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Larry Rakestraw
Personal information
Born:April 22, 1942
Mableton, Georgia
Died:August 4, 2019 (Age 77)
Career information
College:Georgia
Position:Quarterback
NFL draft:1964 / round: 8 / pick: 112
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TD-INT:4-9
Yards:589
QB Rating:40.7
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Larry Clyde Rakestraw (born April 22, 1942) is a former American football quarterback in the 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 is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Larry lives in Suwanee, Ga and has 11 grandchildren. He has been inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

College records at UGA

  • Two time All-Southeastern Conference.
  • Passed for more than 3,000 yards.
  • Starting quarterback as a So, Jr and Sr.
  • Led the SEC in pass completions and passing yardage in his senior year.
  • Senior Bowl most valuable player.

1963 Georgia vs. Miami

Larry 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).

References

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