American football player (born 1954)
American football player
Rik Bonness Position: Linebacker Born: (1954-03-20 ) March 20, 1954 (age 70) Borger, Texas , U.S.Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 220 lb (100 kg) High school: Bellevue (Omaha, Nebraska ) College: Nebraska NFL draft: 1976 / round: 3 / pick: 84
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Games played: 59 Games started: 2
Player stats at PFR
Richard Kyes "Rik " Bonness (born March 20, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was linebacker for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a center for the Nebraska Cornhuskers , earning consensus All-American jhonors in 1975. He played in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers .
Born in Borger, Texas , Bonness played high school football at Bellevue High School in Bellevue, Nebraska , a suburb south of Omaha . He graduated in 1972 and then received a scholarship to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln , the two-time defending national champions under head coach Bob Devaney . Bonness and played center for the Conrnhuskers on the offensive line under new head coach Tom Osborne .
Following his senior season in 1975 , Bonness was 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 of the 1976 NFL draft (84th overall). He played linebacker as a pro and appeared in 59 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]
During his rookie season, the Raiders won Super Bowl XI in January 1977.
References
^ 2014 NCAA Football Records Book , Award Winners , National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 10 & 14 (2014). Retrieved December 26, 2014.
^ "Rik Bonness Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved May 23, 2024 .
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