Mike Rae

Not to be confused with Mike Ray.

Mike Rae

No. 15
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born	(1951-07-26) July 26, 1951 (age 74) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Lakewood (Lakewood, California)
College	USC
NFL draft	1973: 8th round, 205th overall pick
Career history
Toronto Argonauts (1973–1975) Oakland Raiders (1976–1977) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1978–1979) Washington Redskins (1981) Los Angeles Express (1983)
Awards and highlights
Super Bowl champion (XI) National champion (1972) Pop Warner Trophy (1972)
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts 249 Passing completions 124 Completion percentage 49.8% TD–INT 12-14 Passing yards 1,536 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael John Rae (born July 26, 1951) is an American former professional 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]

• 1970: 20/45 for 331 yards with 4 TD and 1 INT. ^[2]
• 1971: 38/79 for 599 yards with 7 TD and 4 INT.
• 1972: 114/199 for 1754 yards with 5 TD and 12 INT. 82 carries for 247 yards and 5 TD.

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]

References

1. Jenkins, Dan. "No Doubt About Who's Champ". Sports Illustrated , January 8, 1973. Retrieved on May 8, 2013.
2. "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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.