Jerry Rice

Biography of Jerry Rice Jerry Rice was born in the town of Crawford, Mississippi, on October 13, 1962; he was the sixth of eight children. His parents Joe and Eddie B. worked hard to provide for them. Jerry and his brothers and sisters worked together to help their dad out in his bricklaying business. Jerry learned several things from the way that he grew up. He learned the emphasis on hard work and its rewards, this sharing …

…he has established a new family with his wife, Jackie, whom he met in college. She and their three children, Jaqui, Jerry Jr., and Jada, are the real center of his world. Jerry and Jackie both work at instilling in their kids the same values that they were taught as children. Appreciative of the good things that life has brought them, they take part in many charitable activities as a way of giving something back.