Steve McLaughlin
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: October 2, 1971 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth: Tucson, Arizona | |||||||||||
| High school: Sahuaro High School Tucson, Arizona |
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Career information
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| College: Arizona | |||||||||||
| NFL Draft: 1995 / Round: 3 / Pick: 82 | |||||||||||
| Debuted in 1995 for the St. Louis Rams | |||||||||||
| Last played in 2005 for the Arizona Rattlers | |||||||||||
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Career history
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of 1995
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Steven John McLaughlin (born October 2, 1971) is a former American college and professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) and the Arena Football League. He played college football for the University of Arizona, earned All-American honors and won the Lou Groza Award. A third-round choice in the 1995 NFL Draft, he played for the NFL's St. Louis Rams, as well as five different Arena League teams.
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[edit] Early years
McLaughlin was born in Tucson, Arizona.[1] He attended Sahuaro High School in Tucson,[2] and played for the Sahuaro Cougars high school football team.
[edit] College career
While attending the University of Arizona, McLaughlin played for the Arizona Wildcats football team from 1991 to 1994. As a senior in 1994, he won the Lou Groza Award awarded annually to the outstanding college placekicker in America.[3] He was also recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.[4]
[edit] Professional career
The St. Louis Rams selected McLaughlin in the third round (82nd pick overall),[5] and he played for the Rams for a single season in 1995.[1] He appeared in eight games, attempted 16 field goals and completed eight of them; he had difficulty completing kicks greater than 30 yards, although he did complete one field goal greater than 50 yards.[6] He was a perfect 17-of-17 on points after touchdowns.[6] He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons in (1996) and the Baltimore Ravens in (1997), but did not make the regular season squad in either instance.
McLaughlin subsequently played for five different Arena Football League teams: the Nashville Kats from 1998 to 2001; Buffalo Destroyers in 2002; the Georgia Force from to 2003 to 2005; the Orlando Predators in 2005; and the Arizona Rattlers in 2005.
[edit] References
- ^ a b National Football League, Historical Players, Steve McLaughlin. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Steve McLaughlin. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ Lou Groza Award, Previous Winners. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ 2010 Division I Football Record Book, Award Winners and All-Americans, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 10 (2010). Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1995 National Football League Draft. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ a b Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Steve McLaughlin. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
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