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Eric Schubert
Eric Schubert (born May 28, 1962) is a former American football placekicker. Schubert started off with the Pittsburgh Maulers (1984), Pittsburgh Maulers in 1984. He then played for the New York Giants in 1985, the History of the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL), St. Louis Cardinals in 1986 and for the New England Patriots in 1987. Raised in Ringwood, New Jersey, Schubert played both baseball and football at Lakeland Regional High School. Career Schubert appeared with the Giants when they required a kicker nine weeks into the 1985 season. In his first game as a kicker, he went 5-for-5 with an extra point kicked to lead the team in scoring while the Giants triumphed over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22-20. In eight games that year, he would go 10-of-13 on field goals while making 26 of 27 extra points. In the playoffs, he was not as effective. In the Wild Card game against San Francisco, he went 1-for-4 on field goals while making both extra points in the 17-3 victory. In the Divisional Round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Placekicker
Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or punter. Specialized role The kicker initially was not a specialized role. Prior to the 1934 standardization of the prolate spheroid shape of the ball, drop kicking was the prevalent method of kicking field goals and conversions, but even after its replacement by place kicking, until the 1960s the kicker almost always doubled at another position on the roster. George Blanda, Lou Groza, Frank Gifford and Paul Hornung are prominent examples of players who were stars at other positions as well as being known for their kicking abilities. When the one-platoon system was abolished in the 1940s, the era of "two-way" players gave way to increased specialization, teams would employ a specialist at the punter or kicker position. Ben Agajanian, who started his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
