David Marshall Trout (born November 12, 1957) is a former
kicker who played professional
American football in the
National Football League (NFL) for the
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...
in 1981 and 1987. He also played for the
Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars of the
United States Football League (USFL) from 1983 through 1985, helping the club win back-to-back league titles in 1984 and 1985.
Personal life
While born in
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, Trout lived much of his early life in
Bolivia
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where his parents were
missionaries
A missionary is a member of a religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Thomas Hale 'On Being a Mi ...
. Here he conditioned his leg, playing soccer at the age of 12. After retiring from football, Trout worked as a missionary, building homes in
Florida and then went into Youth Ministry where he was a Youth Pastor at St. Johns church in
Turnersville, New Jersey. In 1994, he attended
Piedmont College in
North Carolina where he received an Airframe and Powerplant license to build and fly aircraft. He then used his degree to become a
bush pilot
Bush flying refers to aircraft operations carried out in the bush. Bush flying involves operations in rough terrain where there are often no prepared landing strips or runways, frequently necessitating that bush planes be equipped with abnormally ...
, to bring supplies to the people. To do this Trout would have to fly in and out of
Mexico, landing the small planes. The air strips were in mountainous regions and extremely small to land the planes. After leaving the mission, he returned to New Jersey and built houses in the area as a contractor. He now serves in Bolivia where he grew up working with mechanics on airplanes and inspecting.
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Pittsburgh Panthers football players
Pittsburgh Steelers players
Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars players
Players of American football from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
1957 births
American football placekickers
Living people
National Football League replacement players