- Lou Groza
Louis Roy Groza (January 25, 1924 - November 29, 2000) was an American football placekicker who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns. Born to Hungarian immigrants in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a decidedly athletic family, he was the smallest (at 6' 3") of three brothers. He played one season for The Ohio State University, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega, before being drafted into the Army.
- Adam Vinatieri
Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972 in Yankton, South Dakota) is an American football placekicker currently playing for the Indianapolis Colts. He is best known for his tenure with the New England Patriots from 1996 to 2005, during which he played in four Super Bowls, winning three of them. Vinatieri also won a championship following the 2006 NFL season with Indianapolis.
- Morten Andersen
Morten Andersen (born August 19, 1960, in Copenhagen, Denmark) is an American football placekicker who played for the Atlanta Falcons in 2006 and is currently a free agent. He has enjoyed a long career as one of the NFL's most prolific kickers. At age 46, he is the oldest player in the NFL, and is seven months older than current Falcons head coach Bobby Petrino. On December 16, 2006, Andersen passed Gary Anderson to become the all-time leading scorer in NFL history.
- Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson (born July 16, 1959 in Parys, Free State, South Africa) is a former American football placekicker. He was the first NFL kicker to have a "perfect season," successfully making every field goal and every PAT during regular season play.
- Doug Brien
Douglas Robert Zachariah Brien (born November 24, 1970) was an American football placekicker. He played for the New York Jets, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, and San Francisco 49ers, and was picked in the 3rd round of the 1994 NFL Draft by San Francisco out of University of California, Berkeley.
- Mike Vanderjagt
Michael "Mike" Vanderjagt (born March 24, 1970 in Oakville, Ontario), is a Canadian professional gridiron football placekicker who has played in both the Canadian Football League and National Football League. Currently a free agent, he most recently played with the Dallas Cowboys. He was once the most accurate field-goal kicker in NFL history (229 of 265, 86.4% as of November 20 2006).
- Lawrence Tynes
Lawrence James Henry Tynes (born May 3, 1978 in Greenock, Scotland) is an American football placekicker who currently plays for the New York Giants of the NFL. He formerly played for the Kansas City Chiefs. Tynes is the fifth Scottish-born player in NFL history. Tynes was a standout kicker at Milton High School in Milton, Florida. He attended Troy State University, graduating with a degree in criminal justice, and school records for career field goals (45), …
- George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda (born September 17 1927, Youngwood, Pennsylvania) is a former American football placekicker and quarterback. The son of a Pittsburgh area coal miner, Blanda has the distinction of having played 26 professional seasons of American football, the most in the sport's history, and had scored more points than anyone in history at the time of his retirement.
- Jason Elam
Jason Elam (born March 8, 1970 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida) is an American football player, currently a placekicker with the Denver Broncos. He is a devout Christian.
- Toni Fritsch
Toni Fritsch (born July 10, 1945 in Petronell-Carnuntum, died September 13, 2005 in Vienna) was an Austrian football (soccer) player who later started a successful career in American football in the U.S..
- Mike Nugent
Mike "The Nuge" Nugent (born March 2, 1982 in Centerville, Ohio) is an American football placekicker for the New York Jets of the NFL. He was selected with the 15th pick of the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the Ohio State University. Mike Nugent attended Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio. As a senior kicker, he converted on 5 out of 7 field goal attempts from beyond 50 yards (24 of 27 altogether), kicked a 55 yard field goal (career long) twice, …
- Martín Gramática
Martín Gramática is an American football placekicker, who plays for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He is the older brother of AFL Tampa Bay Storm and former Arizona Cardinals placekicker Bill Gramatica and Santiago Gramatica, who was a placekicker for the South Florida Bulls. Gramatica went to LaBelle High School of LaBelle, Fla. but did not play football until senior year after growing up playing soccer in Argentina.
- David Akers
David Roy Akers (born December 9, 1974, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American football placekicker who currently plays for the Philadelphia Eagles. The left-footed Akers is considered one of the premier kickers in the National Football League.
- Nate Kaeding
Nate Kaeding (born March 26, 1982) is an American football placekicker who currently plays for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 2004 in the 3rd round with a pick acquired from Rivers-Manning Trade. The Coralville, Iowa native played college football at the University of Iowa, where he won the Lou Groza Award in 2002.
- Olindo Mare
Olindo Franco Mare (born June 6, 1973) is an American football placekicker for the National Football League's New Orleans Saints. He was the former longtime kicker of the Miami Dolphins. He attended Syracuse before joining the Dolphins.
- Stephen Gostkowski
Stephen Carroll Gostkowski (pronounced "gust-ow-ski"; the first "k" is silent) is an American football placekicker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft with the 118th pick, one of just two kickers drafted that year, and the only drafted kicker to make an NFL roster. He played college football and baseball for the University of Memphis.
- Billy Cundiff
Billy Cundiff (born March 30, 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a National Football League placekicker currently playing for the Atlanta Falcons as a kickoff specialist. Cundiff previously played four seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. He holds the record (with three others) for most field goals converted in a game with seven against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football on September 15, 2003.
- Matt Bahr
Matthew David Bahr (born July 6, 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football placekicker. He is the son of National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Walter Bahr, and began his sports career playing soccer in the defunct North American Soccer League. After that league folded, he turned his kicking skills towards football instead. His brother Chris followed a similar career path. Over his career, which spanned from 1979 to 1995, …
- Neil Rackers
Neil W. Rackers (born August 16, 1976 in Florissant, Missouri) is a placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals. He was selected with the third pick of the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals out of the University of Illinois. He has had over 20 touchbacks in a season twice in his career. His streak of consecutive field goals without a miss ended at 31 on November 27, 2005 when he missed a 43-yard field goal against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- Joe Nedney
Joseph Thomas Nedney (born March 22, 1973 in San Jose, California) is an American football placekicker for the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers.
- Tom Dempsey
Thomas John Dempsey (born January 12, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a former NFL kicker for the New Orleans Saints (1969-1970), Philadelphia Eagles (1971-1974), Los Angeles Rams (1975-1976), Houston Oilers (1977) and Buffalo Bills (1978-1979). He attended high school at San Dieguito Academy and he played college football at Palomar College. He is most widely known for his NFL record 63-yard field goal, …
- Jay Feely
Thomas "Jay" Feely (born May 23, 1976 in Odessa, Florida) is a place kicker for the Miami Dolphins. He began his career with the Atlanta Falcons after kicking in college for Michigan. He is often seen as a regular guest on the ESPN2's Cold Pizza. He previously played with the New York Giants.
- Kris Brown
Kris Brown (born December 23, 1976, in Irving, Texas) is a placekicker for the Houston Texans. He was originally drafted in the 7th round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the first six years of his NFL career, he has converted 132 of 173 field goals (76%) and scored 573 points. He has been a key player for the expansion team Houston Texans, being their placekicker for the entire 4 years of their existence.
- Robbie Gould
Robert Paul Gould, III (born December 6, 1982) is an American football kicker for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He originally signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent out of Penn State University in 2005.
- Chester Marcol
Chester Marcol may best be known for his game winning touchdown against the Chicago Bears in 1980. In the first week of the 1980 NFL season the Packers were tied with the Bears 6-6 in overtime. A 32-yard pass from Lynn Dickey to James Lofton helped set up a 34-yard attempt to win the game for the Packers. Marcol's kick was blocked and came straight back to his facemask. He caught the ball and ran around the startled Bears in what appeared to be sheer fright.
- Mark Moseley
Mark DeWayne Moseley (born March 12, 1948 in Lanesville, Texas), is a former professional American football placekicker who played for the Philadelphia Eagles (1970), the Houston Oilers (1971-1972), the Washington Redskins (1974-1986), and the Cleveland Browns (1986). 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 hasn't been one since.
- Steve Christie
Geoffrey Stephen Christie (born November 13, 1967 in Hamilton, Ontario) was an NFL placekicker, who as a member of the Buffalo Bills became known for his ability to kick clutch field goals, even in poor weather. Christie, who grew up in nearby Oakville, Ontario, graduated from The College of William and Mary and made his NFL debut with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1990. He made all 27 extra point attempts and 23 of 27 field goal tries in his rookie season.
- Dave Rayner
David 'Dave' Michael Rayner (born October 26, 1982 in Rochester, Michigan) is an American NFL football player for the Green Bay Packers Rayner went to Oxford High School where he played as a kicker for the varsity football team. As a four-year starter he broke all but one school punting and placekicking record. He also made plays as a wide receiver, catching 13 passes for 210 yards and 3 touchdowns.
- Josh Huston
Josh Huston (born February 28, 1982 in Findlay, Ohio) is an American football placekicker who currently plays for the New York Giants of the National Football League. Huston played college football at Ohio State University. Huston played high school at Findlay High School, where he earned first-team All-Ohio honors as a junior. His holder at Findlay was current NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
- Shaun Suisham
Shaun Suisham (December 29, 1981 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada) is an American football placekicker. He is currently signed with the Washington Redskins of the NFL. Prior to college, Suisham helped Wallaceburg District Secondary School win a Kent County championship in 1999 by kicking a 58-yard field goal in the final. He then attended Bowling Green State University and attended training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Shayne Graham
Michael Shayne Graham (born December 9, 1977 in Radford, Virginia) is an American football placekicker who currently plays for the Cincinnati Bengals. He attended Virginia Tech and signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints in 2000, but was waived before the start of the regular season. He has previously played for the Carolina Panthers and Buffalo Bills. Graham attended Pulaski County High School and was an avid football (soccer) player as a kid.
- Scott Norwood
Scott Allan Norwood (born July 17, 1960 in Alexandria, Virginia) is a former National Football League kicker who played predominately for the NFL's Buffalo Bills. Norwood was an integral part of its offense during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and kicked in Buffalo's first two Super Bowl appearances.
- John Carney
John Michael Carney (born April 20, 1964 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American football placekicker.
- Rob Bironas
James Robert Douglas Bironas (born January 29, 1978 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American football player. He is currently the kicker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. Before playing in the NFL, Bironas worked in security and loss prevention at a North Carolina Best Buy store.
- Eddie Murray
Edward Peter "Eddie" Murray (born August 29, 1956 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a retired American football kicker. Murray was signed out of the Tulane University by the Detroit Lions. He would play for the Lions, as well as the Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins. Murray was named MVP of the 1981 Pro Bowl. On January 30, 1994 he kicked three field goals in Super Bowl XXVIII, …
- Jeff Wilkins
Jeff Allen Wilkins (born April 19, 1972 in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American football placekicker who currently plays for the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. He previously played for the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles and attended Youngstown State University. Wilkins gained early recognition as a student athlete at Austintown Fitch High School in Austintown, Ohio. During this period, he won All-State honors as kicker and also served as the team's starting quarterback.
- Jan Stenerud
Jan Stenerud (born November 26, 1942, in Fetsund, Norway) is a former football player for the Kansas City Chiefs (1967-1979), Green Bay Packers (1980-1983), and Minnesota Vikings (1984-1985) of the National Football League. Stenerud was one of the first professional football players to be used as a dedicated kicker, due to his excellent "sharpshooting" ball kicking performance.
- Ryan Longwell
Ryan Walker Longwell (born August 16, 1974 in Seattle, Washington) is an American football player who is a kicker for the Minnesota Vikings. Longwell was acquired by the Green Bay Packers off waivers from the San Francisco 49ers in 1997. He then signed a free agent contract with the Vikings in the 2006 offseason. He attended Cal, but did not graduate. He set several records during his tenure. With the Packers, Longwell played in Super Bowl XXXII, …
- Josh Brown
Joshua Brown (born April 29, 1979 in Foyil, Oklahoma) is an American football kicker for the Seattle Seahawks. He attended the University of Nebraska. Brown is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the premiere clutch kickers in the league, making four game-winning field goals in the last minute in the 2006 season.
- John Hall
John Hall (born March 17, 1974 in Port Charlotte, Florida) is an American football placekicker, who currently is a free agent in the NFL. He kicked for Port Charlotte High School in while in grade school and played college football for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He signed as a rookie free agent to the New York Jets in 1997. Hall was troubled by a groin injury for the 2004 season and only appeared in eight games.