Dominic Gerald Lowery (born May 27, 1956) is an American former professional

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kicker. In his career he played for the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, and

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. He played in college at

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. Lowery was selected to the

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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

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(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. He attended

. 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

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