Josiah Yazdani
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
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|name=Josiah Yazdani
|image=
|caption=
|number=10
|position=Kicker
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1991|11|29}}
|birth_place=Albany, Ohio
|height_ft = 5
|height_in = 10
|weight_lbs = 190
|high_school = Alexander (OH)
|college=Ohio
|undraftedyear=2016
|pastteams=
- Cleveland Gladiators ({{AFL Year|2017}})
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|aflstatvalue1=0
|aflstatlabel2=FG att
|aflstatvalue2=0
|aflstatlabel3=PAT made
|aflstatvalue3=11
|aflstatlabel4=PAT att
|aflstatvalue4=15
|aflstatlabel5=Tackles
|aflstatvalue5=0
|afl=13555
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Josiah Yazdani (born November 29, 1991) is a former gridiron football placekicker. He was a member of the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL).
College career
Yazdani committed to Ohio University and played four years for the Ohio Bobcats football team.{{cite news|url=http://www.thepostathens.com/article/2015/09/football-ohio-universitys-kicker-josiah-yazdani-calls-on-god-for-strength|title=Ohio University's Kicker Josiah Yazdani calls on God for strength|date=September 23, 2015|agency=The Post Athens|author=O'Roark, Luke|accessdate=June 7, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607044036/http://www.thepostathens.com/article/2015/09/football-ohio-universitys-kicker-josiah-yazdani-calls-on-god-for-strength|url-status=live|archivedate=June 7, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.backdropmagazine.com/for-yazdani-home-is-pedens-turf/|title=For Yazdani, Home is Peden’s Turf|date=September 17, 2014|agency=Backdrop Magazine|author=Manning, Chris|accessdate=June 7, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607044323/http://www.backdropmagazine.com/for-yazdani-home-is-pedens-turf/|archivedate=June 7, 2017}} He graduated in 2015 ranked second all-time in field goals made at Ohio, with 47.
Professional career
On April 28, 2017, Yazdani signed with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League for the 2017 Arena Football League season.{{cite news|url=https://www.clevelandgladiators.com/team/latest-news/gladiators-add-k-yazdani|title= Gladiators add K Yazdani|date=April 28, 2017|agency=Cleveland Gladiators|accessdate=June 7, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607044627/https://www.clevelandgladiators.com/team/latest-news/gladiators-add-k-yazdani|url-status=dead|archivedate=June 7, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/gladiators/index.ssf/2017/04/cleveland_gladiators_washingto.html|title=Cleveland Gladiators defeat Washington Valor for first win|date=April 28, 2017|agency=The Plain Dealer|accessdate=June 7, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607044931/http://www.cleveland.com/gladiators/index.ssf/2017/04/cleveland_gladiators_washingto.html|archivedate=June 7, 2017}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{twitter|yazdani39}}
- [http://www.arenafan.com/players/13555/ arenafan.com profile]
- [http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/josiah_yazdani_765084.html Ohio Bobcats bio]
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Category:People from Albany, Ohio
Category:Sportspeople from Athens County, Ohio
Category:Players of American football from Ohio
Category:American football placekickers
Category:Ohio Bobcats football players
Category:Cleveland Gladiators players
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