Fall 2006 Football Roster

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Jersey Number 77

Eric Rakus

  • Position:
    DL
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    250
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Suffield, Conn.
  • High School:
    Suffield Academy
  • Major:
    Mechanical Engineering

Why Lehigh?:  "I chose Lehigh because of the people.  Many schools offer great education and great football, but nowhere else has the quality of people that Lehigh has."

 

 

On the coaching staff:  "They are a great group of men that take football very serious and their relationships with the players even more seriously."

 

 

 

Switched from fullback during the spring of 2004 … is the team’s starting long snapper … as a junior … played in all eleven games … picked up four tackles … as a sophomore … appeared in 9 games making 2 tackles … as a freshman … saw limited action as a fullback and back up long snapper … in secondary school … 2 time All New England in football … All New England in track and field … prep school All American wrestler.

 

 

Personal:  Son of Judi and Ed Rakus.  Has two brothers: Keith (16) and Ben (10) … National Scholar Athlete … father is the football coach at Suffield Academy … interned for Pennoni Construction in the summer of 2005.

 

 

GP

TT

Solo

Ast

TFL

Sks

Int

BrUp

FF

FR

2003

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2004

9

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2005

11

4

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Totals

20

6

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

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