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Jorge Cimadevilla
Jorge Cimadevilla (born November 11, 1965) is an American former professional football placekicker who played seven seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Orlando Predators, Tampa Bay Storm and Nashville Kats. He played college football at East Tennessee State University. Early life Jorge Cimadevilla was born on November 11, 1965, in Los Angeles, California. He was raised in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Cimadevilla played college football for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers of East Tennessee State University, and was a four-year letterman from 1983 to 1986. He was a punter his first three seasons and a placekicker in his final season. Cimadevilla earned Kodak All-American honors in college. Professional career Cimadevilla went undrafted in the 1987 NFL draft. He signed with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League in May 1989. He was waived on August 29, 1989. Cimadevilla was working in institutional food sales when he was approached by Orlando Predator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Placekicker
In gridiron football, the placekicker (PK), or simply kicker (K), is the player responsible for attempts at scoring Field goal (football), field goals and extra points. In most cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist. The term derives from the attempted scorer kicking the ball "from placement" of a teammate holding the ball rather than by individually drop-kicking the ball through the goal posts. Specialized role The kicker initially was not a specialized role. Before the 1934 standardization of the spheroid, prolate spheroid shape of the ball, drop kicking was the prevalent method of kicking field goals and conversions, but even after its replacement by place kicking, until the 1960s the kicker almost always doubled at another position on the roster. George Blanda, Lou Groza, Frank Gifford and Paul Hornung are prominent examples of players who were stars at other positions as well as being known for their kicking abilities. When the one-platoon syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
