Larry Rakestraw
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| Born: | Mableton, Georgia | ||||||||
| Died: | August 4, 2019 (Age 77) | ||||||||
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| College: | Georgia | ||||||||
| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1964 / round: 8 / pick: 112 | ||||||||
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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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