Mike Rae Explained

Mike Rae should not be confused with Mike Ray.

Mike Rae
Number:15
Position:Quarterback
Birth Date:July 26, 1951
Birth Place:Long Beach, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:193
High School:Lakewood
(Lakewood, California)
College:USC
Draftyear:1973
Draftround:8
Draftpick:205
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Passing attempts
Statvalue1:249
Statlabel2:Passing completions
Statvalue2:124
Statlabel3:Completion percentage
Statvalue3:49.8%
Statlabel4:TD-INT
Statvalue4:12-14
Statlabel5:Passing yards
Statvalue5:1,536
Pfr:RaexMi00

Michael John Rae (born July 26, 1951) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL).

Early life

Rae attended and played high school football at Lakewood High School.

College career

Rae played college football at the University of Southern California. In 1972 Rae was at the helm as the Trojans went undefeated to a Rose Bowl win en route to the National Championship.[1]

Professional career

After USC, he was the backup quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League before being not offered a contract after 1975 season.[3] Rae played for the Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins between 1976 and 1981. Rae also shared quarterback duties with former UCLA quarterback Tom Ramsey during the inaugural season of the L.A. Express of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1983.[4]

Now

Since 2008, Rae has been the men's golf coach at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California.[5]

Notes and References

  1. [Dan Jenkins|Jenkins, Dan]
  2. Web site: Mike Rae College Stats College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. Ottawa Citizen. "Big Z's boot is cold and so are the Argos". September 2, 1975, p. 21. Retrieved on May 8, 2013.
  4. Associated Press. "Express Trade Ramsey". Ocala Star-Banner, March 30, 1984, p. 3C. Retrieved on May 8, 2013.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-06-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130403085012/http://www.saddleback.edu/athletics/Golf/Staff.html . 2013-04-03 .