NOTE: This Where Are They Now feature on Rick Rivas first appeared in the Memphis GameDay program Nov. 2 when the Tigers hosted SMU.
Rick Rivas played in the National Football League, where he once returned a punt for a touchdown as a member of the New Orleans Saints. In the Canadian Football League, Rivas was a teammate of Dieter Brock, one of the most prolific quarterbacks in CFL history.
Yet, what he cherishes most at his home in Tampa, Fla., is a football from his playing days at then-Memphis State University where, in 1976, he caught the winning touchdown in a 28-27 Homecoming victory over Auburn.