Ben Agajanian
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| Born: | August 28, 1919 Santa Ana, California |
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| College: | New Mexico |
| Position: | Kicker |
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| NFL Philadelphia Eagles NFL Pittsburgh Steelers AAFC Los Angeles Dons NFL New York Giants NFL Los Angeles Rams NFL New York Giants AFL Los Angeles Chargers AFL Dallas Texans NFL Green Bay Packers AFL Oakland Raiders AFL San Diego Chargers | |
Benjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" (born August 28, 1919) is a former American football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico. He played professionally in the National Football League from 1945 through 1959, then in the newly formed American Football League for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers in 1960, 1961, and 1964. He also played for the Dallas Texans in 1961 and the Oakland Raiders in 1962. He was one of only two players (the other was Hardy Brown) who played in the All-America Football Conference, the American Football League, and the National Football League.[1]
Agajanian had four toes of his kicking foot crushed off in a work accident during college, but overcame the injury to become pro football's first kicking specialist, booting field goals for 10 different professional teams in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, including the 1956 NFL Champion New York Giants and the 1961 NFL Champion Green Bay Packers . After retiring from the field at age 45,[2] he was the Dallas Cowboys kicking coach for 20 years. He is the third oldest living former AAFC player.
See also
References
- ^ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.54, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
- ^ "History: Players Who've Played in NFL at Age 40 or Older". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
External links
- Dwyer, Bill (2007-10-27). "Kicking pioneer makes his case". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
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- 1919 births
- Living people
- American football placekickers
- American military personnel of World War II
- Dallas Cowboys coaches
- Dallas Texans (AFL) players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Los Angeles Chargers (AFL) players
- Los Angeles Dons players
- New Mexico Lobos football players
- New York Giants players
- Oakland Raiders (AFL) players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- San Diego Chargers (AFL) players
- Sportspeople from Santa Ana, California
- American people of Armenian descent