Gould with the Chicago Bears in 2009
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No. 5 New York Giants | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Date of birth: | December 6, 1981 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Mill Hall (PA) Central Mountain | ||||||||||||
College: | Penn State | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Field goals: | 280 |
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Field goal attempts: | 327 |
Field goal %: | 85.6 |
Long field goal: | 58 |
Touchbacks: | 238 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III (/ˈɡoʊld/; born December 6, 1981) is an American football placekicker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played with the Chicago Bears from 2005 to 2015, during which he became the franchise's all-time leading scorer. Gould was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State. He is the ninth-most accurate kicker in NFL history.
Gould was born to Cheryl and Robert Gould in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania. His father was a three-time All-American soccer player who led Lock Haven University to a Division II national championship in 1980. and was drafted by the St. Louis Steamers in the early 1980s. He attended Central Mountain High School in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, where he won letters in football, soccer, basketball, and track. During the 2000 Boys' Soccer District Championship, he scored the game-winning goal with seconds left.