(1958-05-21) May 21, 1958 (age 66) Berea, Ohio, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
273 lb (124 kg)
Career information
High school:
Highland (Medina, Ohio)
College:
NC State (1976–1979)
NFL draft:
1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
Career history
Buffalo Bills (1980–1993)
Atlanta Falcons (1994–1995)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Pro (1991)
2× Pro Bowl (1991, 1992)
Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame
Buffalo Bills 50th Anniversary Team
Outland Trophy (1979)
Unanimous All-American (1979)
Consensus All-American (1978)
NC State Wolfpack No. 51 retired
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
218
Games started:
167
Fumble recoveries:
3
Player stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame
James Alexander Ritcher (born May 21, 1958)[1] is an American former football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons.[1] Ritcher played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, where he received All-American honors. He was drafted in the first round of the 1980 NFL Draft, and played for the Buffalo Bills and the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL.[2]
Alexander Ritcher (born May 21, 1958) is an American former football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. Ritcher played...
game. Among Rein's top players at NC State were Outland Trophy winner JimRitcher, a center for the Wolfpack who later started at guard on four Super Bowl...
Kent Hull, along with left tackle Will Wolford and Pro Bowl left guard JimRitcher. But the Bills had big problems on their defense. Buffalo ranked just...
1996 – Frank Lewis 1997 – Steven Paganelli 1996 – Roland Hooks 1997 – JimRitcher, Charley Ferguson 1998 – Stew Barber, Ed Rutkowski 1999 – Fred Smerlas...
the best offensive lines in the NFL, led by Pro Bowlers Will Wolford, JimRitcher, and Howard Ballard, along with center Kent Hull. On defense, the line...
first offensive lineman for NC State to be named an All-American since JimRitcher in 1979. He was a finalist for the Campbell Trophy, which rewards the...
very quickly. Instead of going into a huddle after each play, quarterback Jim Kelly would immediately send his offense back to the line of scrimmage and...
game. Among Rein's top players at NC State were Outland Trophy winner JimRitcher, a center for the Wolfpack who later started at guard on four Super Bowl...
the best offensive lines in the NFL, led by Pro Bowlers Will Wolford, JimRitcher, and Howard Ballard, along with center Kent Hull. On defense, the line...
offensive line was led by center Kent Hull along with Pro Bowl guard JimRitcher. Despite few impact players in the later rounds, the Bills’ first two...
2006–2020 178 Sonny Jurgensen* QB 1957–1974 218 Alan Page* DT 1967–1981 JimRitcher OL 1980–1995 Joe Nash NT, DT 1982–1996 Dan Turk LS 1985–1999 Randy Moss*...
7-year veteran JimRitcher at left offensive guard and fellow rookie Will Wolford at right guard for all 16 games, with Hall-of-Famer Jim Kelly as rookie...
(1978–81) Tab Ramos, men's soccer (1984–87) Buck Redfern, baseball (1921–24) JimRitcher, football (1976–79) Philip Rivers, football (2000–04) Dave Robertson...
(15 °C) Game attendance: 78,899 Referee: Gerald Austin TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan and Cris Collinsworth Box Score, Box Score The Bills offense never...
Bruce Smith, and a top-flight offensive line, led by Hull along with JimRitcher, Will Wolford and Howard "House" Ballard. After the strike year of 1987...
conceived the Outland Trophy as a means of providing this recognition. In 1988, Jim Ridlon was commissioned to design and sculpt the Outland Trophy. A member...
quarterback Jim Kelly from 1992 to 1995. StarGaze was originally conceived after Jim Kelly held a million-dollar football toss as part of his private Jim Kelly...
Bills won 14 of 22 match-ups between the teams. North Carolina State's Jim Ritcher became an anchor of the Buffalo offensive line for the next 14 years; he...
Piccolo, Wake Forest (1962–1964) Frank Quayle, Virginia (1966–1968) JimRitcher, NC State (1976–1979) Anthony Simmons, Clemson (1995–1997) Chris Slade...
Ray Reeve Harvey Reid Jr. Steve Rerych Jerry Richardson Herman Riddick JimRitcher Dave Robbins Oliver "Bo" Roddey Jr. Francis Rogalio Rodney Rogers Judy...
1932–1934 2006 Jim Otto Miami (FL) 1957–1959 2007 Alex Kroll Yale Rutgers 1956 1960–1961 2008 Bill Curry Georgia Tech 1961–1964 2009 JimRitcher NC State 1976–1979...
Minnesota Vikings RB 12 7 310 Tim Gillespie New York Giants G 1980 1 16 16 JimRitcher Buffalo Bills C 6 2 140 Chris Dieterich Detroit Lions T 10 1 250 Woodrow...
Benjamin DeYoung, Francis Mazejko, Richard Ransom, J. O'Brien, Robert Eberling, Jim Brown, Thomas Stephens, Ernie Davis, William Schoonover, Floyd Little, Richard...
Miller (Rams) LB Clay Matthews Jr. (Browns) WR Mike Pritchard (Broncos) G JimRitcher (Bills) WR Ricky Sanders (Redskins) WR Clarence Verdin (Colts) G Mike...
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