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==Early years==
==Early years==
Haji-Sheikh was born in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]], and raised in Texas.<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/hajisali01.htm?redir|title=Ali Haji-Sheikh|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=March 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name="TheDreamProject">{{cite web |title= Contacts |url= http://www.thedream-project.org/contact.php |publisher= The Dream Project |accessdate=September 14, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> He is the son of Abdolhossein Haji-Sheikh, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the [[University of Texas at Arlington]] who is originally from [[Iran]].<ref name="Heika"/><ref>{{cite web| title = Faculty Profile: Dr. Abdolhossein Haji-Sheikh| url = http://www.uta.edu/ra/real/editprofile.php?pid=244&onlyview=1| publisher = [[University of Texas at Arlington]]| location = Arlington, Texas| accessdate =September 13, 2009}}</ref> His father coached him in soccer and football.<ref name="Heika"/> Haji-Sheikh attended [[Arlington High School (Arlington, Texas)|Arlington High School]] where he also played [[wide receiver]] and [[defensive back]].<ref name="Heika"/>
Haji-Sheikh was born in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]], and raised in Texas.<ref name=PFR>{{cite web |url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/hajisali01.htm?redir |title=Ali Haji-Sheikh |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |work=Pro-Football-Reference.com |accessdate=March 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name="TheDreamProject">{{cite web |title= Contacts |url= http://www.thedream-project.org/contact.php |publisher= The Dream Project |accessdate=September 14, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> He is the son of Abdolhossein Haji-Sheikh, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the [[University of Texas at Arlington]] who is originally from [[Iran]].<ref name="Heika"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Faculty Profile: Dr. Abdolhossein Haji-Sheikh |url=http://www.uta.edu/ra/real/editprofile.php?pid=244&onlyview=1 |publisher=[[University of Texas at Arlington]] |location=Arlington, Texas |accessdate=September 13, 2009}}</ref> His father coached him in soccer and football.<ref name="Heika"/> Haji-Sheikh attended [[Arlington High School (Arlington, Texas)|Arlington High School]] where he also played [[wide receiver]] and [[defensive back]].<ref name="Heika"/>


==College career==
==University of Michigan==
Haji-Sheikh attended the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1983 and in 1986 earned a BS in Geology.<ref name="TheDreamProject"/> While attending Michigan, he set a [[Big Ten Conference]] record by successfully converting 76 extra points in a row.<ref name=foot>{{cite web|title=Haji-Sheikh puts best foot forward|date=September 29, 1983|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|page=11|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19830929&id=Dh5KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hh4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1398,1612824}}</ref> He also set Michigan career records with 117 extra points and 31 field goals.<ref name=foot/> His booming kickoffs frequently went through the end-zone, resulting in touchbacks.
Haji-Sheikh attended the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1983 and in 1986 earned a BS in Geology.<ref name="TheDreamProject"/> While attending Michigan, he set a [[Big Ten Conference]] record by successfully converting 76 extra points in a row.<ref name=foot>{{cite web |title=Haji-Sheikh puts best foot forward |date=September 29, 1983 |newspaper=The Michigan Daily |page=11 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19830929&id=Dh5KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hh4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1398,1612824}}</ref> He also set Michigan career records with 117 extra points and 31 field goals.<ref name=foot/> His booming kickoffs frequently went through the end-zone, resulting in touchbacks.


==Professional football==
==Professional career==
Haji-Sheikh was selected by the [[New York Giants]] in the ninth round (237th overall pick) of the [[1983 NFL Draft]].<ref name=PFR/> He spent three seasons playing for the Giants. As a rookie in 1983 he was successful in 35 of 42 [[Field goal (football)|field goal attempts]] (83%).<ref name=PFR/> His 35 field goals in 1983 broke [[Jim Turner (placekicker)|Jim Turner]]'s NFL record for field goals in a season.<ref name="Heika">{{cite news| title = Arlington-ex getting kids off on the right foot as youth coach| first = Mike | last = Heika| url = http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/misc/where/stories/082506dnspowherenow.3156d04.html| newspaper = The Dallas Morning News| location = Dallas, Texas| date = August 26, 2006| accessdate =September 13, 2009}}</ref> Haji-Sheikh's record stood until 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Single-Season Total Field Goals Made Leaders|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=March 16, 2015|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/fgm_single_season.htm}}</ref> A recurring [[hamstring]] injury hampered the rest of his career. He holds the Giants record for longest made field goal at 56 yards.
Haji-Sheikh was selected by the [[New York Giants]] in the ninth round (237th overall pick) of the [[1983 NFL Draft]].<ref name=PFR/> He spent three seasons playing for the Giants. As a rookie in 1983 he was successful in 35-of-42 [[Field goal (football)|field goal attempts]] (83%).<ref name=PFR/> His 35 field goals in 1983 broke [[Jim Turner (placekicker)|Jim Turner]]'s NFL record for field goals in a season.<ref name="Heika">{{cite news |title=Arlington-ex getting kids off on the right foot as youth coach |first=Mike |last=Heika |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/misc/where/stories/082506dnspowherenow.3156d04.html |newspaper=The Dallas Morning News |location=Dallas, Texas |date=August 26, 2006| accessdate =September 13, 2009}}</ref> Haji-Sheikh's record stood until 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Single-Season Total Field Goals Made Leaders|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=March 16, 2015 |url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/fgm_single_season.htm}}</ref> A recurring [[hamstring]] injury hampered the rest of his career. He holds the Giants record for longest made field goal at 56 yards.


In 1986, Haji-Sheikh joined the [[Atlanta Falcons]] after three seasons with the Giants. He appeared in six games for the Falcons, was successful on nine of 12 field goal attempts, and converted seven of eight extra points.<ref name=PFR/>
In 1986, Haji-Sheikh joined the [[Atlanta Falcons]] after three seasons with the Giants. He appeared in six games for the Falcons, was successful on 9-of-12 field goal attempts, and converted seven of eight extra points.<ref name=PFR/>


Haji-Sheikh was released by the Falcons in late August 1987.<ref>{{cite news|title=Falcons Cut Haji-Sheikh|newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|date=August 27, 1987|page=6C|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19870826&id=1OohAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CXEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6761,553309}}</ref> In mid-September 1987, he signed with the [[Washington Redskins]] after an injury to the Redskins' regular placekicker [[Jess Atkinson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Redskins sign Laufenberg, Haji-Sheikh|newspaper=The Free Lance-Star|date=September 15, 1987|page=9|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19870915&id=AuNLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vIsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6290,3173021}}</ref> He appeared in 11 games for the Redskins during the [[1987 NFL season]], was successful on 13 of 19 field goal attempts, and converted 29 of 32 extra points.<ref name=PFR/> He played for the Redskins' 1987 championship team, kicking six extra points and missing one field goal in [[Super Bowl XXII]]. He was also a member of the 1984 [[National Football Conference|NFC]] [[Pro Bowl]] team kicking one field goal and adding six extra points in the game. Haji-Sheikh finished his career with 76 of 111 field goals (68%), and 95 of 103 extra points, giving him 323 total points.
Haji-Sheikh was released by the Falcons in late August 1987.<ref>{{cite news |title=Falcons Cut Haji-Sheikh |newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |date=August 27, 1987 |page=6C |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19870826&id=1OohAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CXEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6761,553309}}</ref> In mid-September 1987, he signed with the [[Washington Redskins]] after an injury to the Redskins' regular placekicker [[Jess Atkinson]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Redskins sign Laufenberg, Haji-Sheikh| newspaper=The Free Lance-Star |date=September 15, 1987 |page=9 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19870915&id=AuNLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vIsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6290,3173021}}</ref> He appeared in 11 games for the Redskins during the [[1987 NFL season]], was successful on 13-of-19 field goal attempts, and converted 29-of-32 extra points.<ref name=PFR/> He played for the Redskins' 1987 championship team, kicking six extra points and missing one field goal in [[Super Bowl XXII]]. He was also a member of the 1984 [[National Football Conference|NFC]] [[Pro Bowl]] team kicking one field goal and adding six extra points in the game. Haji-Sheikh finished his career with 76-of-111 field goals (68%) and 95-of-103 extra points, scoring 323 total points.


==Personal life and later years==
==Personal life and later years==
In 1984, he married Detroit native and fellow University of Michigan graduate Michele Blondin. As of 2016, the couple have five children, one University of Michigan graduate, one Grand Valley State University graduate and one attending GVSU as well as one attending Oakland University and one in high school. <!-- Three of their names are here but there is no need to note in article http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/o/w/Donald--Powell/GENE4-0035.html --> Haji-Sheikh now works in the luxury car business in [[Birmingham, Michigan]], coaches travel soccer with Magic Soccer and trains upcoming kickers via his business Haji-Sheikh Kicking.
In 1984, he married Detroit native and fellow University of Michigan graduate Michele Blondin. As of 2016, the couple have five children.<!-- Three of their names are here but there is no need to note in article http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/o/w/Donald--Powell/GENE4-0035.html --> Haji-Sheikh now works in the luxury car business in [[Birmingham, Michigan]], coaches travel soccer with Magic Soccer and trains upcoming kickers via his business Haji-Sheikh Kicking.


==References==
==References==
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Ali Haji-Sheikh
No. 6
Position:Kicker
Personal information
Born: (1961-01-11) January 11, 1961 (age 63)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school:Arlington (TX)
College:Michigan
NFL draft:1983 / Round: 9 / Pick: 237
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
FG / Attempts:76 / 111
Field goal %:68.5
PAT / Attempts:95 / 103
PAT %:92.2
Long:56
Career points:323
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Ali S. Haji-Sheikh (born January 11, 1961) is a former American football kicker. He played college football at Michigan from 1979 to 1982. He also played professional football as a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants (1983–1985), Atlanta Falcons (1986) and Washington Redskins (1987). He set a Big Ten Conference record as a collegiate player with 78 consecutive extra point conversions, and he broke the NFL record for the most field goals kicked in a season during the 1983 NFL season.

Early years

Haji-Sheikh was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and raised in Texas.[1][2] He is the son of Abdolhossein Haji-Sheikh, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington who is originally from Iran.[3][4] His father coached him in soccer and football.[3] Haji-Sheikh attended Arlington High School where he also played wide receiver and defensive back.[3]

College career

Haji-Sheikh attended the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1983 and in 1986 earned a BS in Geology.[2] While attending Michigan, he set a Big Ten Conference record by successfully converting 76 extra points in a row.[5] He also set Michigan career records with 117 extra points and 31 field goals.[5] His booming kickoffs frequently went through the end-zone, resulting in touchbacks.

Professional career

Haji-Sheikh was selected by the New York Giants in the ninth round (237th overall pick) of the 1983 NFL Draft.[1] He spent three seasons playing for the Giants. As a rookie in 1983 he was successful in 35-of-42 field goal attempts (83%).[1] His 35 field goals in 1983 broke Jim Turner's NFL record for field goals in a season.[3] Haji-Sheikh's record stood until 1996.[6] A recurring hamstring injury hampered the rest of his career. He holds the Giants record for longest made field goal at 56 yards.

In 1986, Haji-Sheikh joined the Atlanta Falcons after three seasons with the Giants. He appeared in six games for the Falcons, was successful on 9-of-12 field goal attempts, and converted seven of eight extra points.[1]

Haji-Sheikh was released by the Falcons in late August 1987.[7] In mid-September 1987, he signed with the Washington Redskins after an injury to the Redskins' regular placekicker Jess Atkinson.[8] He appeared in 11 games for the Redskins during the 1987 NFL season, was successful on 13-of-19 field goal attempts, and converted 29-of-32 extra points.[1] He played for the Redskins' 1987 championship team, kicking six extra points and missing one field goal in Super Bowl XXII. He was also a member of the 1984 NFC Pro Bowl team kicking one field goal and adding six extra points in the game. Haji-Sheikh finished his career with 76-of-111 field goals (68%) and 95-of-103 extra points, scoring 323 total points.

Personal life and later years

In 1984, he married Detroit native and fellow University of Michigan graduate Michele Blondin. As of 2016, the couple have five children. Haji-Sheikh now works in the luxury car business in Birmingham, Michigan, coaches travel soccer with Magic Soccer and trains upcoming kickers via his business Haji-Sheikh Kicking.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ali Haji-Sheikh". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Contacts". The Dream Project. Retrieved September 14, 2009.[dead link]
  3. ^ a b c d Heika, Mike (August 26, 2006). "Arlington-ex getting kids off on the right foot as youth coach". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  4. ^ "Faculty Profile: Dr. Abdolhossein Haji-Sheikh". Arlington, Texas: University of Texas at Arlington. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Haji-Sheikh puts best foot forward". The Michigan Daily. September 29, 1983. p. 11.
  6. ^ "NFL Single-Season Total Field Goals Made Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Falcons Cut Haji-Sheikh". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. August 27, 1987. p. 6C.
  8. ^ "Redskins sign Laufenberg, Haji-Sheikh". The Free Lance-Star. September 15, 1987. p. 9.
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