John Kasay
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 John Kasay during the 2007 season. |
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| No. 4 Carolina Panthers | |
| Placekicker | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: October 27, 1969 | |
| Place of birth: Athens, Georgia | |
| Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Weight: 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Georgia | |
| NFL Draft: 1991 / Round: 4 / Pick: 98 | |
| Debuted in 1991 for the Seattle Seahawks | |
| Career history | |
As player:
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009 | |
| Field Goals Made | 408 |
| Field Goals Attempted | 500 |
| Field Goals % | 81.6 |
| Long Field Goal | 56 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
John David Kasay (born October 27, 1969 in Athens, Georgia) is an American football player in the NFL currently the placekicker for the Carolina Panthers.
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[edit] High school years
Kasay attended Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia, where he was a soccer stand-out and football kicker/punter[1] He was an all-state selection with 37 career field goals, including a 54-yarder.
[edit] College and pro career
Kasay graduated from the University of Georgia in 1991, and was drafted in the 4th round in 1991 by the Seattle Seahawks. During his tenure, he led the Seahawks in scoring all four years, and left the team with the highest field goal percentage in team history. The Panthers signed him as a free agent prior to the team's debut in the 1995 NFL season, and as of the beginning of the 2009 NFL season he is the only remaining "original Panther" from that 1995 team. To put that into perspective, there are only two kickers who currently play for the same team they played for in 1995: Kasay and Jason Hanson (Detroit). (Matt Stover has played for the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens since 1991, which have been one continuous team, but since the franchises are technically considered two separate entities, his tenure might not count for records purposes.)
Super Bowl XXXVIII was bittersweet for Kasay. Although he converted a 50-yard field goal and made both extra points, his final kickoff went out of bounds, incurring an illegal procedure penalty that placed the ball on the 40. This assisted the New England Patriots on their drive for the winning field goal.
[edit] Awards and Records
Kasay formerly held the record for most field goals in a single season with 37, which he achieved during the 1996 NFL Season, and he was awarded his only Pro Bowl appearance as a result. His record was broken three years later, however, by Olindo Mare, who booted 39 field goals. That record was later broken by Neil Rackers, who made 40 field goals in 2006.
Kasay holds virtually every Panther kicking record, and is also the all-time points leader of the Panthers, a record which is unlikely to be eclipsed anytime soon.
Kasay holds many[2] NFL records as a placekicker. He is third all-time for field goals made from 50+ yards [3], behind Jason Elam (37) and Morten Anderson (40). and is the only person to complete four field goals from 46+ yards in a single game.[4]
Kasay hit his 400th field goal on December 6, 2009 in a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is only the 7th player in NFL history to accomplish that.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Cobbs, Matt. "A team of destiny", Athens Banner-Herald, October 14, 2005. Accessed November 27, 2007.
- ^ Kasay Kickin through 2012
- ^ NFL History - Record and Fact Book
- ^ ESPN game recap between Panthers and Buccaneers
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