Max Zendejas
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 2, 1963 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Curimeo, Mexico | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Don Antonio Lugo | ||||||||
| College: | Arizona | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1986 / Round: 4 / Pick: 100 | ||||||||
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| Field goal attempts: | 49 |
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| Field goals made: | 34 |
| Field goal %: | 69.4 |
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Maximmillian Javier Zendejas (born September 2, 1963) is a Mexican former placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers.
Zendejas was born in Curimeo, Mexico, before his parents moved to Chino, California, where he attended Don Antonio Lugo High School.
He accepted a scholarship from the University of Arizona where he became a four-year starter. As a freshman in 1982, he made a 48-yard field goal with 6 seconds remaining in a 16-13 win over then No. 9 University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The next year, he kicked a 45-yard field with 3 seconds left to beat Arizona State University 18-17 in Tempe, Arizona.
In 1985, he was chosen as the team's most valuable player and also the Sun Bowl MVP. He received honorable-mention All-American honors in 1983 and 1985.
Zendejas graduated after breaking almost every kicking record in school history, including career field goals (79), career points (360), career field goal percentage (.738), consecutive field goals made (11), season field goals (22) and career field goals over 50 yards (13). He finished tied for third on the NCAA career field goal list (77) and fourth on the career scoring list (360).
In 1999, he was inducted into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame.
Zendejas was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (100th overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft, because the team was concerned about Rafael Septien's recurring back problems. A healthy Septien won the preseason competition and Zendejas was waived on September first.
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