Mike Cofer (kicker)
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| Position: | Kicker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 19, 1964 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Columbia, South Carolina | ||||||||
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| College: | North Carolina State | ||||||||
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| FG Att: | 201 |
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| FGM: | 133 |
| Pct: | 66.2 |
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| Awards | 1994 Featherlite Southwest Tour Rookie of the Year | ||||||
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| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 61st (2002) | ||||||
| First race | 2002 Power Stroke Diesel 200 (IRP) | ||||||
| Last race | 2002 Ford 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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James Michael Cofer (born February 19, 1964 in Columbia, South Carolina), is a former professional American football player who attended Charlotte Country Day School. A 6'2", 197 lb (89 kg) placekicker from North Carolina State University, Cofer kicked in the National Football League for eight seasons from 1987–1993 and 1995. In the 1990s and 2002, he was also a driver in the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour and Craftsman Truck Series.
Cofer was the kicker for the San Francisco 49ers when they won back-to-back Super Bowls — Super Bowl XXIII and Super Bowl XXIV.
Cofer had a strong leg but was inconsistent for the 49ers in the late 1980s. Fans lost faith in him early in the 1990s as he missed several short field goals, the lowest point being in 1991 where he made just 14 of 28 attempts. Cofer eventually ended his career with the Indianapolis Colts in 1995.
In 1993, Cofer began racing in the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour, running a race at Sears Point Raceway and finishing 39th after an oil pump failed. The following year, he began racing full-time in the series for JMC Enterprises, driving the No. 79 Chevrolet. Four races into the season, he won his first career race from the pole position at Stockton 99 Speedway, leading all 100 laps. He won two more poles at Saugus Speedway and Tucson Raceway Park, finishing fifth in the final points standings and winning the series' Rookie of the Year Award.
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