Ken Rice (American football)
Encyclopedia
Kenneth Earl Rice is a former an American football
offensive tackle in the American Football League
for the Buffalo Bills
, Oakland Raiders
, and the Miami Dolphins
. He played college football
at Auburn University
.
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...
offensive tackle in the American Football League
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
for the Buffalo Bills
History of the Buffalo Bills
This article details the history of the Buffalo Bills American Football Club. The team began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and won two consecutive AFL titles in 1964 and 1965. The club joined the National Football League as part of the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger...
, Oakland Raiders
History of the Oakland Raiders
-Early years :A few months after the first AFL draft in 1959, the owners of the yet-unnamed Minneapolis franchise accepted an offer to join the established National Football League as an expansion team in 1961, sending the AFL scrambling for a replacement. At the time, Oakland seemed an unlikely...
, and the Miami Dolphins
History of the Miami Dolphins
This article details the history of the Miami Dolphins American football club.-Origins:Miami joined the American Football League when an expansion team franchise was awarded to lawyer Joseph Robbie and actor Danny Thomas in 1965 for $7.5 million, although Thomas would eventually sell his stake in...
. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
.