Founded in 1959
Based in Orchard Park, New York

The Franchise

Stadiums

Culture

Lore

Head Coaches

Division Championships (10)

Super Bowl Appearances (4)

League Championships (2)

AFL: 1964
1965

Wall of Fame

Media

Current League Affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: American Football Conference
Division: East Division

Rivalries

Seasons (54)

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013

v t e Buffalo Bills first-round draft picks

Dennis Pitts Moses Simpson Cowlings Hill Patulski Seymour DeLamielleure Gant Ruud Clark Dokes Miller Cousineau Butler Ritcher Moore Tuttle Hunter Kelly Bell B. Smith Burroughs Harmon Conlan J. Williams Jones Fina T. Smith Burris Brown Moulds A. Smith Winfield Flowers Clements M. Williams McGahee Evans Losman Whitner McCargo Lynch McKelvin Maybin Wood Spiller Dareus Gilmore Manuel

AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI STL SF SEA

Buffalo Bills 50th Anniversary Team (2009)

Offense: Jim Kelly (QB); Thurman Thomas (RB); Andre Reed (WR); Eric Moulds (WR); James Lofton (WR); Pete Metzelaars (TE); Jim Ritcher (G); Ruben Brown (G); Joe DeLamielleure (G); Billy Shaw (G); Kent Hull (C)

Defense: Bruce Smith (DE); Tom Sestak (DT); Fred Smerlas (DT); Darryl Talley (LB); Mike Stratton (LB); Cornelius Bennett (LB); Shane Conlan (LB); Butch Byrd (CB); Nate Odomes (CB); George Saimes (S); Henry Jones (S)

Special teams: Steve Christie (PK); Brian Moorman (P); Steve Tasker (Gunner)

Coach: Marv Levy

Persondata
Name	Ritcher, Jim
Alternative names	Ritcher, James Alexander; Ritcher, James A.
Short description	All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman, College Football Hall of Fame member
Date of birth	May 21, 1958
Place of birth	Berea, Ohio, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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