Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2002
Proehl, who lettered at WFU from 1986-89, owns Demon Deacon career records for receiving yards (2,949), receiving touchdowns (25) and single-season receiving yards (1,053 in 1989). All totaled, Proehl caught 188 passes for an average of 15.7 yards per reception. He led the Deacons in receptions three consecutive seasons and earned All-ACC honors in 1989.
Proehl played on two Deacon teams that posted winning records. After his senior season, he participated in the Blue-Gray All Star Classic and went on to be a third-round NFL Draft selection by the Arizona Cardinals.
Proehl enjoyed a 17-year NFL career in which he won two Super Bowl rings. He played with the Cardinals until 1994 before going on to play with the Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears. In 1998, he caught on with the St. Louis Rams and was a key player in their high-powered offense, which helped the team win Super Bowl XXXIV in January 2000. Proehl finished his career after the 2006 season with the Indianapolis Colts, who won the Super Bowl that season. He had 669 receptions for 8,878 yards and 54 touchdown receptions in his 17 year career.
Ricky Proehl was inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame on February 8, 2002. He was named to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.
