{{Short description|American football player (born 1957)}} {{distinguish|Kevin House Jr.}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox NFL biography | image = Kevin House 1982 (cropped).png | caption = House, {{Circa|1982}} | name = Kevin House | number = 89, 83 | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|12|20}} | birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 181 | high_school = University City <br> (University City, Missouri) | college = Southern Illinois | draftyear = 1980 | draftround = 2 | draftpick = 49 | pastteams = * Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1980|1986}}) * Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1986|1987}}) * San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1988}})* | statlabel1 = Receptions | statvalue1 = 299 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 5,169 | statlabel3 = Touchdowns | statvalue3 = 34 | pfr = HousKe00 }}
'''Kevin Nathaniel House Sr.''' (born December 20, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1980 NFL draft. A 6'1", 175 lbs. wide receiver from Southern Illinois University, House played in eight NFL seasons from 1980 to 1987 for the Buccaneers and Los Angeles Rams. His son Kevin Jr., was a cornerback for the San Diego Chargers.
==NFL career statistics== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" ! colspan="2"| Legend |- | '''Bold''' | Career high |}
=== Regular season === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Receiving |- ! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD |- ! 1980 !! TAM | 14 || 1 || 24 || 531 || 22.1 || 61 || 5 |- ! 1981 !! TAM | '''16''' || '''16''' || 56 || '''1,176''' || 21.0 || '''84''' || '''9''' |- ! 1982 !! TAM | 9 || 9 || 28 || 438 || 15.6 || 62 || 2 |- ! 1983 !! TAM | '''16''' || '''16''' || 47 || 769 || 16.4 || 74 || 5 |- ! 1984 !! TAM | '''16''' || '''16''' || '''76''' || 1,005 || 13.2 || 55 || 5 |- ! 1985 !! TAM | '''16''' || '''16''' || 44 || 803 || 18.3 || 59 || 5 |- ! rowspan="2" | 1986 !! TAM | 7 || 7 || 11 || 206 || 18.7 || 40 || 0 |- ! RAM | 8 || 3 || 7 || 178 || '''25.4''' || 60 || 2 |- ! 1987 !! RAM | 12 || 1 || 6 || 63 || 10.5 || 15 || 1 |- ! colspan="2"| !! 114 !! 85 !! 299 !! 5,169 !! 17.3 !! 84 !! 34 |}
=== Playoffs === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Receiving |- ! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD |- ! 1981 !! TAM | '''1''' || '''1''' || 1 || 10 || 10.0 || 10 || 0 |- ! 1982 !! TAM | '''1''' || '''1''' || '''4''' || 52 || 13.0 || 20 || 0 |- ! 1986 !! RAM | '''1''' || '''1''' || 3 || '''70''' || '''23.3''' || '''45''' || '''1''' |- ! colspan="2"| !! 3 !! 3 !! 8 !! 132 !! 16.5 !! 45 !! 1 |}
==Life after football== After his retirement from professional football, House opened and operated a hair salon. After selling the salon, he worked as a recruiter for T-Mobile and then worked for Bank of America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/life-after-football-kevin-house-14892838|title=Life After Football: Kevin House}}</ref> He is now retired.
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