Rivera also was named to the All Marine League and Los Angeles City 1st Team as a receiver.
The Ferragamo to Rivera air bomb was one of the most feared high school tandems in the United States their senior year.
Rivera inked a letter of intent with the University of California Golden Bears, where he was named 1975 Consensus All-America Team.
Rivera was selected in the fourth round with the 100th pick of the 1976 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
He also a briefly with the Chicago Bears for three games and then traded back to the San Francisco 49ers in 1977.