Al Del Greco
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Position: | Placekicker | ||||||
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Born: | Providence, Rhode Island,U.S. | March 2, 1962||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Coral Gables Senior (Coral Gables, Florida) | ||||||
College: | Auburn | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1984 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Albert Louis Del Greco(born March 2, 1962) is a formerAmerican footballplacekickerand a currentsports radiopersonality. After eight years as golf coach atSpain Park High SchoolinHoover, Alabama,Del Greco was named the head coach of the men's golf team atSamford Universityon May 2, 2014.[1]
Early life
[edit]Albert Louis Del Greco was born on March 2, 1962, inProvidence, Rhode Island,U.S. He attendedCoral Gables Senior High SchoolinCoral Gables, Florida.
College career
[edit]A four-yearlettermanat Auburn, Del Greco completed 110 out of 111 PATs in his college career.[2]He also set the SEC record for field goal attempts in a single game and field goals made in a single game in a 1982 game versus Kentucky where he made six out of his seven attempts.[3]As of 2016, He and Daniel Carlson are tied for the most field goals in a single game for Auburn at 6. His 236 career points place him fifth on the Auburn career scoring list.
Professional career
[edit]Del Greco was the startingplacekickerinSuper Bowl XXXIVfor theTennessee Titans,which his team lost 23–16. In the game, he made onefield goal,which tied the game 16–16. Del Greco finished his 17 NFL seasons with 347 of 449 (77%) field goals and 551 of 554 (99.46%) extra points, giving him a total of 1,592 points. As of 2018, he's ranked 21st on the NFL's list of all-time leading scorers. He was inducted in theAlabama Hall of Fame.[4]He was nicknamed "Automatic Al". For his popularity in fantasy football leagues, some fans consider him to be the greatest kicker in history despite missing key field goals in big moments.[citation needed]
Post-playing career
[edit]AtSpain Park High SchoolinHoover, Alabama,Del Greco was the boys golf coach and the football team's kicking coach.[5]His son, Trey was the football team's place kicker prior to graduating after the 2007 season. Trey went on to play golf on an athletic scholarship atVanderbilt University.In 2003, Del Greco becameBirmingham Steeldogs' kickers coach.[4]
He co-hosted "The Opening Drive" onWJOXinBirmingham, Alabama,withJay Barkerand Tony Kurre. The program ended in early 2018.
He is now the Men's Golf Coach at Samford University in Homewood, AL.
Career regular season statistics
[edit]Career high/bestbolded
Regular season statistics | ||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team (record) | G | FGM | FGA | % | <20 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | LNG | BLK | XPM | XPA | % | PTS |
1984 | GB(8–8) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 0–1 | 45 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 61 |
1985 | GB(8–8) | 16 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 0–0 | 10–12 | 4–4 | 5–9 | 0–1 | 46 | 0 | 38 | 40 | 95.0 | 95 |
1986 | GB(4–12) | 16 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0–0 | 8–8 | 4–6 | 3–9 | 2–4 | 50 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 100.0 | 80 |
1987 | GB(5–9–1) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 47 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 26 |
1987 | SLC(7–8) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 20 |
1988 | PHO(7–9) | 16 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 1–1 | 4–6 | 3–3 | 3–9 | 1–2 | 51 | 0 | 42 | 44 | 95.5 | 78 |
1989 | PHO(5–11) | 16 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 0–0 | 7–7 | 5–6 | 5–11 | 1–2 | 50 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 96.6 | 82 |
1990 | PHO(5–11) | 16 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 7–10 | 3–6 | 2–6 | 50 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 82 |
1991 | HOU(11–5) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 1–1 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 52 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 100.0 | 46 |
1992 | HOU(10–6) | 16 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 3–3 | 8–9 | 5–6 | 4–8 | 1–1 | 54 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 100.0 | 104 |
1993 | HOU(12-4) | 16 | 29 | 34 | 85.3 | 0–0 | 13–13 | 8–9 | 4–5 | 4–7 | 52 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 95.5 | 126 |
1994 | HOU(2-14) | 16 | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 0–0 | 4–5 | 4–4 | 7–8 | 1–3 | 50 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 66 |
1995 | HOU(7–9) | 16 | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–8 | 10–12 | 3–5 | 53 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 114 |
1996 | HOU(8–8) | 16 | 32 | 38 | 84.2 | 0–0 | 7–7 | 14–16 | 10–12 | 1–3 | 56 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 131 |
1997 | TEN(8–8) | 16 | 27 | 35 | 77.1 | 2–2 | 6–6 | 10–11 | 7–14 | 2–2 | 52 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 113 |
1998 | TEN(8-8) | 16 | 36 | 39 | 92.3 | 1–1 | 8–8 | 15–15 | 12–15 | 0–0 | 48 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 136 |
1999 | TEN(13–3) | 16 | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 1–1 | 8–8 | 7–9 | 4–6 | 1–1 | 50 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 106 |
2000 | TEN(13–3) | 16 | 27 | 33 | 81.8 | 0–0 | 13–15 | 7–8 | 6–9 | 1–1 | 50 | 0 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 118 |
Career (17 seasons) | 248 | 347 | 449 | 77.3 | 13–13 | 112–123 | 110–128 | 91–145 | 21–40 | 56 | 1 | 543 | 551 | 98.5 | 1584 |
Oilers/Titans franchise records
[edit]- Most all-time field goals made (246)
- Most all-time extra points made (322)
- Most all-time points scored (1,060)
Celebrity golf
[edit]Del Greco has competed at theAmerican Century Championship,an annual competition to determine the best golfers among American sports and entertainment celebrities. He won the tournament in 1998 and has a total of ten top ten finishes.[6]It was in 2000 when Del Greco’s 7 under par 65, gave him the 2000 trophy. The tournament, televised by NBC in July, is played at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course inLake Tahoe,Nevada.[7]He also played with his new daughter in law Stephanie.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^"2016-17 Men's Golf Coaching Staff".Samford University Athletics.RetrievedOctober 31,2016.
- ^"Printable Biography of Al Del Greco".All American Speakers. Archived fromthe originalon March 3, 2016.RetrievedMay 21,2007.
- ^"SEC Football Record Book - Individuals".Southeastern Conference. Archived fromthe originalon August 26, 2007.RetrievedMay 21,2007.
- ^ab"Al Del Greco Added to Steeldogs Coaching Staff".Birmingham Steeldogs.RetrievedOctober 18,2006.
- ^"Al Del Greco".Spain Park High School Coaches.Archived fromthe originalon February 4, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 8,2007.
- ^"American Century Championship Top Ten Performances".Tahoe Celebrity Golf.RetrievedJuly 16,2010.
- ^"The Golf Course".Edgewood Tahoe.RetrievedJuly 16,2010.
External links
[edit]- 1962 births
- Living people
- American football placekickers
- Auburn Tigers football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Arizona Cardinals players
- Houston Oilers players
- St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
- Tennessee Oilers players
- Tennessee Titans players
- Players of American football from Providence, Rhode Island