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Position: | Placekicker |
Personal information | |
Date of birth: | June 29, 1969 |
Place of birth: | Coral Gables, Florida |
Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Miami (FL) Columbus |
College: | Miami (FL) |
NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 12 / Pick: 315 |
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Carlos Antonio Huerta (born June 29, 1969) is an American former college and professional football player who was a placekicker in three different professional leagues. He played college football for the University of Miami, and was recognized as an All-American. Drafted in the twelfth round of the 1992 NFL Draft, he played in the National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL) and Arena Football League.
Huerta was born in Coral Gables, Florida. He graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Florida, and played for the Columbus Explorers high school football team.
Huerta attended the University of Miami, where he was a walk-on kicker for the Miami Hurricanes football team from 1988 to 1991. During his four years as a starter, he led the Hurricanes in scoring. He still holds the Hurricanes career records for points after touchdowns (PATs), field goals, and total points, as well as the top three season records for consecutive PATs in a season, the top four season records for field goals, and the top three season records for points scored kicking and field goals in a game. As a senior in 1991, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, having earned first-team honors from the Associated Press, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Football News and The Sporting News.