Warren Rabb

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Warren Rabb
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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1937-12-12) December 12, 1937 (age 86)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Baton Rouge (LA)
College: LSU
NFL draft: 1960  / Round: 2 / Pick: 15
AFL draft: 1960  / Round: 2
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:251
Passing completions:101
Completion percentage:40.2%
TDINT:15–16
Passing yards:1,782
Passer rating:58.6
Player stats at PFR

Samuel Warren Rabb (born December 12, 1937) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) and the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL). He was selected in the second round of the 1960 NFL draft out of Louisiana State University (LSU). He completed his professional football career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1963.

He was the quarterback of the national championship winning 1958 LSU Tigers football team. He was named to the 1958 All-SEC football team by the Associated Press. [1]

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References

  1. "Southeast '11' Picked". The Oregon Statesman. December 2, 1958. p. 10. Retrieved June 7, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg