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<blockquote data-quote="AzPackerfan" data-source="post: 265991" data-attributes="member: 1432"><p><strong>Found one...</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p><strong>Adam Vinatieri</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Jump to: <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#column-one" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">navigation</span></a>, <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#searchInput" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">search</span></a></p><p><strong>Adam Vinatieri</strong>[ATTACH=full]8429[/ATTACH]</p><p><em>Adam Vinatieri in 2007</em>No. 4 Indianapolis Colts<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Placekicker" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Placekicker</span></a><span style="color: white">Personal information</span><strong>Date of birth:</strong> December 28, 1972 (1972-12-28) (age 37)<strong>Place of birth</strong>: <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Yankton,_South_Dakota" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Yankton, South Dakota</span></a><strong>Height:</strong> 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)<strong>Weight:</strong> 202 lb (92 kg)<span style="color: white">Career information</span><strong><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/List_of_college_athletic_conferences" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">College</span></a></strong>: <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/South_Dakota_State_University" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">South Dakota State</span></a><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Undrafted_sportsperson" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Undrafted</span></a> in <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/1996_NFL_Draft#Notable_undrafted_players" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">1996</span></a>Debuted in 1996 for the <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/New_England_Patriots" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">New England Patriots</span></a><span style="color: white">Career history</span> <strong>As player:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/New_England_Patriots" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">New England Patriots</span></a> (1996-2005)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Indianapolis Colts</span></a> (2006-present)</li> </ul><p><span style="color: white">Career highlights and awards</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2× <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Pro_Bowl" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Pro Bowl</span></a> selection (<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/2003_Pro_Bowl" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">2002</span></a>, <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/2005_Pro_Bowl" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">2004</span></a>)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2× <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/All-Pro" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">All-Pro</span></a> selection (<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/2002_All-Pro_Team" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">2002</span></a>, <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/2004_All-Pro_Team" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">2004</span></a>)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">4× <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Super Bowl</span></a> champion<br /> (<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVI" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">XXXVI</span></a>, <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">XXXVIII</span></a>, <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIX" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">XXXIX</span></a>, <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">XLI</span></a>)</li> </ul><p><span style="color: white">Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2009</span><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Field_Goal" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Field Goals Made</span></a> 337<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Field_Goal" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Field Goals Attempted</span></a> 411<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Field_Goal" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Field Goals %</span></a> 82.0<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Field_Goal" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Long Field Goal</span></a> 57Stats at <strong><a href="http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=VIN196019" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3366bb">NFL.com</span></a></strong><strong>Adam Matthew Vinatieri</strong> (born December 28, 1972 in <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Yankton,_South_Dakota" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Yankton</span></a>, <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/South_Dakota" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">South Dakota</span></a>) is an <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/American_football" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">American football</span></a> <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Placekicker" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">placekicker</span></a> currently playing for the <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Indianapolis Colts</span></a>. He has played in five <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Super Bowls</span></a>, four with the <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/New_England_Patriots" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">New England Patriots</span></a> and one with the Colts, winning all but one. Vinatieri won a Super Bowl in 2007 with Indianapolis and won Super Bowls in 2002, 2004, & 2005 with the Patriots. Vinatieri is the first kicker ever to play in five Super Bowls and win four Super Bowl rings. His only Super Bowl loss came in <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXI" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Super Bowl XXXI</span></a> in 1996, against the <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Green Bay Packers</span></a>, 35-21.</p><p>Vinatieri is generally considered to be one of the best <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Clutch_(sports)" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">clutch</span></a> kickers in the history of the <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/National_Football_League" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">National Football League</span></a>.<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#cite_note-0" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">[1]</span></a> Nicknamed "Automatic Adam" for his accuracy, and "Iceman" for his incredible poise under pressure, Vinatieri has converted several of the most crucial field goals in NFL history, including game-winning kicks in the final seconds of two Super Bowls (<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVI" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">XXXVI</span></a>, <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">XXXVIII</span></a>).</p><p><strong>Contents</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">[</span><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #002bb8">hide</span></span><span style="font-size: 10px">]</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#Personal" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">1 Personal</span></a> <LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2" sizset="3" sizcache="0"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#Career" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">2 Career</span></a> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><LI class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#High_School" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">2.1 High School</span></a> <LI class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#College_career" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">2.2 College career</span></a> <LI class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#Early_Professional_Career" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">2.3 Early Professional Career</span></a> <LI class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#New_England_Patriots" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">2.4 New England Patriots</span></a> <LI class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#Indianapolis_Colts" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">2.5 Indianapolis Colts</span></a> <LI class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#Career_stats" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">2.6 Career stats</span></a> <LI class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#Honors_and_awards" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">2.7 Honors and awards</span></a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#NFL_records" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">2.8 NFL records</span></a></li> </ul><LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#Endorsements" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">3 Endorsements</span></a> <LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#References" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">4 References</span></a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#External_links" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">5 External links</span></a></li> </ul><p><strong>[<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/w/index.php?title=Adam_Vinatieri&action=edit&section=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">edit</span></a>] Personal</strong></p><p></p><p>Adam and his wife Valeri and their two children reside in <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Carmel,_Indiana" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Carmel, Indiana</span></a> during the football season and <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Celebration,_Florida" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Celebration, Florida</span></a> during the off-season. He is the second of four children. His great-great grandfather is Felix Vinatieri, an Italian immigrant who served as Lt Col <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/George_Armstrong_Custer" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">George Armstrong Custer</span></a>'s bandmaster <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#cite_note-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">[2]</span></a><a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#cite_note-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">[3]</span></a>. Adam said in an interview that Lt Col Custer told Felix Vinatieri to head back to camp instead of going ahead with the regiment to Little Big Horn, and that this decision saved his great-great grandfather's life. He is also a third cousin to the famous daredevil, <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Evel_Knievel" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Evel Knievel</span></a>.<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#cite_note-time_cousin_1_30_2004-3" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">[4]</span></a></p><p>A collection of Felix Vinatieri manuscripts and instruments can be found at the National Music Museum located in Vermillion, South Dakota.<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#cite_note-4" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">[5]</span></a></p><p>His hobbies include hunting, riding motorcycles and golfing.</p><p><strong>[<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/w/index.php?title=Adam_Vinatieri&action=edit&section=2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">edit</span></a>] Career</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>[<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/w/index.php?title=Adam_Vinatieri&action=edit&section=3" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">edit</span></a>] High School</strong></p><p></p><p>Adam attended Central High School (<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Rapid_City,_South_Dakota" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Rapid City, South Dakota</span></a>) and was a letterman in football, wrestling, basketball, cross country, soccer, and track. In football, he earned first team All-State honors as a senior. He graduated from Central High School in 1991.</p><p><strong>[<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/w/index.php?title=Adam_Vinatieri&action=edit&section=4" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">edit</span></a>] College career</strong></p><p></p><p>Vinatieri was originally recruited to kick for Army and attended <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">West Point</span></a> for two weeks in 1991 before deciding to return home to South Dakota.<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#cite_note-army-5" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">[6]</span></a> He was a four-year letterman at <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/South_Dakota_State_University" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">South Dakota State University</span></a> as a placekicker and punter. He finished up his college years of football as the school's all-time scoring leader with 185 career points scored. (His younger brother Beau was a place kicker at <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Black_Hills_State_University" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Black Hills State University</span></a> before graduating in 2003).</p><p><strong>[<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/w/index.php?title=Adam_Vinatieri&action=edit&section=5" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">edit</span></a>] Early Professional Career</strong></p><p></p><p>He spent the fall of 1995 training to compete professionally. He received a tryout for the <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/World_League_of_American_Football" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">World League of American Football</span></a> (later rebranded as <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/NFL_Europe" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">NFL Europe</span></a>), now defunct, and earned a roster position with the <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Amsterdam_Admirals" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Amsterdam Admirals</span></a> as a placekicker and punter.</p><p><strong>[<a href="http://www.packerforum.com/w/index.php?title=Adam_Vinatieri&action=edit&section=6" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">edit</span></a>] New England Patriots</strong></p><p></p><p>In 1996, he was signed by the Patriots as an <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Undrafted_free_agent" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">undrafted free agent</span></a> to be a place kicker. He played in New England for the first 10 years of his <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/National_Football_League" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">NFL</span></a> career, during which he played in four <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Super Bowls</span></a>, winning three. His first Super Bowl appearance was in his rookie season of 1996, when he played with the Patriots in their 35-21 loss to the <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Green Bay Packers</span></a> in <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXI" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Super Bowl XXXI</span></a>. One of his kickoffs in the Super Bowl was returned by <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Desmond_Howard" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Desmond Howard</span></a> a Super Bowl record 99 yards for a touchdown, winning the game for Green Bay.</p><p>In the 2001 playoffs, during a blizzard against the <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Oakland Raiders</span></a> in the final game at <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Foxboro_Stadium" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Foxboro Stadium</span></a>, Vinatieri kicked a 45-yard field goal to tie the game 13-13 and send it into overtime. The Patriots then won the game on another field goal of 23 yards by Vinatieri.</p><p>In <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVI" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Super Bowl XXXVI</span></a> he kicked a 48-yard field goal on the final play to give the New England Patriots their first Super Bowl victory, a 20-17 win over the <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/St._Louis_Rams" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">St. Louis Rams</span></a>. Two years later, and in an almost identical situation, he kicked a 41-yard field goal with 4 seconds left in <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Super Bowl XXXVIII</span></a> to boost the Patriots to another championship (after missing one field goal and having another attempt blocked in the first half). This time, the Patriots defeated the <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Carolina Panthers</span></a>, 32-29, making Vinatieri the first player ever to be the deciding factor in two <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Super Bowl</span></a> games (Vinatieri kept the balls used on both of these kicks).</p><p>Vinatieri led the NFL in scoring in 2004 with 141 points (31-for-33 on field goals, and a perfect 48-for-48 on points after touchdown or PATs). His best game of the season came against the <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/2004_St._Louis_Rams_season" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">St. Louis Rams</span></a>, against whom he scored 16 points (4 field goals, 4 PATs), and threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Troy_Brown" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Troy Brown</span></a> on a fake field goal attempt (that pass gives him a career <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Passer_rating" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">passer rating</span></a> of 122.9). <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/#cite_note-6" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">[7]</span></a> He went on to score a field goal and 3 extra points in the Patriots 24-21 win over the <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Philadelphia Eagles</span></a> in <a href="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIX" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Super Bowl XXXIX</span></a>.</p><p>To date, Vinatieri has kicked 20 game-winning field goals with less than one minute remaining (out of 21 attempts; his lone miss came in 1999), including those mentioned in the postseason. At the conclusion of the 2005 season, he had a career field goal percentage of 81.9 percent (263/321), fifth highest in NFL history. His career long is 57 yards.</p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2004 he never missed a PAT. He was (in all fairness) 31 of 33 on his field goal attempts. I would be happy with Mason if he had those numbers.:icon_biggrin:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AzPackerfan, post: 265991, member: 1432"] [b]Found one...[/b] [B]Adam Vinatieri[/B] [B]From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/B] Jump to: [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#column-one"][COLOR=#002bb8]navigation[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#searchInput"][COLOR=#002bb8]search[/COLOR][/URL] [B]Adam Vinatieri[/B][ATTACH=full]8429[/ATTACH] [I]Adam Vinatieri in 2007[/I]No. 4 Indianapolis Colts[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Placekicker"][COLOR=#002bb8]Placekicker[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=white]Personal information[/COLOR][B]Date of birth:[/B] December 28, 1972 (1972-12-28) (age 37)[B]Place of birth[/B]: [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Yankton,_South_Dakota"][COLOR=#002bb8]Yankton, South Dakota[/COLOR][/URL][B]Height:[/B] 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[B]Weight:[/B] 202 lb (92 kg)[COLOR=white]Career information[/COLOR][B][URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/List_of_college_athletic_conferences"][COLOR=#002bb8]College[/COLOR][/URL][/B]: [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/South_Dakota_State_University"][COLOR=#002bb8]South Dakota State[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Undrafted_sportsperson"][COLOR=#002bb8]Undrafted[/COLOR][/URL] in [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/1996_NFL_Draft#Notable_undrafted_players"][COLOR=#002bb8]1996[/COLOR][/URL]Debuted in 1996 for the [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/New_England_Patriots"][COLOR=#002bb8]New England Patriots[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002bb8][/COLOR][COLOR=#002bb8][/COLOR][COLOR=#002bb8][/COLOR][COLOR=white]Career history[/COLOR] [B]As player:[/B] [LIST] [*][URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/New_England_Patriots"][COLOR=#002bb8]New England Patriots[/COLOR][/URL] (1996-2005) [*][URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts"][COLOR=#002bb8]Indianapolis Colts[/COLOR][/URL] (2006-present) [/LIST][COLOR=white]Career highlights and awards[/COLOR] [LIST] [*]2× [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Pro_Bowl"][COLOR=#002bb8]Pro Bowl[/COLOR][/URL] selection ([URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/2003_Pro_Bowl"][COLOR=#002bb8]2002[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/2005_Pro_Bowl"][COLOR=#002bb8]2004[/COLOR][/URL]) [*]2× [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/All-Pro"][COLOR=#002bb8]All-Pro[/COLOR][/URL] selection ([URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/2002_All-Pro_Team"][COLOR=#002bb8]2002[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/2004_All-Pro_Team"][COLOR=#002bb8]2004[/COLOR][/URL]) [*]4× [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl"][COLOR=#002bb8]Super Bowl[/COLOR][/URL] champion ([URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVI"][COLOR=#002bb8]XXXVI[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII"][COLOR=#002bb8]XXXVIII[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIX"][COLOR=#002bb8]XXXIX[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI"][COLOR=#002bb8]XLI[/COLOR][/URL]) [/LIST][COLOR=white]Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2009[/COLOR][URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Field_Goal"][COLOR=#002bb8]Field Goals Made[/COLOR][/URL] 337[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Field_Goal"][COLOR=#002bb8]Field Goals Attempted[/COLOR][/URL] 411[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Field_Goal"][COLOR=#002bb8]Field Goals %[/COLOR][/URL] 82.0[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Field_Goal"][COLOR=#002bb8]Long Field Goal[/COLOR][/URL] 57Stats at [B][URL="http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=VIN196019"][COLOR=#3366bb]NFL.com[/COLOR][/URL][/B][B]Adam Matthew Vinatieri[/B] (born December 28, 1972 in [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Yankton,_South_Dakota"][COLOR=#002bb8]Yankton[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/South_Dakota"][COLOR=#002bb8]South Dakota[/COLOR][/URL]) is an [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/American_football"][COLOR=#002bb8]American football[/COLOR][/URL] [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Placekicker"][COLOR=#002bb8]placekicker[/COLOR][/URL] currently playing for the [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts"][COLOR=#002bb8]Indianapolis Colts[/COLOR][/URL]. He has played in five [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl"][COLOR=#002bb8]Super Bowls[/COLOR][/URL], four with the [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/New_England_Patriots"][COLOR=#002bb8]New England Patriots[/COLOR][/URL] and one with the Colts, winning all but one. Vinatieri won a Super Bowl in 2007 with Indianapolis and won Super Bowls in 2002, 2004, & 2005 with the Patriots. Vinatieri is the first kicker ever to play in five Super Bowls and win four Super Bowl rings. His only Super Bowl loss came in [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXI"][COLOR=#002bb8]Super Bowl XXXI[/COLOR][/URL] in 1996, against the [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers"][COLOR=#002bb8]Green Bay Packers[/COLOR][/URL], 35-21. Vinatieri is generally considered to be one of the best [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Clutch_(sports)"][COLOR=#002bb8]clutch[/COLOR][/URL] kickers in the history of the [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/National_Football_League"][COLOR=#002bb8]National Football League[/COLOR][/URL].[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#cite_note-0"][COLOR=#002bb8][1][/COLOR][/URL] Nicknamed "Automatic Adam" for his accuracy, and "Iceman" for his incredible poise under pressure, Vinatieri has converted several of the most crucial field goals in NFL history, including game-winning kicks in the final seconds of two Super Bowls ([URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVI"][COLOR=#002bb8]XXXVI[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII"][COLOR=#002bb8]XXXVIII[/COLOR][/URL]). [B]Contents[/B] [SIZE=2][[/SIZE][URL="javascript:toggleToc()"][SIZE=2][COLOR=#002bb8]hide[/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][SIZE=2]][/SIZE] [LIST]<LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1">[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#Personal"][COLOR=#002bb8]1 Personal[/COLOR][/URL] <LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2" sizset="3" sizcache="0">[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#Career"][COLOR=#002bb8]2 Career[/COLOR][/URL] [LIST]<LI class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3">[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#High_School"][COLOR=#002bb8]2.1 High School[/COLOR][/URL] <LI class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4">[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#College_career"][COLOR=#002bb8]2.2 College career[/COLOR][/URL] <LI class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5">[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#Early_Professional_Career"][COLOR=#002bb8]2.3 Early Professional Career[/COLOR][/URL] <LI class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6">[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#New_England_Patriots"][COLOR=#002bb8]2.4 New England Patriots[/COLOR][/URL] <LI class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7">[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#Indianapolis_Colts"][COLOR=#002bb8]2.5 Indianapolis Colts[/COLOR][/URL] <LI class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8">[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#Career_stats"][COLOR=#002bb8]2.6 Career stats[/COLOR][/URL] <LI class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9">[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#Honors_and_awards"][COLOR=#002bb8]2.7 Honors and awards[/COLOR][/URL] [*][URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#NFL_records"][COLOR=#002bb8]2.8 NFL records[/COLOR][/URL] [/LIST]<LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11">[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#Endorsements"][COLOR=#002bb8]3 Endorsements[/COLOR][/URL] <LI class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12">[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#References"][COLOR=#002bb8]4 References[/COLOR][/URL] [*][URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#External_links"][COLOR=#002bb8]5 External links[/COLOR][/URL] [/LIST][B][[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/w/index.php?title=Adam_Vinatieri&action=edit§ion=1"][COLOR=#002bb8]edit[/COLOR][/URL]] Personal[/B] Adam and his wife Valeri and their two children reside in [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Carmel,_Indiana"][COLOR=#002bb8]Carmel, Indiana[/COLOR][/URL] during the football season and [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Celebration,_Florida"][COLOR=#002bb8]Celebration, Florida[/COLOR][/URL] during the off-season. He is the second of four children. His great-great grandfather is Felix Vinatieri, an Italian immigrant who served as Lt Col [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/George_Armstrong_Custer"][COLOR=#002bb8]George Armstrong Custer[/COLOR][/URL]'s bandmaster [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#cite_note-1"][COLOR=#002bb8][2][/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#cite_note-2"][COLOR=#002bb8][3][/COLOR][/URL]. Adam said in an interview that Lt Col Custer told Felix Vinatieri to head back to camp instead of going ahead with the regiment to Little Big Horn, and that this decision saved his great-great grandfather's life. He is also a third cousin to the famous daredevil, [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Evel_Knievel"][COLOR=#002bb8]Evel Knievel[/COLOR][/URL].[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#cite_note-time_cousin_1_30_2004-3"][COLOR=#002bb8][4][/COLOR][/URL] A collection of Felix Vinatieri manuscripts and instruments can be found at the National Music Museum located in Vermillion, South Dakota.[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#cite_note-4"][COLOR=#002bb8][5][/COLOR][/URL] His hobbies include hunting, riding motorcycles and golfing. [B][[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/w/index.php?title=Adam_Vinatieri&action=edit§ion=2"][COLOR=#002bb8]edit[/COLOR][/URL]] Career[/B] [B][[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/w/index.php?title=Adam_Vinatieri&action=edit§ion=3"][COLOR=#002bb8]edit[/COLOR][/URL]] High School[/B] Adam attended Central High School ([URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Rapid_City,_South_Dakota"][COLOR=#002bb8]Rapid City, South Dakota[/COLOR][/URL]) and was a letterman in football, wrestling, basketball, cross country, soccer, and track. In football, he earned first team All-State honors as a senior. He graduated from Central High School in 1991. [B][[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/w/index.php?title=Adam_Vinatieri&action=edit§ion=4"][COLOR=#002bb8]edit[/COLOR][/URL]] College career[/B] Vinatieri was originally recruited to kick for Army and attended [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy"][COLOR=#002bb8]West Point[/COLOR][/URL] for two weeks in 1991 before deciding to return home to South Dakota.[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#cite_note-army-5"][COLOR=#002bb8][6][/COLOR][/URL] He was a four-year letterman at [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/South_Dakota_State_University"][COLOR=#002bb8]South Dakota State University[/COLOR][/URL] as a placekicker and punter. He finished up his college years of football as the school's all-time scoring leader with 185 career points scored. (His younger brother Beau was a place kicker at [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Black_Hills_State_University"][COLOR=#002bb8]Black Hills State University[/COLOR][/URL] before graduating in 2003). [B][[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/w/index.php?title=Adam_Vinatieri&action=edit§ion=5"][COLOR=#002bb8]edit[/COLOR][/URL]] Early Professional Career[/B] He spent the fall of 1995 training to compete professionally. He received a tryout for the [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/World_League_of_American_Football"][COLOR=#002bb8]World League of American Football[/COLOR][/URL] (later rebranded as [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/NFL_Europe"][COLOR=#002bb8]NFL Europe[/COLOR][/URL]), now defunct, and earned a roster position with the [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Amsterdam_Admirals"][COLOR=#002bb8]Amsterdam Admirals[/COLOR][/URL] as a placekicker and punter. [B][[URL="http://www.packerforum.com/w/index.php?title=Adam_Vinatieri&action=edit§ion=6"][COLOR=#002bb8]edit[/COLOR][/URL]] New England Patriots[/B] In 1996, he was signed by the Patriots as an [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Undrafted_free_agent"][COLOR=#002bb8]undrafted free agent[/COLOR][/URL] to be a place kicker. He played in New England for the first 10 years of his [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/National_Football_League"][COLOR=#002bb8]NFL[/COLOR][/URL] career, during which he played in four [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl"][COLOR=#002bb8]Super Bowls[/COLOR][/URL], winning three. His first Super Bowl appearance was in his rookie season of 1996, when he played with the Patriots in their 35-21 loss to the [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers"][COLOR=#002bb8]Green Bay Packers[/COLOR][/URL] in [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXI"][COLOR=#002bb8]Super Bowl XXXI[/COLOR][/URL]. One of his kickoffs in the Super Bowl was returned by [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Desmond_Howard"][COLOR=#002bb8]Desmond Howard[/COLOR][/URL] a Super Bowl record 99 yards for a touchdown, winning the game for Green Bay. In the 2001 playoffs, during a blizzard against the [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Oakland_Raiders"][COLOR=#002bb8]Oakland Raiders[/COLOR][/URL] in the final game at [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Foxboro_Stadium"][COLOR=#002bb8]Foxboro Stadium[/COLOR][/URL], Vinatieri kicked a 45-yard field goal to tie the game 13-13 and send it into overtime. The Patriots then won the game on another field goal of 23 yards by Vinatieri. In [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVI"][COLOR=#002bb8]Super Bowl XXXVI[/COLOR][/URL] he kicked a 48-yard field goal on the final play to give the New England Patriots their first Super Bowl victory, a 20-17 win over the [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/St._Louis_Rams"][COLOR=#002bb8]St. Louis Rams[/COLOR][/URL]. Two years later, and in an almost identical situation, he kicked a 41-yard field goal with 4 seconds left in [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII"][COLOR=#002bb8]Super Bowl XXXVIII[/COLOR][/URL] to boost the Patriots to another championship (after missing one field goal and having another attempt blocked in the first half). This time, the Patriots defeated the [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Carolina_Panthers"][COLOR=#002bb8]Carolina Panthers[/COLOR][/URL], 32-29, making Vinatieri the first player ever to be the deciding factor in two [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl"][COLOR=#002bb8]Super Bowl[/COLOR][/URL] games (Vinatieri kept the balls used on both of these kicks). Vinatieri led the NFL in scoring in 2004 with 141 points (31-for-33 on field goals, and a perfect 48-for-48 on points after touchdown or PATs). His best game of the season came against the [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/2004_St._Louis_Rams_season"][COLOR=#002bb8]St. Louis Rams[/COLOR][/URL], against whom he scored 16 points (4 field goals, 4 PATs), and threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Troy_Brown"][COLOR=#002bb8]Troy Brown[/COLOR][/URL] on a fake field goal attempt (that pass gives him a career [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Passer_rating"][COLOR=#002bb8]passer rating[/COLOR][/URL] of 122.9). [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/#cite_note-6"][COLOR=#002bb8][7][/COLOR][/URL] He went on to score a field goal and 3 extra points in the Patriots 24-21 win over the [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles"][COLOR=#002bb8]Philadelphia Eagles[/COLOR][/URL] in [URL="http://www.packerforum.com/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIX"][COLOR=#002bb8]Super Bowl XXXIX[/COLOR][/URL]. To date, Vinatieri has kicked 20 game-winning field goals with less than one minute remaining (out of 21 attempts; his lone miss came in 1999), including those mentioned in the postseason. At the conclusion of the 2005 season, he had a career field goal percentage of 81.9 percent (263/321), fifth highest in NFL history. His career long is 57 yards. In 2004 he never missed a PAT. He was (in all fairness) 31 of 33 on his field goal attempts. I would be happy with Mason if he had those numbers.:icon_biggrin: [/QUOTE]
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