Chris Limahelu
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
October 6, 1950 Indonesia |
| Died | April 7, 2010 (aged 59) Los Angeles, California |
| Residence | West Covina, California |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) (1972-1975) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) (1972-1975) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | American football |
| Event(s) | Place kicker |
| College team |
USC Trojans Citrus College Fighting Owls |
| Coached by | John McKay |
| Retired | 1975 |
Chris Limahelu (October 16, 1950 – April 7, 2010) was place kicker for the USC Trojans football team during the 1973 and 1974 seasons when John McKay was the head coach.
Only 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) and 135 pounds (61 kg) during his playing career, he is remembered for setting new team records. His 47-yard field goal at the 1974 Rose Bowl game was the longest ever by a Trojan, breaking a 64-year-old Trojan record, and it became the second longest field goal in Rose Bowl history.
By the end of his career in 1975, Limahelu had kicked three of the five longest field goals in USC football history, a record which stood until Steve Jordan's 52-yard kicks, one in 1982 and another in 1983, and Don Shafer's 60-yard kick in 1985.
Limahelu was born in Indonesia. His family moved to the Netherlands when he was an infant, and by the time he was ten years old, he had learned to play soccer and had begun developing his kicking technique. His family then moved to the United States, where he attended South Hills High School in West Covina, California, joining their football, tennis and wrestling teams. After high school he attended Citrus College in Glendora, California before transferring to the University of Southern California (USC) where he majored in sociology.
After transferring from Citrus College, Limahelu joined the USC football program and served on USC's junior varsity team in 1972 as a sophomore. It was then that his soccer-style place kicking first caught the eye of the media.
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