David Trout

While born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, Trout lived much of his early life in Bolivia where his parents were missionaries. Here he conditioned his leg, playing soccer at the age of 12.{{cite web | url=https://steelerstakeaways.com/david-trout-steelers-kicker-1981-1987/ | title=David Trout, Steelers Kicker, 1981, 1987 – Welcome to Steelers Takeaways! | date=November 21, 2011 }} Trout would go on to attend Southmoreland High School in Alverton, Pennsylvania. From 1974 until 2024, Trout held the record for the longest field goal in school history at 48 yards.{{cite web | url=https://pafootballnews.com/pfn/protimes-pigskin-parlance-milestones-record-breakers-game-shakers-edition-1/ | title=PA Football News - Your #1 Source for Pennsylvania High School Football! }} After graduation, he would then attend the University of Pittsburgh where he was a placekicker for the Pittsburgh Panthers from 1977 until 1981.

Trout went undrafted in the 1981 NFL Draft. That same year, he signed with his hometown team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. During the 1981 season, Trout appeared in all 16 regular season games as the team's backup kicker, attempting 17 field goals, making 12 of them. He was released by the Steelers after the 1981 season.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/troutdav01.htm | title=David Trout Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }} In 1983 he would sign with the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars of the USFL, where he was the team's starting kicker until the conclusion of the 1985 season. During his time with the Stars, he kicked for 116 field goal attempts, making 76.{{cite web | url=https://www.usflsite.com/players/David_Trout/p-troutdav001 | title=David Trout - USFL (United States Football League) }} In 1987, the Steelers would re-sign Trout where he would appear in three games. He would only make two field goal attempts all season, missing both of them. Trout did, however, make all 10 of his extra point attempts. He was cut by the Steelers after the 1987 season.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/troutdav01/gamelog/1987/ | title=David Trout 1987 Game Log | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }}

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, 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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