Rik Bonness

No. 54, 53

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Date of birth:

March 20, 1954

Place of birth:

Borger, Texas

Career information

High school:

Bellevue (NE) East

College:

Nebraska

NFL Draft:

1976 / Round: 3 / Pick: 84

Career history

Career highlights and awards

Consensus All-American (1975)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	59
Games started:	2
Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

Richard Kyes "Rik" Bonness (born March 20, 1954) is an American former college and professional football player who was linebacker for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Nebraska, and earned All-American honors. Afterward, he played professionally for the NFL's Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Bonness played high school football at Bellevue High School in Bellevue, Nebraska, a suburb south of Omaha. He graduated from high school in 1972 and then received a scholarship to attend the University of Nebraska, where he played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team. He played center on the Conrnhuskers offensive line. Following his 1975 senior season, Bonness was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, having received first-team honors from Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI), Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), and Football News.^[1]

The Oakland Raiders chose Bonness in the third round (84th overall pick) of the 1976 NFL Draft. He played linebacker for a total of 59 NFL games across four seasons for the Raiders (1976), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1977–1979) and New York Giants (1980). He saw no regular season action in 1980.^[2]

References

↑ 2014 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners , National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 10 & 14 (2014). Retrieved December 26, 2014.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Rik Bonness. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

1975 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB John Sciarra RB Ricky Bell RB Archie Griffin RB Chuck Muncie E Steve Rivera E Larry Seivers OT Dennis Lick OT Bob Simmons G Randy Johnson G Ted Smith C Rik Bonness
Defense	DL Leroy Cook DL Jimbo Elrod DL Steve Niehaus DL Dewey Selmon DL Lee Roy Selmon LB Greg Buttle LB Sammy Green LB Ed Simonini DB Tim Fox DB Chet Moeller DB Pat Thomas

Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XI champions
4 Fred Steinfort 8 Ray Guy 11 David Humm 12 Ken Stabler 14 Errol Mann 15 Mike Rae 20 Neal Colzie 21 Cliff Branch 24 Willie Brown 25 Fred Biletnikoff (MVP) 26 Skip Thomas 28 Clarence Davis 29 Hubert Ginn 30 Mark van Eeghen 31 Carl Garrett 32 Jack Tatum 33 Rick Jennings 34 Terry Kunz 36 Manfred Moore 39 Willie Hall 40 Pete Banaszak 41 Phil Villapiano 43 George Atkinson 44 Marv Hubbard 46 Warren Bankston 47 Charlie Phillips 49 Mike Siani 50 Dave Dalby 51 Rodrigo Barnes 52 Floyd Rice 54 Rik Bonness 58 Monte Johnson 60 Otis Sistrunk 61 Herb McMath 63 Gene Upshaw 64 George Buehler 66 Steve Sylvester 70 Henry Lawrence 72 John Matuszak 74 Dave Rowe 75 John Vella 77 Charles Philyaw 78 Art Shell 79 Dan Medlin 81 Morris Bradshaw 83 Ted Hendricks 87 Dave Casper 89 Ted Kwalick
Head coach: John Madden
Coaches: Tom Dahms Lew Erber Tom Flores Joe Scannella Don Shinnick Oliver Spencer Bob Zeman

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