Steve McLaughlin
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 2, 1971 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: |
Sahuaro High School Tucson, Arizona |
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| College: | Arizona | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1995 / Round: 3 / Pick: 82 | ||||||||||
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||||||||
| Field goal attempts: | 16 |
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| Field goals: | 8 |
| Extra point attempts: | 17 |
| Extra points: | 17 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Steven John McLaughlin (born October 2, 1971) is a former American college and professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) and the Arena Football League. He played college football for the University of Arizona, earned All-American honors and won the Lou Groza Award. A third-round choice in the 1995 NFL Draft, he played for the NFL's St. Louis Rams, as well as five different Arena League teams over an 11-year career.
McLaughlin was born in Tucson, Arizona. After playing soccer growing up, he attended Sahuaro High School in Tucson, and played for the Sahuaro Cougars high school football team.
While attending the University of Arizona, McLaughlin played for the Arizona Wildcats football team from 1990 to 1994. As a senior in 1994, he won the Lou Groza Award awarded annually to the outstanding college placekicker in America. He was also recognized as All-Pac-10 and consensus first-team All-American.
The St. Louis Rams selected McLaughlin in the third round (82nd pick overall), and he played for the Rams for a single season in 1995. He appeared in eight games, attempted 16 field goals and completed eight of them; His first official FG was a 27 yarder against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau field in the 4th Quarter. The Rams won the game 17-14 and McLaughlin was given the game ball. He also made a field goal in the final minute as the Rams went on to beat the Chicago Bears 27-24 in the first meeting that year. He was a perfect 17-of-17 on points after touchdowns. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons in (1996) and the Baltimore Ravens in (NFL Year|1997)
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