Chip Rives (born December 24, 1964) is an American businessman who is the current

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of Riddle & Bloom. Before becoming CEO, Rives worked in multiple sports marketing companies including International Management Group and

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. In 1987, he was co-named ''Sports Illustrated'' Sportsperson of the Year for his

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, toy drive for children. Apart from sports, Rives was the owner of the

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from 2003 to 2015.

Early life and education

Rives was born on December 24, 1964, in

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. He was raised as a

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and received a scholarship from

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un ...

in gridiron football. While at Wake Forest, Rives played for the

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team from 1984 to 1987 as a running back. He attended the

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for a

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degree.

Career

Throughout his college football career with the Deacons, Rives had a career total of 1554

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, with 1080 rushing yards and 474 receiving yards. He scored his first touchdown in 1985 and had 925 scrimmage yards in 1986. During his final two seasons, Rives was the Deacons scoring leader of the 1986 season with 12 touchdowns and the 1987 Deacons leader of kick returns with 296 yards. After completing his post-secondary studies, Rives began his career with International Management Group in the 1990s. As an executive, Rives worked for multiple companies in sports marketing including

. In 1999, he moved to president when he joined Lapham/Miller. Rives founded TRP Marketing in the 2000s and is currently the

of Riddle & Bloom. Outside of marketing, Rives became the owner of the

in 2003. He retained ownership of the awards until 2015.

Awards

Rives was one of the eight people named ''Sports Illustrated'' Sportsperson of the Year in 1987 for their charity work. He was awarded by ''

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'' for providing toys to disadvantaged children living in

References

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