Arthur Carmody IV (born April 7, 1984) is an American former

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. He played

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for the

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High school

Carmody attended

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, where he was a two-time All-District and All-City selection. As a

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, he made 8 of 11

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. Additionally, he was 28-for-28 on extra-point attempts. He was also a

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, as he recorded a 10–1 record as a senior. As a

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, he batted .400 with 37

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College career

Carmody attended the

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from

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

. During the 2004 season, he ranked second in the nation in scoring among kickers. He holds the NCAA, conference, and school records for consecutive points-after-touchdown (PATs) with 77. He also made 12-of-15 field goals during the season. He continued to break and tie records in

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. In the 2006 season he won the

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, was First-team in the All-

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game, was ranked fourth in the nation in scoring, and earned a Big East

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Player of the Week recognition. He continued to break school records during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. He played in his first collegiate game on September 5, 2004, against

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. His first field goal attempt was blocked. He made his first field goal on September 11, 2004, in a 52–21 win over

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. Kicked a career best 4 field goals on November 3, 2005, in a 42–20 win over

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. Kicked a career long 51-yard field goal on September 9, 2006, in a 62–0 win over

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. Carmody made 1 out of 2 field goal attempts as well as 3 out of 3 PAT attempts in a 24–13 victory over Wake Forest in the

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on January 2, 2007. On November 29, 2007, in his last collegiate game, Carmody became the NCAA all-time points leader for a kicker when he kicked a 41-yard field goal in the first quarter of a game against

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. Later in the game, he kicked a game-winning 33-yard field goal in the closing seconds of a 41–38 victory over the Scarlet Knights. It was the only game-winning field goal of his career. In his four years at Louisville, he made 60 out of 73 field goals and 253 out of 255 extra points. His streak of 97 consecutive extra points is a school record. From 2004 to 2006, he kicked for over 100 points each season. During his senior season, he became the NCAA football all-time leading scorer for a kicker with 433 points. His record was broken by

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kicker

Kyle Brotzman Kyle Brotzman (born October 3, 1986) is an arena football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He has also been a member of the Utah Blaze, Jacksonville Sharks and Spokane Empire. College career He played for the Boise State Broncos. A fo ...

in 2010. While at Louisville, he

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in Finance.

School records

Carmody currently holds 21 of the 22 kicking records at the University of Louisville, missing the record for longest field goal by one yard. His longest field goal was 51 yards.

Professional career

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, Carmody joined the

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and was assigned to the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings for their final two regular season games. In 2008, he completed 1 of 4 field goal attempts and 16-of-18 PATs, as well as two tackles. Then on March 26, 2009, he was reassigned to the team. In the season opener against the

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, he missed both field goal attempts and made 2-of-5 PATs. He is also a regular contributor o
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carmody, Art 1984 births Living people Players of American football from Shreveport, Louisiana American football placekickers Louisville Cardinals football players Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings players