:Chris Jacke
{{Short description|American football player (born 1966)}}
{{distinguish|Chris Jack}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Chris Jacke
| number = 13
| position = Placekicker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|03|12}}
| birth_place = Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 207
| high_school = J. J. Pearce
(Richardson, Texas)
| college = UTEP
| draftyear = 1989
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 142
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1989|1996}})
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1997}})
- Washington Redskins (1997)
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1998|1999}})
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (XXXI)
- First-team All-Pro (1993)
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (1989)
- Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
- First-team All-American (1988)
| statlabel1 = Field goals made
| statvalue1 = 202
| statlabel2 = Field goals attempted
| statvalue2 = 265
| statlabel3 = Field goal %
| statvalue3 = 76.2
| statlabel4 = Longest field goal
| statvalue4 = 54
| pfr = J/jackechr01
}}
Christopher Lee Jacke (born March 12, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Green Bay Packers. He was a first-team All-Pro in 1993 and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 2013.{{cite web | url=https://archive.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/187887441.html/ | title=Gbaja-Biamila, Jacke to be inducted into Packers Hall of Fame | first=Tom | last=Silverstein | date=January 22, 2013 | work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | access-date=April 17, 2022}}
Before his NFL career, Jacke played college football for the UTEP Miners. He was selected by Packers in the sixth round of the 1989 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=May 27, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He went on to play eight seasons with Green Bay from 1989 to 1996. In his last year with the Packers, he assisted them to a 13–3 record and a win in Super Bowl XXXI over the New England Patriots. In 1997, Jacke became a free agent and was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers. During training camp he was injured and never played a game for them. Later that season he was signed by the Washington Redskins, only playing in one game. He finished his football career with the Arizona Cardinals for the 1998 and 1999 NFL seasons.{{cite web|url=http://sports.nfl.com/2000/playerhighlights?id=2670 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010627212113/http://sports.nfl.com/2000/playerhighlights?id=2670 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 27, 2001 |title=Chris Jacke |website=NFL.com|access-date=January 28, 2020}}
Jacke previously held a record for the longest field goal to end overtime (53 yards) and is fourth behind Mason Crosby, Ryan Longwell and Don Hutson all time for the Packers in scoring.{{cite web | url=https://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/insidersblog/2015/01/11/crosby-packers-all-time-leading-scorer/21609377/ | title=Crosby becomes Packers' all-time leading scorer | first=Mike | last=Woods | date=January 11, 2015 | website=PackersNews.com | access-date=April 17, 2022}} He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 2013.{{Cite web | url = https://www.packers.com/history/hof/chris-jacke | title = Chris Jacke | last = Christl | first = Cliff | author-link = Cliff Christl | website = Packers.com | access-date = September 20, 2023 | archive-date = May 23, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230523012612/https://www.packers.com/history/hof/chris-jacke | url-status = live }}
Personal life
Chris met his wife, Terri, in 2009 and they were married in 2013. They reside near Green Bay, Wisconsin. Chris has two sons from his marriage to Tracey (1992–2002).
He endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election.
References
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{{Green Bay Packers 1989 NFL draft picks}}
{{Super Bowl XXXI}}
{{Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame}}
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Category:American football placekickers
Category:UTEP Miners football players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:Arizona Cardinals players
Category:Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia
Category:Players of American football from Richardson, Texas