Buster Rhymes

American gridiron football player (born 1962)

For the rapper, see Busta Rhymes.

American football player

Buster RhymesNo. 88, 80, 32, 1

Position:| Wide receiver,
Return specialist
Personal information
Born:|  (1962-01-27) January 27, 1962 (age 63)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:| 217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:| Northwestern (Miami)
College:| Oklahoma
NFL draft:| 1985: 4th round, 85th pick
Career history

* Minnesota Vikings (1985–1986)
* Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1988–1989)

Career highlights and awards

* Grey Cup champion (1988)
* NFL kickoff return yards leader (1985)

Career NFL statistics
| Receptions:| 8

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Receiving yards:| 149
Return yards:| 1,558
Stats at Pro Football Reference

George "Buster" Rhymes (born January 27, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL).

## Biography

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Rhymes grew up in Liberty City, an inner city neighborhood of Miami, Florida. He graduated from Miami Northwestern and committed to the University of Oklahoma under coach Barry Switzer in 1980.[1] He was named Dade County's Athlete of the Year for 1979–80.[2]

Buster achieved All-American recognition at Oklahoma as a wide receiver. Standing 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall and weighing 218 lb (99 kg), Rhymes was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 1985 NFL draft.[3] Rhymes played in two NFL seasons for the Vikings in 1985 and 1986, and in 1985 set an NFL single-season record for kick return yardage with 1,345 yards; the league record has since been broken, but the total stood as a Vikings franchise record until broken by Cordarrelle Patterson in the final game of the 2013 season. He would be the last Viking to wear #88 before it was retired in honor of Alan Page. Following his NFL stint, Rhymes went to Canada and played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. He spent two seasons there (1988 and 1989), winning a Grey Cup championship ring in 1988.

## In popular culture

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Rhymes was the inspiration behind American rapper Busta Rhymes' stage name, which was given to him by Chuck D.[4]

## References

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1. ^ 1980 OU Football Roster - SoonerStats.com - Oklahoma Sooners Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Softball Scores, Records, and Stats. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved on August 25, 2013.
2. ^ Cowlishaw, Tim (September 10, 1982). "Buster bides time to regain lost luster". The Miami Herald. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
3. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
4. ^ "The Story Of Chuck D Nicknaming Busta Rhymes After NFL Player". ThePostGame.com. August 16, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2019.

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Minnesota Vikings 1985 NFL draft selections

* Chris Doleman
* Issiac Holt
* Kirk Lowdermilk
* Tim Meamber
* Tim Long
* Buster Rhymes
* Kyle Morrell
* Mark MacDonald
* Steve Bono
* Tim Newton
* Nikita Blair
* Jaime Covington
* Juan Johnson
* Tim Williams
* Byron Jones

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NFL annual kickoff return yards leaders

* 1941: Goldberg
* 1942: Goldberg
* 1943: Heineman
* 1944: Grigas
* 1945: Seno
* 1946: Karnofsky
* 1947: Saenz
* 1948: Sandifer
* 1949: Wedemeyer
* 1950: V. Smith
* 1951: Taliaferro
* 1952: Young
* 1953: W. Lewis
* 1954: W. Lewis
* 1955: Watson
* 1956: Carmichael
* 1957: Carmichael
* 1958: Sears
* 1959: Lyles
* 1960: Dean
* 1961: T. Brown
* 1962: Woodson
* 1963: T. Brown
* 1964: Renfro
* 1965: Alexander
* 1966: R. Smith
* 1967: R. Smith
* 1968: Latourette
* 1969: Morris
* 1970: Haymond
* 1971: Hampton
* 1972: Adkins
* 1973: Herron
* 1974: Piccone
* 1975: Jones
* 1976: Shelby
* 1977: Harper
* 1978: Harper
* 1979: Harper
* 1980: Payton
* 1981: Mitchell
* 1982: Brooks
* 1983: Z. Dixon
* 1984: James
* 1985: Rhymes
* 1986: Hunter & McGee
* 1987: Palmer
* 1988: T. D. Brown
* 1989: J. Dixon
* 1990: Metcalf
* 1991: Gray
* 1992: Sanders
* 1993: Verdin
* 1994: Hughes
* 1995: Hughes
* 1996: Hughes
* 1997: Williams
* 1998: Milburn
* 1999: Marion
* 2000: M. Jenkins
* 2001: R. Jenkins
* 2002: M. Lewis
* 2003: Scobey
* 2004: Hall
* 2005: Carr
* 2006: Carr
* 2007: Cribbs
* 2008: J. Wilson
* 2009: Amendola
* 2010: Stephens-Howling
* 2011: Banks
* 2012: D. Wilson
* 2013: Hester
* 2014: Hester
* 2015: Abdullah
* 2016: Erickson
* 2017: Lockett
* 2018: Roberts
* 2019: Patterson
* 2020: Patterson
* 2021: Roberts
* 2022: Nixon
* 2023: Nixon
* 2024: Turpin

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 76th Grey Cup champions

* 2 Lee Saltz
* 3 Trevor Kennerd
* 5 Tim Jessie
* 6 Bob Cameron
* 7 Tom Muecke
* 8 Ken Pettway
* 10 Rod Hill
* 12 Sean Salisbury
* 20 James Jefferson
* 21 James Murphy
* 22 Perry Tuttle
* 23 Tony Johns
* 24 Ken Hailey
* 26 Ken Winey
* 29 Paul Clatney
* 30 Darryl Sampson
* 31 Terry Cochrane
* 32 Buster Rhymes
* 33 Michael Allen
* 34 Greg Battle
* 35 Dan Wicklum
* 39 Darren Yewchyn
* 39 Walter Bender
* 44 Leon Hatziioannou
* 51 David Black
* 52 Mike Gray
* 53 Aaron Brown
* 57 Mark Seale
* 58 James West
* 59 Lyle Bauer
* 63 Chris Walby
* 64 Bob Molle
* 65 Nick Bastaja
* 66 Steve Rodehutskors
* 70 Paul Shorten
* 72 Delbert Fowler
* 73 Randy Fabi
* 74 Vernon Pahl
* 76 Romel Andrews
* 77 Stan Mikawos
* 79 Willie Fears
* 80 Jeff Smith

* Head coach: Mike Riley

* Assistant coaches: Gene Gaines
* Urban Bowman
* Bob Padilla
* Bruce Lemmerman
* Scott Shuhmann

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