Jeremy Shelley
 Shelley during his tenure at Alabama | |
| No. 12 | |
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| Position: | Placekicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 25, 1990 Raleigh, North Carolina,U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Broughton (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| College: | Alabama |
| Undrafted: | 2013 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jeremy Shelley(born October 25, 1990) is a formerAmerican footballplacekicker.He playedcollege footballatAlabama.
High school career
[edit]Shelley attendedNeedham B. Broughton High SchoolinRaleigh, North Carolina,playing varsity football and varsity soccer all four years. In his senior season at Broughton, he made 10 out of 13 field goal attempts including his longest attempt of 48 yards.[1]He also played on twoNorth Carolina High School Athletic Associationstate championship soccer teams in 2006 and 2007, with the 2007 team finishing ranked number one in the country. On October 9, 2008, Shelley earned the WRAL Extra Effort Award presented byTom Suiter.[2]
College career
[edit]In his freshman season, Shelley was the backup placekicker for the Crimson Tide behindLeigh Tiffinand made only one appearance in which he missed his only field goal attempt along with making his only extra point attempt during that season.[1]On January 9, 2012, he set aBCS National Championship Gamerecord and a career-high for field goals made against LSU in which he made five of his seven attempts.[3]In the2012 BCS National Championship Game,Shelley made kicks of 23, 34, 41, 35 and 44 yards.[3]In his junior and senior years, Shelley was one of twenty semifinalists for theLou Groza Awardat the conclusion of the season.[4]He finished his college career with a total 44 made field goals out of 55 field goal attempts[5]and 172 PATs (an Alabama record), ranking him the 5th all-time leading scorer in Alabama history.[6]In his Senior year, he was perfect, making every field goal and extra point he attempted,[7]earning him the Vlade Award presented by theTouchdown Club of Columbusas the nation's most accurate kicker.[8]
Professional career
[edit]After going undrafted in the2013 NFL draft,Shelley was signed as a free agent by theAtlanta Falcons.[9]He was later waived from the Atlanta roster on August 31, 2013.[10]
On March 26, 2015, Shelley was assigned to theArizona Rattlersof theArena Football League.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Alabama Crimson Tide Profile".rolltide.com.
- ^WRAL (October 9, 2008)."Extra Effort: Jeremy Shelley:: WRALSportsFan.com".WRALSportsFan.com.
- ^ab"Jeremy Shelley plays key role in Alabama's redemption game".nola.com.RetrievedJanuary 10,2012.
- ^"Perfect so far, Alabama kicker Jeremy Shelley named a semifinalist for Lou Groza Award".al.com.November 5, 2012.RetrievedNovember 5,2012.
- ^"Jeremy Shelley Sports Reference".sports-reference.com.Archived fromthe originalon February 23, 2013.
- ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 14, 2013.RetrievedOctober 12,2013.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^"Jeremy Shelley".ESPN.com.
- ^"Touchdown Club of Columbus".www.tdccolumbus.com.
- ^Gribble, Andrew (May 10, 2013)."Former Alabama kicker Jeremy Shelley signs with Atlanta Falcons".AL.com.RetrievedMay 10,2013.
- ^Odum, Charles (August 31, 2013)."Falcons cut LB Brian Banks, others on roster".ABC News.RetrievedSeptember 2,2013.
- ^"Kicker Shelley Assigned to Rattlers".www.oursportscentral.com.OurSports Central. March 26, 2015.RetrievedMarch 27,2015.