Raines was an Associated Press second-team All American his senior year at Alabama and was also chosen for the All-SEC defensive team.[1] Raines was also the 1973 defensive player of the year at Alabama and played alongside Too Tall Jones in the 1973 Senior Bowl. Following the Senior Bowl Raines was drafted in the 1st. Round of the 1984 WFL draft by the California Suns and in the 6th Round of the NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers.[2] Raines chose to play in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers instead of in the WFL. Following the 74 season he left the NFL for the CFL and played for the Montreal Alouettes.[3] Raines played in the Canadian football league for nine seasons for three teams, Montreal (1975), Ottawa (1975-1982), Winnipeg (1982). He was named CFL Eastern Conference All-Star in 1978 and 1981.[4] Raines was also named 1st Team All-Pro Defensive End in 1981 as well.[3]
Following the 1982 CFL Season Raines chose to leave the CFL and join the Birmingham Stallions in the USFL. Following the 1983 Season in the USFL Raines received several honors. Raines was the only unanimous All-Pro Defensive Player voted to the 1983 First-team All-Pro USFL defensive team. Following the 1983 season Raines was traded to The Jacksonville Bulls.[5] During the 1984 Season Raines was severely injured during practice, diagnosis was severe head trauma, stretched Brachial Plexus.[citation needed] Even though injured the Jacksonville Bulls attempted to trade Raines to The Houston Gamblers of the USFL. Upon arriving in Houston Raines was given a physical and was told he had nerve damage, possibly a slipped disk and may need surgery.[citation needed] He was promptly returned to Jacksonville where he finished out the season on injured reserve and retired the following year.[6]
mike, raines, vaughn, michael, raines, born, february, 1953, former, professional, college, football, player, 78position, defensive, tacklepersonal, informationborn, 1953, february, 1953, montgomery, alabama, height, weight, career, informationhigh, school, mo. Vaughn Michael Raines born February 14 1953 is a former professional and college football player Mike RainesNo 68 70 79 78Position Defensive tacklePersonal informationBorn 1953 02 14 February 14 1953 age 71 Montgomery Alabama U S Height 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Weight 255 lb 116 kg Career informationHigh school Montgomery AL LanierCollege AlabamaNFL draft 1974 Round 6 Pick 138Career historySan Francisco 49ers 1974 Montreal Alouettes 1975 Ottawa Rough Riders 1975 1982 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1982 Birmingham Stallions 1983 Jacksonville Bulls 1984 Houston Gamblers 1985 Career highlights and awardsCFL All Star 1980 3 CFL East All Star 1978 1980 1981 All USFL 1983 National champion 1973 First team All SEC 1973 Career NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL com PFRRaines was an Associated Press second team All American his senior year at Alabama and was also chosen for the All SEC defensive team 1 Raines was also the 1973 defensive player of the year at Alabama and played alongside Too Tall Jones in the 1973 Senior Bowl Following the Senior Bowl Raines was drafted in the 1st Round of the 1984 WFL draft by the California Suns and in the 6th Round of the NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers 2 Raines chose to play in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers instead of in the WFL Following the 74 season he left the NFL for the CFL and played for the Montreal Alouettes 3 Raines played in the Canadian football league for nine seasons for three teams Montreal 1975 Ottawa 1975 1982 Winnipeg 1982 He was named CFL Eastern Conference All Star in 1978 and 1981 4 Raines was also named 1st Team All Pro Defensive End in 1981 as well 3 Following the 1982 CFL Season Raines chose to leave the CFL and join the Birmingham Stallions in the USFL Following the 1983 Season in the USFL Raines received several honors Raines was the only unanimous All Pro Defensive Player voted to the 1983 First team All Pro USFL defensive team Following the 1983 season Raines was traded to The Jacksonville Bulls 5 During the 1984 Season Raines was severely injured during practice diagnosis was severe head trauma stretched Brachial Plexus citation needed Even though injured the Jacksonville Bulls attempted to trade Raines to The Houston Gamblers of the USFL Upon arriving in Houston Raines was given a physical and was told he had nerve damage possibly a slipped disk and may need surgery citation needed He was promptly returned to Jacksonville where he finished out the season on injured reserve and retired the following year 6 See also editUnited States Football League 1978 Canadian Football League season 1981 Canadian Football League seasonReferences edit Walsh Christopher March 27 2020 Daily Dose of Crimson Tide The 1973 National Title Sports Illustrated Walsh Christopher April 27 2016 A Round by Round Look at Alabama s Best NFL Draft Picks of All Time Bleacher Report a b Mike Raines Statistics StatsCrew com Snelgrove Brian July 25 2010 Team Retro Profile Ottawa Rough Riders CFL ca Defensive lineman Mike Raines a former University of Alabama UPI February 21 1984 No surprise Eskimos lead all star team The Leader Post December 2 1981External links editAlabama Football Record Book Mike Raines at Pro Football Archives nbsp This biographical article relating to a Canadian football defensive lineman is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football defensive lineman born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Raines amp oldid 1217554677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
