Mike Rae

Not to be confused with Mike Ray.

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).

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 pick
Career history
Toronto Argonauts (1973–1975) Oakland Raiders (1976–1977) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1978–1979) Washington Redskins (1981) Los Angeles Express (1983)
Career highlights and awards
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

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]