Jack Laraway

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Name: Jack Laraway

Date of Birth: September 20, 1935

Place of Birth: Erie, Pennsylvania

Position: Linebacker

College: Purdue

NFL Draft: Detroit Lions 1959/Round 10/pick 112

Jersey Numbers: Buffalo Bills #57-1960, Houston Oilers #34-1961,62

Statistics: 1961 Houston Oilers: 1 interception, returned 30 yards; 1 kickoff return for 22 yards.

Teams: 1960 Buffalo Bills, 1961 Houston Oilers-American Football League Champions, 1962 Houston Oilers 7 games, 1963 New York Jets preseason-credited with safety vs. Buffalo Bills, sacking Quarterback Jack Kemp of the Bills for the first points in Jets History.

A Member of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame(class of 1997). Injured in a 1960 preseason game with the Detroit Lions. Played the 1960 season for the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, starting 10 games at Left Outside Linebacker. Signed with the Houston Oilers in 1961 helping them to the AFL Championship game in which Houston defeated the San Diego Chargers 10-3.