Dominic Gerald Lowery (born May 27, 1956) is a former

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. In his career he played for the

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, and

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. He played in college at

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. Lowery was selected to the

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three times and when he retired was ranked first in field goal percentage and also had the most field goals in NFL history. he was 16th on the

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's list of all-time scoring leaders, and is the Chiefs' all-time leading scorer, with 1,466 points in his 14 seasons with the club. Lowery grew up in

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and attended St. Albans School where he was a star football player. He attended

. He has an M.P.A from Harvard's

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, the first pro athlete to graduate from there. In 2009 Lowery was inducted into the

Hall of Fame. Until 2022, Lowery held the Chiefs franchise record for longest field goal of 58 yards, which he accomplished twice, against the

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on September 18, 1983 and against the

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on September 12, 1985. The record was tied twice in 2020 by

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, who kicked two 58 yard field goals in the same game, before Butler broke the record with a 62 yard kick.

Career regular season statistics

''Career high/best bolded''

References

External links

Nick Lowery's official foundation web siteLowery's Media and speaking websitenfl.com player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowery, Nick 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Munich German players of American football St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.) alumni Players of American football from Washington, D.C. Harvard Kennedy School alumni American football placekickers Dartmouth Big Green football players New England Patriots players Kansas City Chiefs players New York Jets players American Conference Pro Bowl players