# Kevin House
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{{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](/source/Wide_receiver)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|12|20}}
| birth_place = [St. Louis, Missouri](/source/St._Louis), U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 181
| high_school = [University City](/source/University_City_High_School_(Missouri))
([University City, Missouri](/source/University_City%2C_Missouri))
| college = [Southern Illinois](/source/Southern_Illinois_University)
| draftyear = 1980
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 49
| pastteams =
* [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](/source/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers) ({{NFL Year|1980|1986}})
* [Los Angeles Rams](/source/Los_Angeles_Rams) ({{NFL Year|1986|1987}})
* [San Diego Chargers](/source/San_Diego_Chargers) ({{NFL Year|1988}})*
| statlabel1 = [Receptions](/source/Reception_(gridiron_football))
| statvalue1 = 299
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 5,169
| statlabel3 = [Touchdown](/source/Touchdown)s
| statvalue3 = 34
| pfr = HousKe00
}}
'''Kevin Nathaniel House Sr.''' (born December 20, 1957) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was selected by the [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](/source/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers) in the second round of the [1980 NFL draft](/source/1980_NFL_draft). A 6'1", 175 lbs. [wide receiver](/source/wide_receiver) from [Southern Illinois University](/source/Southern_Illinois_University), House played in eight NFL seasons from 1980 to 1987 for the Buccaneers and [Los Angeles Rams](/source/Los_Angeles_Rams). His son [Kevin Jr.](/source/Kevin_House_Jr.), was a [cornerback](/source/cornerback) for the [San Diego Chargers](/source/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](/source/1980_NFL_season) !! [TAM](/source/1980_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season)
| 14 || 1 || 24 || 531 || 22.1 || 61 || 5
|-
! [1981](/source/1981_NFL_season) !! [TAM](/source/1981_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season)
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 56 || '''1,176''' || 21.0 || '''84''' || '''9'''
|-
! [1982](/source/1982_NFL_season) !! [TAM](/source/1982_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season)
| 9 || 9 || 28 || 438 || 15.6 || 62 || 2
|-
! [1983](/source/1983_NFL_season) !! [TAM](/source/1983_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season)
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 47 || 769 || 16.4 || 74 || 5
|-
! [1984](/source/1984_NFL_season) !! [TAM](/source/1984_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season)
| '''16''' || '''16''' || '''76''' || 1,005 || 13.2 || 55 || 5
|-
! [1985](/source/1985_NFL_season) !! [TAM](/source/1985_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season)
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 44 || 803 || 18.3 || 59 || 5
|-
! rowspan="2" | [1986](/source/1986_NFL_season) !! [TAM](/source/1986_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season)
| 7 || 7 || 11 || 206 || 18.7 || 40 || 0
|-
! [RAM](/source/1986_Los_Angeles_Rams_season)
| 8 || 3 || 7 || 178 || '''25.4''' || 60 || 2
|-
! [1987](/source/1987_NFL_season) !! [RAM](/source/1987_Los_Angeles_Rams_season)
| 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](/source/1981_NFL_season) !! [TAM](/source/1981_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season)
| '''1''' || '''1''' || 1 || 10 || 10.0 || 10 || 0
|-
! [1982](/source/1982_NFL_season) !! [TAM](/source/1982_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season)
| '''1''' || '''1''' || '''4''' || 52 || 13.0 || 20 || 0
|-
! [1986](/source/1986_NFL_season) !! [RAM](/source/1986_Los_Angeles_Rams_season)
| '''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](/source/T-Mobile_US) and then worked for [Bank of America](/source/Bank_of_America).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/life-after-football-kevin-house-14892838|title=Life After Football: Kevin House}}] He is now retired.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Buccaneers1980DraftPicks}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:House, Kevin}}
Category:1957 births
Category:Living people
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Southern Illinois Salukis football players
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:Los Angeles Rams players
Category:Players of American football from St. Louis
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen
Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
{{widereceiver-1950s-stub}}
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