Daron Alcorn (born May 12, 1971) is an American former professional
football
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placekicker
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who played eight seasons in the
Arena Football League
The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 Arena Football League season, 1987 season, making it the third longest-runnin ...
(AFL) with the
Portland Forest Dragons/Oklahoma Wranglers,
San Jose SaberCats
The San Jose SaberCats were a professional arena football team based in San Jose, California. The SaberCats had been members of the Arena Football League (AFL) since 1995 (the year in which the team was founded); and until 2015, they belonged to ...
and
Las Vegas Gladiators. He was drafted by the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (colloquially known as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC S ...
with the last selection in the
1993 NFL draft
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, making him
Mr. Irrelevant. He played
college football
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at the
University of Akron
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. Alcorn was also a member of the
Frankfurt Galaxy of the
World League of American Football
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(WLAF).
Early life and college
Daron Alcorn was born on May 12, 1971.
He attended
Mountain View High School in
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver ( ) is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington, located in Clark County, Washington, Clark County. Founded in 1825 and incorporated in 1857, Vancouver had a population of 190, ...
.
Alcorn played for the
Akron Zips
The Akron Zips are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, United States. The Zips compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division I, Division I level as a memb ...
from 1989 to 1992. He played
punter as well as placekicker. He was named first-team All-
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Its members co ...
in 1993.
Professional career
Alcorn was selected by the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (colloquially known as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC S ...
with the final pick in the 1993 NFL Draft, earning the title of Mr. Irrelevant. He was released by the Buccaneers on August 16, 1993.
Alcorn played for the
Frankfurt Galaxy during the
1995 season and the team won the
World Bowl '95
World Bowl '95 (also referred to as World Bowl III) was the third championship game of the World League of American Football (WLAF), and the final game of the 1995 WLAF season. It was the first World Bowl to be played since World Bowl '92, afte ...
.
Alcorn played for the
Portland Forest Dragons/Oklahoma Wranglers from 1997 to 2000. He earned Second Team
All-Arena
An All-Arena Team, an all-star team consisting of the best players of their position was selected every season in the Arena Football League (AFL).
Teams
* 1987 All-Arena Team, 1987
* 1988 All-Arena Team, 1988
* 1989 All-Arena Team, 1989
* 1990 Al ...
honors in 1997 and 1999.
The Forest Dragons moved to Oklahoma in 2000.
Alcorn signed with the
San Jose SaberCats
The San Jose SaberCats were a professional arena football team based in San Jose, California. The SaberCats had been members of the Arena Football League (AFL) since 1995 (the year in which the team was founded); and until 2015, they belonged to ...
on July 13, 2001.
The SaberCats won
ArenaBowl XVI
ArenaBowl XVI was played between the San Jose SaberCats and Arizona Rattlers in San Jose, California on August 18, 2002. A game with considerable expectations given the teams' intense rivalry and respective success that year, the SaberCats surpr ...
against the
Arizona Rattlers
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on August 18, 2002. He was released by the SaberCats on December 22, 2003.
Alcorn was signed by the
Las Vegas Gladiators on January 24, 2004. He was released by the Gladiators on February 26, 2004.
References
External links
Stats Crew profile
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Living people
1971 births
American football placekickers
American football punters
Akron Zips football players
Frankfurt Galaxy players
Portland Forest Dragons players
Oklahoma Wranglers players
San Jose SaberCats players
Las Vegas Gladiators players
Players of American football from Vancouver, Washington
American expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players