Bo Rather
David Elmer Rather
Born: October 7, 1950
Sandusky, OH USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 184
College: Michigan
High School: Sandusky (OH)
Career: 1973-1978
Drafted: 1973 in Round 4, #104 overall by the Miami Dolphins
Bo Rather played from 1973 to 1978 during his career with the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins. Rather caught 92 passes for 1,467 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 18 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Chicago Bears | 29 | 400 | 13.8 | 59 | 3 |
| 1975 | NFL Chicago Bears | 39 | 685 | 17.6 | 54 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Chicago Bears | 17 | 294 | 17.3 | 42 | 2 |
| 1978 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Totals | 92 | 1467 | 15.9 | 59 | 7 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1977 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 6 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 13 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 9 | 2 |
| 1977 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 13 | 9 |
| 1978 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 6 | 2 |
| 1978 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 3 | 0 |
