William Douglas Pelfrey (born September 25, 1970) is an American former professional football placekicker for the Cincinnati Bengals. He was selected by the Bengals in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL draft.[1] Pelfrey played college football at the University of Kentucky.
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 25, 1970 Fort Thomas, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College: | Kentucky | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1993 / round: 8 / pick: 202 | ||||||||||||
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Professional career
editIn 1997, Pelfrey surpassed Horst Muhlmann's record for consecutive extra points (101) by a Cincinnati Bengals kicker.
Pelfrey is also known for his charitable work, starting the Kicks for Kids Foundation to help children in the Greater Cincinnati area pursue their dreams.
Pelfrey is the only player to kick two field goals (including a career-best 54-yarder as time expired) within six seconds to win a game - 1994 Week 16, Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals.
In 1996, Pelfrey became the most accurate kicker in NFL history. As of 2019, his 77.2 career FG percentage ranked 68th in NFL history.
NFL career statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | Field Goals | Extra Points | Points | |||||
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| 1993 | CIN | 15 | 31 | 24 | 77.4 | 53 | 16 | 13 | 81.3 | 85 |
| 1994 | CIN | 16 | 33 | 28 | 84.8 | 54 | 25 | 24 | 96.0 | 108 |
| 1995 | CIN | 16 | 36 | 29 | 80.6 | 51 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 121 |
| 1996 | CIN | 16 | 28 | 23 | 82.1 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 100.0 | 110 |
| 1997 | CIN | 16 | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 95.3 | 77 |
| 1998 | CIN | 16 | 27 | 19 | 70.4 | 51 | 21 | 21 | 100.0 | 78 |
| 1999 | CIN | 16 | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 81 |
| Career | 111 | 198 | 153 | 77.3 | 54 | 207 | 201 | 97.1 | 660 | |
References
edit- ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.