Historical Kickers Patriots and Others - New England Patriots Forums

***IcyPatriot*** · 03-24-2006, 10:40 PM

I left out the journeymen like Teddy Garcia... 6/13........46%

1960-1970....11 Years....Gino Capeletti.....176/333.......53%

1974-1983....10 Years....John Smith..........128/191......67%

1984-1987.....4 Years....T. Franklin...........93/125........74%

1988-1992.....5 Years....J. Staurovsky.......63/77..........82%
***We had Greg Davis and Teddy Garcia During this period.

1993-booted...0 Years....Scott Sisson.......14/26..........54%

1993-1995....2.5 Years...Matt Bahr...........68/90..........76%

1996-2005......10 Years..Adam Vinatieri....263/321........82%

Got the info here: http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/te...ries/patriots/

One sites thoughts on histories greatest kickers.
Vinatieri #2 between Morten Anderson / A.V. / Garry Anderson
http://www.nfluk.com/features/featur...lay.php?id=408

1-Morten Anderson
2-Adam Vinatieri
3-Gary Anderson
4-Jan Stenerud
5-Lou Groza..."The Toe" considered the Fore-Father of Kickers
6-Matt Bahr...this guy says Bahr made Parcells...hmmmm???
7-Mike VanderJagt...Parcells Newest Matt Bahr???
8-Sebastian Janikowski
9-Tom Dempsy...Strongest leg of all time???
10-Nick Lowery

What's your list???

***IcyPatriot*** · 03-24-2006, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NEM

Burt Rechichar.
The Gogolak Brothers (revolutionized placekicking by going from the side)
Pat Summerall (Pat was not his real first name. He got the nickname from Point After Touchdown
Garo Yepremian (dont let him play quarterback)

NOTE: When one mentions great place kickers, the name of Lou (the toe) Groza is mentioned. WHY????? Here s his all time record and it's not very impressive.
http://www.lougrozaaward.com/about.html

Did you see "The Toe" NEM...have any stories for us????

Quote:

Lou ended up playing 21 magnificent seasons for the Browns. He began his career as both an offensive tackle and a kicker. In 1954, Lou was named the NFLâ€™s Player of the Year. After a back injury forced him to sit out the entire 1960 season, Lou came back solely as the kicker, a role that he maintained until he retired. This was the first time in NFL history that a player had appeared on a roster exclusively as a kicker.

I never heard of the dude...LOL.