No. 88, 77 | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position: | Tackle Guard Tight end | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | September 8, 1961||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 274 lb (124 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Hillcrest (Dallas, Texas) | ||||||||||
College: | SMU | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1984 / round: 4 / pick: 96 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Player stats at PFR |
Rickey Allen Bolden (born September 8, 1961) is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for six seasons for the Cleveland Browns. [1] He was selected by the Browns in the fourth round of the 1984 NFL draft. [2]
Bolden was raised in Dallas, Texas as one of ten children. His father died when he was 12 years old. According to Bolden, he grew up in "a typical inner city." He said he was shot when he was 14 years old. [3]
Bolden played college football as a tight end for the SMU Mustangs. After being selected by the Browns in the 1984 National Football League Draft, he was converted to offensive line. [3]
While still only 28 years old and a starting offensive lineman for the Browns, Bolden left football to become a pastor. [4] He completed his studies at Ashland Theological Seminary and worked with churches of various Christian denominations. [3]
Edward Leon Budde was an American football guard. He played his entire career for the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL).
Robert Stanford Brown, nicknamed "the Boomer", was an American professional football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 through 1973. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning unanimous All-American honors. Brown was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles as the second overall pick in the 1964 NFL draft. A six-time Pro Bowl selection, he played for the Eagles from 1964 to 1968, the Los Angeles Rams from 1969 to 1970, and the Oakland Raiders from 1971 to 1973. Brown was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
Michael Anthony Muñoz is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for 13 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans. In 2022, an ESPN panel named Muñoz as the greatest offensive tackle in NFL history. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
Jammal Filbert Brown is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, receiving unanimous All-American recognition. Brown was chosen by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft. He was selected for the Pro Bowl twice and won Super Bowl XLIV with the team. He also played for the Washington Redskins.
Kwame Harris is a Jamaican-born former American football player who was an offensive tackle for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, when he won the Morris Trophy as the top offensive lineman in the Pac-10 Conference in 2002. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 26th overall pick in the first round of the 2003 NFL draft.
Uikelotu Christopher Kemoeatu is a Tongan former professional American football guard. He played college football for the University of Utah Utes, and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He is the younger brother of former NFL nose tackle Ma'ake Kemoeatu.
Leonard Ray Brown Jr. is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL) He played as a guard and tackle for 20 seasons. He became a coach, last serving as the offensive line coach for the Arizona Cardinals.
Fred Edward Weary Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2002 NFL draft. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Eric Steinbach is an American former professional football player who was a guard for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played for the Bengals from 2003 to 2006 and the Cleveland Browns from 2007 to 2011.
Hugh Donell Green is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1991. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers as a defensive end, and was recognized as a three-time consensus All-American. Green was selected in the first round of the 1981 NFL draft, and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Miami Dolphins.
Paul McQuistan is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football at Weber State.
Joseph Hayden Thomas is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for 11 seasons with the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, earned unanimous All-American honors, and was recognized as the top college interior lineman. The Browns chose Thomas with the third overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft. He was invited to the Pro Bowl in each of his first 10 seasons and did not miss a single play in his career until the 2017 season ; his 10,363 consecutive snaps played is the longest streak since the NFL began recording snap counts in 1999. He is regarded as one of the best offensive linemen of all time. In 2023, Thomas was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, becoming the first Cleveland Brown inductee since their reactivation in 1999.
Lance Smith is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Paul Vincent Farren is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Cleveland Browns from 1983 to 1991. Farren took over as the Browns' starting left tackle after Rickey Bolden was injured in 1989. Farren also played as a guard and a center when he attended Boston University.
Douglas Arlin Dawson is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1980s and 1990s. Dawson played college football for the Texas Longhorns, receiving All-American and Academic All-American honors as a senior. Thereafter, he played professionally for the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers, and Cleveland Browns of the NFL.
Matthew Francis Kalil is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings fourth overall in the 2012 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans.
Eric Wood is an American former professional football player who was a center for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals and was selected in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft by the Bills with the 28th overall pick. Wood played nine seasons in the NFL, including a Pro Bowl appearance, before retiring following the 2017 season due to a neck injury. Since 2019, he has been the color commentator and analyst on the Buffalo Bills Radio Network.
Thomas John Lang is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Michigan Eagles and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL draft. Lang was a member of the Packers' Super Bowl XLV win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, and also played for the Detroit Lions.
Mitchell Bryan Schwartz is an American former professional football player who was a offensive tackle for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Schwartz was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft.
Jedrick Wills Jr. is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Browns in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.