Graham Gano
Gano with the Panthers
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| No. 9 Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 9, 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Arbroath, Scotland | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Cantonment (FL) Tate | ||||||||||||
| College: | Florida State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Field goals: | 153 |
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| Field goals attempted: | 192 |
| Field goal %: | 80% |
| Longest field goal: | 59 |
| Touchbacks: | 262 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Graham Gano (born April 9, 1987) is an American football placekicker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Florida State University. Gano has also played for the Las Vegas Locomotives and the Washington Redskins. During his tenure with the Redskins, he attained the Redskins' franchise record for longest field goal at 59 yards in 2011.
Gano's father Mark was a United States Navy Master Chief Petty Officer stationed in Scotland when Gano was born. Gano has a long line of ancestors who served in the military, including his grandfather Richard Gano, of Martinsburg, West Virginia. Gano grew up in Pensacola, Florida and attended J.M. Tate High School, where he was a two-sport star in football and track. In high school football, he was an All-American First-Team selection by USA Today and the nation's third-ranked kicker by Rivals.com. Gano played in the CaliFlorida All-Star game, completing a 50-yard field goal in the game. During his senior season, Gano kicked three field goals over 55 yards (57, 64 and 65 yards) and had a 71-yard field goal made which was negated by a penalty. A total of 36 of his 38 kickoffs were touchbacks and he averaged better than 42 yards per punt as a senior.
As a standout track & field athlete, Gano was one of the state's top performers in the sprinting events. He captured three state titles in track at the 2005 FHSAA 3A District 1, winning the 100-meter dash, with a time of 10.55 seconds, the 200-meter dash, with a time of 21.70 seconds, and the 400-meter dash, with a time of 48.00 seconds.
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