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Adam Vinatieri

Adam Vinatieri in 2007
Indianapolis Colts — No. 4
Placekicker
Date of birth: December 28, 1972 (1972-12-28) (age 35)
Place of birth: Yankton, South Dakota
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Placekicker, or simply kicker ( PK or K) is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yankton is a city in Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 83 m) Weight: 202 lb (92 kg)
National Football League debut
1996 for the New England Patriots
Career history
College: South Dakota State
 Teams:
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NFL.com

Adam Matthew Vinatieri (pronounced /Vin-a-terry/) (born December 28, 1972 in Yankton, South Dakota) is an American football placekicker currently playing for the Indianapolis Colts. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The 1996 NFL season was the 77th Regular season of the National Football League and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA South Dakota State University is the largest University in the U The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL The 2003 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 2, 2003 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 2005 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played February 13, 2005 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Super Bowl XXXVI was an American football game played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas to decide the Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played on February 6, 2005, at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville Florida, to decide Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played on February 4 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb of Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yankton is a city in Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Placekicker, or simply kicker ( PK or K) is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. He is best known for his tenure with the New England Patriots from 1996 to 2005. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He has played in five Super Bowls, four with the Patriots and one with the Colts, winning four. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL 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 coming in Super Bowl XXXI in 1996 to the Green Bay Packers 35-21. Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game played on January 26 1997 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to decide the National The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin.

Vinatieri is generally considered to be one of the most talented clutch kickers in the history of the National Football League. In US- Sports terminology " clutch " means performing well under extreme pressure The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. [1] Nicknamed "Automatic Adam" for his accuracy, and "Iceman" for his incredible poise under pressure, Vinatieri has converted several of the most pressurized field goals in NFL history, including game-winning kicks in the final seconds of two Super Bowls.

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Football

High School

Adam attended Central High School (Rapid City, South Dakota) and was a letterman in football, wrestling, soccer, and track. Rapid City is the second-largest city in the US state of South Dakota, and the County seat of Pennington County. In football, he garnered first team All-State honors as a senior. He graduated from Central High School in 1991.

College career

Vinatieri was originally recruited to kick for Army and attended West Point for several weeks in 1991 before deciding to return home to South Dakota. An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, He was a four-year letterman at South Dakota State University as a placekicker and punter. South Dakota State University is the largest University in the U 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 Black Hills State University before graduating in 2003). Black Hills State University, South Dakota 's third largest comprehensive public university offering both undergraduate and graduate programs

Early Professional Career

He spent the fall of 1995 training to compete professionally. He received a tryout for the World League of American Football, now defunct, and earned a roster position with the Amsterdam Admirals as a placekicker and punter. The World League of American Football (WLAF was founded in 1990 with support from the National Football League to play professional American football in The Amsterdam Admirals were a professional American football team in NFL Europa based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

New England Patriots

In 1996 he was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent to be a place kicker. An undrafted sportsperson or undrafted free agent is specific type of Sportsperson who plays or attempts to play in a professional Sports league. He played in New England for the first 10 years of his NFL career, during which he played in four Super Bowls, winning three. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL 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 Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXI. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game played on January 26 1997 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to decide the National One of his kickoffs in the Super Bowl was returned by Desmond Howard a Super Bowl record 99 yards for a touchdown, winning the game for Green Bay. Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970 in Cleveland Ohio) is a former American football Wide receiver, Punt returner,

In the 2001 playoffs, during a blizzard against the Oakland Raiders in the final game at Foxboro Stadium, Vinatieri kicked a 45-yard field goal to tie the game 13-13 and send it into overtime. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. Foxboro Stadium (or Foxborough Stadium) was an outdoor sports venue located in Foxborough Massachusetts. The Patriots then won the game on another field goal of 23 yards by Vinatieri.

In Super Bowl XXXVI 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 St. Louis Rams. Super Bowl XXXVI was an American football game played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St Two years later, and in an almost identical situation, he kicked a 41-yard field goal with 4 seconds left in Super Bowl XXXVIII to boost the Patriots to another championship (after missing one field goal and having another attempt blocked in the first half). Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas to decide the This time, the Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers, 32-29, making Vinatieri the first player ever to be the deciding factor in two Super Bowl games (Vinatieri kept the balls used on both those kicks). The Carolina Panthers are a professional football team based in Charlotte North Carolina, representing both North Carolina and South Carolina in the professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL

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 St. Louis Rams, against whom he scored 16 points (4 field goals, 4 PATs), and threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Troy Brown on a fake field goal attempt (that pass gives him a career passer rating of 122. The 2004 St Louis Rams season was the team's 67th year with the National Football League and the 10th season in St Troy Fitzgerald Brown (born July 2, 1971 in) is a former American football Wide receiver in the National Football League. Passer rating (known as passing efficiency or pass efficiency in NCAA football) is a measure of the performance of Quarterbacks or any other passers 9). [2] He went on to score a field goal and 3 extra points in the Patriots 24-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played on February 6, 2005, at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville Florida, to decide

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.

He has a reputation as a toughnosed defender on kickoff returns. In his third season with the Patriots, 1998, Vinatieri made 6 tackles and 1 assist on 71 kickoff returns: i. The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League. e. , he was directly responsible for stopping almost 10% of his own kickoff returns. Throughout his first 10 seasons, he made 20 tackles and 7 assists. 726 of his kickoffs were returned during those years, but only 2 were returned for touchdowns.

In his time in New England, he was very active in his home town and state which includes helping Christian athletes, D. A. R. E. , and the Governor's Highway Safety Bureau. He was a spokesperson for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island's teen anti-smoking contest, and also appeared in commercials for Boston-based pizza Papa Gino's. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States Papa Gino's is a restaurant chain based in Dedham Massachusetts specializing in American-style Pizza along with pasta subs salads and a variety of appetizers His hobbies include hunting, riding motorcycles and golfing. Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. He is married, and has two children. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS **************

Vinatieri finished his 10 seasons with the Patriots as the team's all time leading scorer with 1,158 points.

Indianapolis Colts

After the 2005 season, the Patriots chose not to place the franchise tag on Vinatieri as they had the year before, allowing him to become a free agent. Every year each National Football League team is allowed to designate a player who is scheduled to become an unrestricted Free agent as a Franchise player. He had visited with the Green Bay Packers, but left without a contract offer. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. On March 22, 2006, Vinatieri signed with the Indianapolis Colts, replacing Mike Vanderjagt who was signed by the Dallas Cowboys. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. Michael John "Mike" Vanderjagt (VAN-der-jat (born March 24, 1970 in Oakville Ontario) is a Canadian professional American The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Vinatieri was signed to a five year contract and received a $3. 5 million signing bonus.

"When the Colts called, I told my agent, `Let's not screw around,' " said Vinatieri, in his first extensive comments regarding his departure from New England. "I told him, 'If Indy is interested, let's get this done. '" . . . Vinatieri said he has no regrets about not giving the Patriots a chance to counter the offer. Patriotism is commonly defined as love of and/or devotion to one's country [3]

Because of this, despite past success with the Patriots, when Vinatieri comes to attempt a kick in New England he is always booed.

Vinatieri has had one kick blocked in the RCA Dome. The RCA Dome was a Domed Stadium located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and the home of the Indianapolis Colts NFL franchise With the New England Patriots, Vinatieri was perfect against the Colts in Indy. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston

In the second round of the 2006 AFC playoffs, Vinatieri kicked a playoff record-tying 5 field goals in the Colts 15-6 upset of the favored Baltimore Ravens. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore Maryland. The record of 5 field goals in a playoff game is one Vinatieri originally set himself against the Colts in the 2003 AFC Championship game.

The Colts reached Super Bowl XLI after defeating the Patriots in the AFC Championship game. Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played on February 4 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb of It was Vinatieri's fifth Super Bowl appearance, and his first with the Colts. The Colts defeated the Chicago Bears by a score of 29-17. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. Vinatieri was 3 for 4 on field goals, and 2 for 2 on points after touchdowns. He missed a 36 yard kick wide left at the end of the first half--the third time he has missed a kick in the Super Bowl. Although the Colts scored 3 touchdowns, the snap for the first point after was bobbled by the place holder, resulting in no kick. Super Bowl XLI is his fourth Super Bowl victory, one behind the record held by Charles Haley. Charles Lewis Haley (born January 6, 1964 in Lynchburg Virginia) is a former American football Linebacker and Defensive end Vinatieri finished the 2006-07 postseason with 49 total points and 14 field goals, both NFL records. He is the only player to have 3 or more field goals in 4 consecutive postseason games.

During the week 10 game of the Colts' 2007 season against San Diego, Vinatieri missed a 29-yard field goal wide right with 1:34 remaining that would likely have given the Colts a 24-23 victory; it was the first time he had missed a fourth-quarter game-winning kick since October 10, 1999, against the Chiefs. The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. The Colts ended up losing the game. [4]

Career stats

These statistics are accurate as of January 1, 2008.

Season PAT PAT Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ FG-FGA FG Pct. Long Points
1996 39/42 92. 9% 1/1 9/10 8/8 8/14 1/2 27/35 77. 1% 50 120
1997 40/40 100. 0% 0/0 11/11 7/9 6/8 1/1 25/29 86. 2% 52 115
1998 32/32 100. 0% 3/3 8/8 9/14 9/12 2/2 31/39 79. 5% 55 125
1999 29/30 96. 7% 1/1 14/14 5/7 5/9 1/2 26/33 78. 8% 51 107
2000 25/25 100. 0% 0/0 11/13 8/9 7/8 1/3 27/33 81. 8% 53 106
2001 41/42 97. 6% 1/1 8/8 7/8 7/12 1/1 24/30 80. 0% 54 113
2002 36/36 100. 0% 0/0 6/6 12/12 8/10 1/2 27/30 90. 0% 57 117
2003 37/38 97. 4% 0/0 16/17 4/8 5/8 0/1 25/34 73. 5% 48 112
2004 48/48 100. 0% 0/0 13/13 7/7 11/12 0/1 31/33 93. 9% 48 141
2005 40/41 97. 6% 0/0 7/7 9/10 4/6 0/2 20/25 80. 0% 49 100
2006 38/38 100. 0% 1/1 3/3 12/13 9/10 0/1 25/28 89. 3% 48 113
2007 49/51 96. 1% 1/1 14/15 8/10 0/2 0/1 23/29 79. 3% 39 118
TOTALS 454/463 98. 1% 8/8 120/125 96/115 79/111 8/19 311/378 82. 3% 57 1397

Honors and awards

NFL Records

Personal

Adam and his wife Valeri and their two children reside in Carmel, Indiana during the football season and Celebration, Florida during the off-season. The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore Maryland. Carmel (ˈkɑrməl is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. Celebration Florida is a Census-designated place and an unincorporated master-planned community in Osceola County in the U He is the second of four children. His great-great grandfather is Felix Vinatieri, an Italian immigrant who served as General George Armstrong Custer's bandmaster [5] [6]. Adam said in an interview that Gen. 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, Evel Knievel. This article is about the stunt performer For the wooden roller coaster by the same name see Evel Knievel (roller coaster Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel

A collection of Felix Vinatieri manuscripts and instruments can be found at the National Music Museum located in Vermillion, South Dakota. http://www.usd.edu/smm/vinatieri.html

References

  1. ^ [1]Mr. Clutch
  2. ^ Sports Illustrated, September 24, 2007, p. 30
  3. ^ Vinatieri shunned Patriots, Boston Globe
  4. ^ A foot for the clutch, Boston Globe
  5. ^ The 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment Fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn
  6. ^ The Patriots: Adam Vinatieri, Daredevil

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