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By Leo Roth
As a rookie with the Buffalo Bills in 1980, Jim Ritcher had serious doubts that his NFL career would be a long one.
At North Carolina State, he was the Outland Trophy winner, an award given to the nation’s best college lineman. He was Buffalo’s No. 1 draft pick.
But he also was undersized, had a spate of early nagging injuries, and, by his own admission, was a tad lazy....more
As a rookie with the Buffalo Bills in 1980, Jim Ritcher had serious doubts that his NFL career would be a long one.
At North Carolina State, he was the Outland Trophy winner, an award given to the nation’s best college lineman. He was Buffalo’s No. 1 draft pick.
But he also was undersized, had a spate of early nagging injuries, and, by his own admission, was a tad lazy....more
