Nick Lowery
Dominic Gerald Lowery (born May 27, 1956), nicknamed Nick the Kick, is a former American football placekicker. In his career he played for the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, and New York Jets.[1] He played in college at Darmouth College. Lowery was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and when he retired was ranked first in field goal percentage and also had the most field goals in NFL history. As of 2018 he was 16th on the National Football League's list of all-time scoring leaders, and is the Chiefs' all-time leading scorer, with 1,466 points in his 14 seasons with the club.
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| Position: | Kicker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | May 27, 1956 Munich, West Germany | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | St. Albans Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||
| College: | Dartmouth | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1978 | ||||||||||
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Nick grew up in Washington, D.C. and attended St. Albans School where he was a star football player.[2]
He attended Dartmouth College.[3] He has an M.P.A from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government,[3] the first pro athlete to graduate from there.
In 2009 Lowery was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame.[3]
Lowery holds the Chiefs franchise franchise record for longest field goal of 58 yards, which he accomplished twice, against the Washington Redskins on September 18, 1983 and against the Oakland Raiders on September 12, 1985. The record was tied twice in 2020 by Harrison Butker, who kicked two 58 yard field goals in the same game.[4]
Career regular season statistics
Career high/best bolded
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| Season | Team (record) | G | FGM | FGA | % | <20 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | LNG | BLK | XPM | XPA | % | PTS |
| 1978 | NE (11–5) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 7 |
| 1980 | KC (8–8) | 16 | 20 | 26 | 76.9 | 0–0 | 6–6 | 7–9 | 3–4 | 4–7 | 57 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 100.0 | 97 |
| 1981 | KC (9–7) | 16 | 26 | 36 | 72.2 | 0–0 | 5–5 | 13–15 | 7–9 | 1–7 | 52 | 0 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 115 |
| 1982 | KC (3–6) | 9 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 5–5 | 8–10 | 0–3 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 74 |
| 1983 | KC (6–10) | 16 | 24 | 30 | 80.0 | 1–1 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 10–14 | 2–4 | 58 | 0 | 44 | 45 | 97.8 | 116 |
| 1984 | KC (8–8) | 16 | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 0–0 | 7–7 | 6–11 | 8–10 | 2–5 | 52 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 104 |
| 1985 | KC (6–10) | 16 | 24 | 27 | 88.9 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 10–11 | 7–7 | 3–5 | 58 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 107 |
| 1986 | KC (10–6) | 16 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 1–1 | 5–6 | 5–5 | 8–13 | 0–1 | 47 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 100 |
| 1987 | KC (4–11) | 12 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 8–10 | 4–6 | 2–2 | 54 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 83 |
| 1988 | KC (4–11–1) | 16 | 27 | 32 | 84.4 | 0–0 | 7–8 | 9–11 | 8–10 | 3–3 | 51 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 104 |
| 1989 | KC (8–7–1) | 16 | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 1–1 | 6–6 | 10–14 | 6–9 | 1–3 | 50 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 97.1 | 106 |
| 1990 | KC (11–5) | 16 | 34 | 37 | 91.9 | 2–2 | 5–5 | 21–22 | 6–7 | 0–1 | 48 | 0 | 37 | 38 | 100.0 | 139 |
| 1991 | KC (10–6) | 16 | 25 | 30 | 83.3 | 2–2 | 11–11 | 8–8 | 4–7 | 0–2 | 48 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 110 |
| 1992 | KC (10–6) | 15 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 0–0 | 9–10 | 9–9 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 52 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 100.0 | 105 |
| 1993 | KC (11–5) | 16 | 23 | 29 | 79.3 | 0–0 | 8–8 | 7–9 | 7–11 | 1–1 | 52 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 100.0 | 106 |
| 1994 | NYJ (6–10) | 16 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 0–0 | 8–8 | 6–7 | 6–8 | 0–0 | 49 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 86 |
| 1995 | NYJ (3–13) | 14 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 8–10 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 50 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 100.0 | 75 |
| 1996 | NYJ (1–15) | 16 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0–0 | 9–9 | 6–7 | 2–8 | 0–0 | 46 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 77 |
| Career (18 seasons) | 260 | 383 | 479 | 80.0 | 10–10 | 107–110 | 144–169 | 100–141 | 22–49 | 58 | 2 | 562 | 568 | 98.9 | 1711 | |
References
- "Nick Lowery". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- Wilbon, Michael (25 November 1981). "Nick Lowery: St. Albans to the NFL". Washington Post.
- Furlong, Lisa. "Nick Lowery '78". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- "Harrison Butker ties Chiefs franchise record on 58-yard field goal". ArrowheadPride.com.
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