Education
After going to high school at Grossmont High School in Louisiana Mesa, California, Van Raaphorst attended Arizona State University.
After going to high school at Grossmont High School in Louisiana Mesa, California, Van Raaphorst attended Arizona State University.
He was the Rose Bowl Player of the Game. Van Raaphorst made his professional debut in the NFL in 1987 with the Atlanta Falcons. He played two games for Atlanta in the 1988 season.
Van Raaphorst"s brother Mike Van Raaphorst was a backup quarterback behind Carson Palmer at University of Southern California in 1999.
Van Raaphorst was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 2006. Van Raaphorst now serves as a color commentator for Arizona State football radio broadcasts.
