Nick Lowery Explained

Nick Lowery
Number:7, 8
Position:Kicker
Birth Date:27 May 1956
Birth Place:Munich, West Germany
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:215
High School:St. Albans (Washington, D.C.)
College:Dartmouth
Undraftedyear:1978
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Field goals
Statvalue1:383 / 479
Statlabel2:Field goal %
Statvalue2:80
Statlabel3:Extra points
Statvalue3:562 / 568
Statlabel4:Points scored
Statvalue4:1,711
Highlights:
Pfr:L/lowernic01

Dominic Gerald Lowery (born May 27, 1956) is a former American football kicker. In his career he played for the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, and New York Jets.[1] He played in college at Dartmouth 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. he was 16th on the National Football League (NFL)'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.

Lowery 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, the first pro athlete to graduate from there.

In 2009 Lowery was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame.

Career regular season statistics

Career high/best bold

SeasonTeam
NE2 0 1 0 0 0 7 7 100.0 7
KC16 20 26 76.9 57 0 37 37 100.0 97
KC16 26 36 72.2 52 0 37 38 97.4 115
KC9 19 24 79.2 47 0 17 17 100.0 74
KC16 24 30 80.0 58 0 44 45 97.8 116
KC16 23 33 69.7 52 0 35 35 100.0 104
KC16 24 27 88.9 58 0 35 35 100.0 107
KC16 19 26 73.1 47 0 43 43 100.0 100
KC12 19 23 82.6 54 0 26 26 100.0 83
KC16 27 32 84.4 51 0 23 23 100.0 104
KC16 24 33 72.7 50 0 34 35 97.1 106
KC16 34 37 91.9 48 0 37 38 100.0 139
KC16 25 30 83.3 48 0 35 35 100.0 110
KC15 22 24 91.7 52 0 39 39 100.0 105
KC16 23 29 79.3 52 2 37 37 100.0 106
NYJ16 20 23 87.0 49 0 26 27 96.3 86
NYJ14 17 21 81.0 50 0 24 24 100.0 75
NYJ16 17 24 70.8 46 0 26 27 96.3 77
Career 260 383 479 80.0 58 2 562 568 98.9 1711

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nick Lowery. NFL.com. National Football League. 13 January 2015. NFL.
  2. News: Wilbon . Michael . Nick Lowery: St. Albans to the NFL . Washington Post . 25 November 1981.
  3. Web site: Furlong. Lisa. Nick Lowery '78. Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. 13 January 2015. DAM.