Mark Moseley

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Mark Moseley
No. 3, 11     
Placekicker
Personal information
Date of birth: March 12, 1948 (1948-03-12) (age 63)
Place of birth: Laneville, Texas
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
College: Texas A&M
Stephen F. Austin State
NFL Draft: 1970 / Round: 14 / Pick: 346
Debuted in 1970 for the Philadelphia Eagles
Last played in 1986 for the Cleveland Browns
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 1986
FG Att     457
FGM     300
Pct     65.6
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Mark DeWayne Moseley (born March 12, 1948 in Laneville, Texas) is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League who played for the Philadelphia Eagles (1970), the Houston Oilers (1971–1972), the Washington Redskins (1974–1986), and the Cleveland Browns (1986). He won the Most Valuable Player Award during the strike-shortened 1982 season. He is the only placekicker to win the award.

[edit] Career

With the retirement of the Minnesota Vikings' Rick Danmeier in 1982, Moseley became the sole full-time straight on placekicker in the National Football League; there has only been one other (Dirk Borgognone, who played two games in 1995) since then. In the 1960s, the newer soccer style was introduced by the Hungarian brothers Pete and Charlie Gogolak, and it became increasingly popular.

In the Washington Redskins' 27-17 victory in Super Bowl XVII over the Miami Dolphins, Moseley kicked two field goals and was successful on all three of his extra point attempts. During the following season, he led the NFL in scoring with 161 points.

In 1986, the popular 38-year old Moseley was released by the Washington Redskins mid-season. He remains their all-time leading scorer with 1,207 points. He signed with the Cleveland Browns and retired at the end of the season, helping them win their divisional playoff game against the New York Jets with a game winning field goal in double overtime.

In his career, Mark Moseley was successful on 300 out of 457 attempts (65%), successful on 482 out of 512 extra points attempts (94%) and scored a total of 1,382 points. He made the all-pro team and led the NFL in scoring four times.

Minor League Career (American Football Association):

Mark Moseley joined the Fredericksburg Generals(Fredericksburg,Virginia), members of the Mason Dixon Football League,after the third week of the 1995 season. He initially started as a special teams advisor/coach but took on the role of a player at the request of Fredericksburg Generals Head Coach Jamie King. With the 47 year old Moseley in the lineup,the Fredericksburg Generals went on a seven game winning streak capturing the Mason-Dixon League Championship in 1995.

In 1996 Moseley was a major contributor to the Fredericksburg Generals march into history with thirteen consecutive wins that season. The victories included a Mason Dixon League Championship,an AFA Southeastern Regional Championship, and an AFA Eastern Divisional Championship.On December 13th, 1996 the Fredericksburg Generals were named 1996 National Minor League Football Champions. The Fredericksburg Generals were awarded the American Football Association's 17th Arkush Memorial Trophy presented annually to the National Champions of Minor League Football. During the 1996 National Championship season the Fredericksburg Generals averaged more than 30 points per game while limiting opponents to 9 points or less. The Fredericksburg Generals never lost with Moseley in the lineup as he concluded his Minor League career with a perfect mark of 20-0 as a player. He was selected as a member of the Mason Dixon Hall Of Fame in 2009. Mark Moseley is the ONLY player in football history who was a player on both a Super Bowl Championship team (Washington Redskins) as well as a Minor League National Championship team (Fredericksburg Generals).

[edit] Biography

Moseley is a graduate of Livingston High School in Livingston, Texas.

He is now the Director of Franchising for Five Guys. He is married with five children: Shelly, Ellen, Megan, Lindsay, and Mark, Jr.

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Preceded by
Ken Anderson
AP NFL Most Valuable Player
1982 season
Succeeded by
Joe Theismann


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