Al Del Greco
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| Al Del Greco | |
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| Date of birth: | March 2, 1962 |
| Place of birth: | Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Placekicker |
| College: | Auburn |
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| 1984-1987 1987-1990 1991-2000 |
Green Bay Packers St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Albert Louis Del Greco (born March 2, 1962, in Providence, Rhode Island) is a former American football placekicker and a current sports radio personality and high school coach in Birmingham, Alabama.
[edit] Biography
Del Greco was raised in Miami where he played different sports throughout the year. While attending a Catholic grade school, at the age of 14, his soccer team won a state title. While at Coral Gables High School, he was both a soccer and a football player before earning a scholarship from Auburn University.[1] In his National Football League (NFL) career, which lasted seventeen years, he played for the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals, and Houston Oilers (later the Tennessee Titans) from 1984 to 2000. Del Greco played in some of the most famous games in NFL lore during his career, including The Comeback, the Music City Miracle, and The Tackle.
Del Greco finished his 17 NFL seasons with 347 of 449 (77%) field goals and 551 of 554 (99%) extra points, giving him a total of 1,584 points. As of 2006, this ranks him #11 on the NFL's list of all time leading scorers. He was inducted in the Alabama Hall of Fame.[2]
A four-year letterman at Auburn, Del Greco completed 110 out of 111 PATs in his college career.[3] He also set the SEC record for field goal attempts in a single game and field goals made in a single game in a 1982 game versus Kentucky where he made six out of his seven attempts.[4] As of 2006, those 18 points still stand as a school record for most points scored by a kicker in a single game. His 236 career points place him fifth on the Auburn career scoring list.
At Spain Park High School in Hoover, Alabama, Del Greco is the boys golf coach and the football team's kicking coach.[5] His son, Trey was the football team's place kicker prior to graduating after the 2007 season. Trey is now on golf scholarship at Vanderbilt University. In 2003, Del Greco became Birmingham Steeldogs' kickers coach.[2] As of 2006, he co-hosts "The Opening Drive" on WJOX in Birmingham, Alabama with Jay Barker and Tony Kurre. His daughter, Erica, is currently a student at Auburn University.
| Preceded by Jan Stenerud |
Green Bay Packers Starting Kickers 1984-1987 |
Succeeded by Max Zendejas (1987 and 1988) |
[edit] References
- ^ "AL DEL GRECO". The Christian Family Publication, Inc.. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.
- ^ a b "Al Del Greco Added to Steeldogs Coaching Staff". Birmingham Steeldogs. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.
- ^ "Printable Biography of Al Del Greco". All American Speakers. Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
- ^ "SEC Football Record Book - Individuals". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
- ^ "Al Del Greco". Spain Park High School Coaches. Retrieved on 2007-01-08.
