| Pete Gogolak | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 18, 1942 |
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary |
| Position(s) | Kicker |
| College | Cornell |
| AFL Draft | 1964 / Round 12 / 6th Pick |
| Jersey Number | 3 |
| TSN All-AFL | 1965 |
| AFL All-Star | 1965 |
| Honors | American Football League Champion, 1964 and 1965 |
| Statistics | |
| Teams | |
| 1964-1965 1966-1974 |
Buffalo Bills (AFL) New York Giants |
Peter Kornel Gogolak (born April 18, 1942 in Budapest, Hungary) is a retired American football placekicker in the NFL for the New York Giants and in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time Placekicker, or simply kicker ( PK or K) is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The American Football League (AFL 1960 - 1969 stocked its teams in two ways 1 Signing free agents (players whose contracts in other professional football leagues had expired or Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports All-League Teams The Sporting News published American Football League All-League Teams for each season The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, 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 National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb
Gogolak attended Cornell University where he was elected to the Sphinx Head Society. The Sphinx Head Society is the oldest senior honor society at Cornell University. He was signed out of Cornell by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills in 1964, becoming another example of innovation in the AFL, as professional football's first "soccer style" (as opposed to "conventional") kicker. Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb The 1964 American Football League season was the fifth regular season of the American Football League A field goal (formerly "goal from the field" in US football and Canadian football is a goal that may be scored during general play ("from A field goal (formerly "goal from the field" in US football and Canadian football is a goal that may be scored during general play ("from Prior to Gogolak, placekickers approached the ball straight on, with the toe making first contact with the ball. Gogolak approached the ball at an angle and kicked it with his instep. Virtually all placekickers in American college and Professional Football now use this technique. In 1964 his 102 points were 25% of the Bills' total. The 1964 American Football League season was the fifth regular season of the American Football League In 1965, he scored 115 points and was selected by his peers as a Sporting News AFL All-League player. The 1965 American Football League season was the sixth regular season of the American Football League Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports
Gogolak was a prime factor in the "war between the leagues" and the subsequent merger of the National Football League with the American Football League. The AFL-NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Bills general manager Harvey Johnson recognized a revolutionary trend and gave Gogolak a chance. Harvey Johnson can refer to Harvey E Johnson Jr, retired US Vice Admiral and C Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. paid Gogolak $10,000 in 1964 and offered him $13,500 for 1965: exceptional pay, in those days, for a kicker. Ralph C Wilson Jr (born October 17, 1918, in Columbus Ohio) is the founder, Owner and President of the NFL's Gogolak wanted to "play out his option"; so he chose to take a standard pay cut to $9,900. Playing out your option meant that your team could match any other team's offer.
Other than by "gentleman's agreement", a team in a competing league didn't have to respect that process, and the NFL was evidently ungentlemanly. Their New York Giants, whose incumbent field goal kicker, rookie Bob Timberlake, had missed 13 straight kicks since making his first kick attempted, signed Gogolak, ignoring the AFL's rules and reneging on the gentleman's agreement. The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. Bob Timberlake (born October 18 1943 is a former All-American football player who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1962&ndash1964 This led to the signing blitz by then-AFL Commissioner Al Davis of John Brodie, Roman Gabriel, Mike Ditka, and other NFL stars; and it was this that ultimately led to the negotiations for the AFL-NFL Merger. Allen "Al" Davis (born July 4 1929 in Brockton Massachusetts) is a Jewish-American Football executive, who currently serves as the This article is about an American Football player For the English football (soccer player of the same name see here. Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr (born August 5, 1940 in Wilmington North Carolina) is a former American football player Michael Keller Ditka Jr (born October 18, 1939, in Carnegie Pennsylvania) also known as Iron Mike Ditka or Da Coach, is a former The AFL-NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues
Gogolak made Ivan Maisel's Top 40 Moments that Define College Football. He kicked a 41 yard field goal, the first by a soccer-style kicker, on October 28, 1961. [1]
Records
- Giants’ all-time leading scorer, with 646 points
- Giants’ franchise records for most points after touchdowns attempted (277) and made (268)
- most PATs in a game (eight vs. Philadelphia on Nov. 26, 1972)
- most consecutive PATs (133)
- most field goals attempted (219) and made (126).
See also
Other American Football League players
External links
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