Matt Stover
Stover with the Ravens in 2006
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 27, 1968 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Dallas (TX) Lake Highlands | ||||||||||||
| College: | Louisiana Tech | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1990 / Round: 12 / Pick: 329 | ||||||||||||
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| Field Goals Made: | 471 |
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| Field Goals Attempted: | 563 |
| Field Goals %: | 83.7 |
| Career Long FG: | 55 |
| Points scored: | 2,004 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
John Matthew "Matt" Stover (born January 27, 1968) is a former American Football placekicker. As of the start of the 2009 NFL season, he was the third most accurate kicker in the history of the National Football League. He has played for the New York Giants, the Cleveland Browns, and the Baltimore Ravens, with whom he played for 13 seasons. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts in October 2009 to replace injured kicker Adam Vinatieri.
Stover attended Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas (Class of 1986), the alma mater of fellow NFL placekicker Phil Dawson. Stover won All-District honors as both a wide receiver and kicker. During the 1985-86 LHHS season, he successfully kicked a 53-yard field goal.
Prior to his NFL career, Stover attended Louisiana Tech University, where he was an active member of the Alpha Omega chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon acting as vice president. He graduated with a degree in marketing. During his college career, Stover successfully converted on 64 of 88 field goal attempts. As a sophomore, facing Texas A&M, he kicked a 57-yard field goal, then a school record. He also punted as a senior, punting 36 times for 1,277 yards (34.1 yards per punt avg). He left Louisiana Tech with 262 career total points and seven field goals of 50 yards or more. While at La Tech, Stover would usually kick the ball through the goal posts on the first kickoff of the game. Stover currently holds the NCAA record for most punts in a single game at 16 against Louisiana-Monroe November 18, 1988.
Stover was drafted by the New York Giants with the 329th selection (12th round) in the 1990 NFL Draft. He was on the injured reserve list the entire season as the Giants won Super Bowl XXV.
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