Doug Pelfrey
{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL player
| name = Doug Pelfrey
| number = 9
| position = Placekicker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|9|25}}
| birth_place = Fort Thomas, Kentucky, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 185
| high_school = Scott
(Taylor Mill, Kentucky)
| college = Kentucky
| draftyear = 1993
| draftround = 8
| draftpick = 202
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1993|1999}})
| highlights =
- "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award (1999)
- First-team All-SEC (1991)
- Second-team All-SEC (1992)
- Inducted into KY Pro Football HOF (2005)
| statlabel1 = Field goals made
| statvalue1 = 153
| statlabel2 = Field goals attempted
| statvalue2 = 198
| statlabel3 = Field goal %
| statvalue3 = 77.3
| statlabel4 = Longest field goal
| statvalue4 = 54
| statlabel5 = Career points
| statvalue5 = 660
| pfr = P/pelfrdou01
}}
William Douglas Pelfrey (born September 25, 1970) is an American former professional football placekicker for the Cincinnati Bengals. He was selected by the Bengals in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1993 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1993/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Pelfrey played college football at the University of Kentucky.
Professional career
In 1997, Pelfrey surpassed Horst Muhlmann's record for consecutive extra points (101) by a Cincinnati Bengals kicker.
Pelfrey is also known for his charitable work, starting the Kicks for Kids Foundation to help children in the Greater Cincinnati area pursue their dreams.
Pelfrey is the only player to kick two field goals (including a career-best 54-yarder as time expired) within six seconds to win a game - 1994 Week 16, Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals.
In 1996, Pelfrey became the most accurate kicker in NFL history. As of 2019, his 77.2 career FG percentage ranked 68th in NFL history.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="4"| Field Goals ! colspan="3"| Extra Points ! rowspan="2"| Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGA | FGM | Pct | Lng | XPA | XPM | Pct |
| 1993 || CIN
| 15 || 31 || 24 || 77.4 || 53 || 16 || 13 || 81.3 || 85 | ||||||
| 1994 || CIN
| 16 || 33 || 28 || 84.8 || 54 || 25 || 24 || 96.0 || 108 | ||||||
| 1995 || CIN
| 16 || 36 || 29 || 80.6 || 51 || 34 || 34 || 100.0 || 121 | ||||||
| 1996 || CIN
| 16 || 28 || 23 || 82.1 || 49 || 41 || 41 || 100.0 || 110 | ||||||
| 1997 || CIN
| 16 || 16 || 12 || 75.0 || 46 || 43 || 41 || 95.3 || 77 | ||||||
| 1998 || CIN
| 16 || 27 || 19 || 70.4 || 51 || 21 || 21 || 100.0 || 78 | ||||||
| 1999 || CIN
| 16 || 27 || 18 || 66.7 || 50 || 27 || 27 || 100.0 || 81 | ||||||
| colspan="2"| Career || 111 || 198 || 153 || 77.3 || 54 || 207 || 201 || 97.1 || 660 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.kicksforkids.org/ Doug Pelfrey's Kicks for Kids]
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/pelfrdou01.htm Pro Football Reference]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S5zlfv3-7Y&t=1m20s YouTube of end of 1994 Week 16 game]
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Category:American football placekickers
Category:Kentucky Wildcats football players