From one GOAT to another.Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver and 49ers legend Jerry Rice showed love to Warriors superstar Steph Curry while speaking to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco at the 2026 American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe.
“Steph Curry is an amazing individual, but the way he plays, the way he conducts himself off the field, also, he does everything right,” Rice said on “49ers Talk.” “And when it comes to golf, his ball-striking is incredible. All the Currys, they just hit it long. I’m glad I’m not playing in that group. Because when you’ve got someone blowing the ball by you by 20 yards, you’re going to have the tendency to try to swing a little bit harder. And I’m just watching them hit the ball, and they can hit it far.
“But Steph is the ultimate, and he can do it all.”
Curry is no stranger to the highest praise, but it hits a little differently when it comes from someone of Rice’s stature.
Both players are Bay Area icons in their own right.
Rice is regarded as one of the greatest receivers in NFL history, who,...