Ben Agajanian

Ben Agajanian

1955 Bowman football card
No. 3, 8
Position:	Placekicker
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1919-08-28) August 28, 1919 (age 97)
Place of birth:	Santa Ana, California
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	San Pedro (CA)
College:	New Mexico Compton (CA) Junior College
Undrafted:	1941
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (1945) Pittsburgh Steelers (1945) Los Angeles Dons (1947–1948) New York Giants (1949) Los Angeles Rams (1953) New York Giants (1954–1957) Los Angeles Chargers (1960) Dallas Texans (1961) Green Bay Packers (1961) Oakland Raiders (1962) San Diego Chargers (1964)
Career highlights and awards
2× NFL champion (1956, 1961)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Benjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" (born August 28, 1919) is a former American football player, primarily a placekicker in the National Football League, and also in the All-America Football Conference and American Football League.

Born in Santa Ana, California, he graduated from San Pedro High School in the San Pedro community in Los Angeles. A placekicker, he played college football at Compton Junior College and the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II as a physical training instructor.

Agajanian played professionally in the National Football League from 1945 through 1959, then in the newly formed American Football League for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers in 1960, 1961, and 1964. He also played for the Dallas Texans in 1961 and the Oakland Raiders in 1962. He was one of only two players (the other was Hardy Brown) who played in the All-America Football Conference, the American Football League, and the National Football League.