Larry Rakestraw Explained

Position:Quarterback
Number:12
Birth Date:22 April 1942
Death Place:Suwanee, Georgia, U.S.
Draftyear:1964
Draftround:8
Draftpick:112
Afldraftyear:1964
Afldraftround:11
Afldraftpick:87
College:Georgia
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:TD-INT
Statvalue1:4-9
Statlabel2:Passing yards
Statvalue2:589
Statlabel3:Passer rating
Statvalue3:40.7
Pfr:RakeLa00
Highlights:
Birth Place:Mableton, Georgia, U.S.

Larry Clyde Rakestraw (April 22, 1942 – August 4, 2019) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played three seasons for the Chicago Bears. Rakestraw attended the University of Georgia where he was a three-year starter at quarterback. He was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Larry lived in Suwanee, Georgia and had 11 grandchildren. He was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

College records at UGA

1963 Georgia vs. Miami

Rakestraw had 407 yards passing against Miami and broke one NCAA record - and 3 SEC records (414 total offense, 25 pass completions, 407 yards passing yards).

Rakestraw died on August 4, 2019, at the age of 77.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-03-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719101638/http://gshf.org/pdf_files/press_room/gshf%20member%20list%202010.pdf . 2011-07-19 .
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-03-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719101638/http://gshf.org/pdf_files/press_room/gshf%20member%20list%202010.pdf . 2011-07-19 .
  3. News: Former Georgia quarterback Larry Rakestraw dies . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . August 10, 2019 . en.