Ricky Proehl
Will always be remembered by Rams fans for the guy that made "The Catch", the amazing acrobatic catch in the corner of the end zone against the Buccaneers, to propel the Rams into Super Bowl 34. Although he did not end his career with the Rams, he did end up his last year with the Colts, where although he didn't play a down in the 2007 Super Bowl, he did walk away from the game he so loved toting not one but two SB rings.
2004: Played in all 16 games with three starts for Carolina...Collected 34 catches for 497 yards to average a career-best 14.6 yards per reception...11 of catches occurred on third down and 25 resulted in first downs for an offense that finished 10th in the League in third-down efficiency...Recorded three kickoff returns for 64 yards...Contributed to offense that averaged 326.6 yards per game, the second-highest total in club history, trailing only 355.4 yard average in 1999.
2003: Signed as a free agent by Carolina (3/17)...Played in 16 games with two starts...Totaled 27 catches for 389 yards and four touchdown...Notched two kickoff returns for 34 yards...15 of his catches resulted in first downs and 12 of his receptions occurred on third down...Member of a receiving corps that garnered 100 catches for 1,472 yards and eight touchdowns during their last eight games...Played in all four games with one start...Totaled five receptions for 78 yards and one touchdown.
2002: Played in 16 games with two starts for St. Louis...Contributed 43 catches for 466 yards and four touchdowns...Posted 29 catches that resulted in first downs and tied for second on the team with 17 third-down receptions.
2001: Played in all 16 games with three starts for St. Louis...Posted 40 catches for 563 yards and five touchdowns...Rushed once for five yards...Responsible for 31 receptions that resulted in first downs and 16 third-down catches...Appeared in all three Rams postseason contests with one start...Caught three passes for 71 yards and one touchdown.
2000: Appeared in 12 games with four starts for St. Louis and was inactive for four contests...Totaled 31 receptions for 441 yards and four touchdowns...Of his 31 catches, 26 resulted in first downs and 15 occurred on third down...Inactive versus San Francisco (9/17), at Atlanta (9/24), versus San Diego (10/1) and versus Atlanta (10/15) with a right hamstring injury...Played in the Rams only playoff game and produced three catches for 46 yards and one touchdown.
1999: Saw action in 15 games for St. Louis, making two starts...Finished the season with 33 receptions for 349 yards...Produced 24 catches that garnered first downs and 16 third-down receptions...Inactive versus New Orleans (11/28) with an injured right shoulder...Played in all three playoff games...Tallied eight catches for 121 yards and one touchdown, helping the Rams claim Super Bowl XXXIV.
1998: Signed as an unrestricted free agent by St. Louis (2/25)...Played in 16 games with 11 starts...Led the Rams with 771 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 60 receptions...Gained 14 yards rushing on one carry.
1997: Signed as a free agent by Chicago (4/10) after being released by Seattle (3/7)...Played in 15 games with 10 starts...Led the Bears with 58 catches for 753 yards and seven touchdowns...Returned eight punts for 59 yards...Compiled three 100-yard receiving efforts.
1996: Appeared in 16 games for Seattle, starting seven...Posted 23 receptions for 309 yards and two touchdowns...Started final six contests of the season in place of an injured Brian Blades.
1995: Traded from Arizona to Seattle in exchange for a fourth-round draft choice...Played in eight contests as a reserve wide receiver...Contributed five catches for 29 yards...Missed the first eight games of the season after breaking his right fibula in the season opener versus Kansas City (9/3)...Returned to action at Jacksonville (11/12).
1994: Started all 16 games...Ranked second on the Cardinals with 51 receptions for 651 yards and five touchdowns.
1993: Started all 16 games...Led the Cardinals in receiving for the second consecutive year...Established career highs with 65 catches, 877 yards and seven touchdowns...Contributed 47 yards rushing on eight attempts...Tied a team record of five consecutive contests with a touchdown reception.
1992: Started 15 of the 16 games he played...Led the Cardinals with 60 catches for 744 yards and three touchdowns...Totaled 23 yards rushing on three carries and had his only pass attempt intercepted.
1991: A 16-game starter for the first time in his career...Recorded 55 receptions for 766 yards and two touchdowns...Rushed three times for 21 yards...Returned four punts for 26 yards.
1990: Drafted in the third round (58th overall) by Phoenix...Played in 16 games with two starts...HONORS: All-Rookie by the Pro Football Writers Association, UPI, Pro Football Weekly, College and Pro Football Weekly and Football Digest...Set a Cardinals rookie record and led all NFL rookie receivers with a team-high 56 catches for 802 yards and four touchdowns....Became the first Cardinals rookie to lead the team in receptions since Bob Shaw in 1950...Rushed one time for four yards, returned four kickoffs for 53 yards and returned one punt for two yards.
College Career
A four-year letterman at Wake Forest, ranks first in school history with 188 receptions, 2,949 yards receiving and 25 touchdowns. He led the Demon Deacons in receiving three straight seasons, including his senior year with 65 catches for 1,053 yards and 11 touchdowns. As a senior, Ricky played in the Blue-Gray and East-West All-Star Games.
Personal Bio
Works closely with the children of the Amos Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital in North Carolina...Takes at-need children shopping in the Toys for Tots warehouse for holiday gifts...Attended Super Blood Drive for Champions, where he visited with donors...Active in the Boys and Girls Club in Raleigh, NC, the Oak Ridge Orphanage in Sanford, NC, and Brenner's Children's Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC...Lettered in football and baseball at Hillsborough (NJ) HS...Earned all-state and New York area all-metro honors and Somerset County Player of the Year recognition as a senior...Tallied 42 catches for more than 900 yards and 13 touchdowns...Family has held New York Giants season tickets since the team played at the Polo Grounds in the 1950's....Majored in speech communications at Wake Forest...Lives in Greensboro, NC...Wife: Kelly...Daughter: Alexandria...Sons: Austin and Blake...Full name: Richard Scott Proehl.
