Cundiff with the Ravens in 2011
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Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||
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Date of birth: | March 30, 1980 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Valley Center, California | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Harlan (IA) Community | ||||||||||
College: | Drake | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2014 | |||||||||||
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Field goals: | 182 |
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Field goal attempts: | 239 |
Field goal %: | 76.2 |
Longest field goal: | 56 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
William Ambrose "Billy" Cundiff (born March 30, 1980) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football for Drake University, and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2002.
Cundiff played for the Drake Bulldogs football team of Drake University, where he broke five Pioneer Football League (PFL) career records including most points (284), field goals (49) and points after touchdown (137). He made eight field goals over 50 yards during his career with the Bulldogs, including a PFL-record 62-yarder as a junior in 2000 against San Diego. He also was part of the Drake University Men's Basketball team during his time at Drake. He played sparingly, partly due to several members of the team being ruled academically ineligible. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology in 2003. He was presented the highest honor for a student-athlete at the university when he received the Drake Double D Award on February 12, 2012.
Cundiff was brought to the 2002 training camp as an undrafted free agent, and won out over incumbent Tim Seder as the team's kicker. As a rookie, he won the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week award, after making a 48-yard field goal on the game’s final play for a 13-10 victory against the St. Louis Rams.