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Pioneer Athletics Hall of Fame

John Rico

  • Class
    1984
  • Induction
    2022
  • Sport(s)
    Football
  • First Team All NCAC Honoree 
  • Second Team NCAA Division II All-American in 1982
  • Matched program record of three touchdowns in single game
  • Was second all-time in program history in receiving yds (1,480), third in receptions (88) and scoring (98 pts) at the end of his career
  • Played for two Pioneers Hall of Fame coaches – Tim Tierney (Pioneers Hall of Fame 2012) and Don Sawyer (Pioneers Hall of Fame 2012) and was teammates with Pioneers Hall of Famers Bill Myatt (Pioneers Hall of Fame 2002) and Mitch Bigger (Pioneers Hall of Fame 1996)
  • Appeared in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals
  • Has coached football at multiple levels from youth to college football
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