| Russell Erxleben | |
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| Date of birth: | January 13, 1957 |
| Place of birth: |  Seguin, Texas |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Placekicker Punter |
| College: | Texas |
| NFL Draft: | 1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1979-1983 1987 |
New Orleans Saints Detroit Lions |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Russell Erxleben (born January 13, 1957 in Seguin, Texas) is a former American football player and currency investor. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Seguin (səˈgiːn is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, in the United States. 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 A punter ( P) in American or Canadian football is a Special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The 1979 National Football League Draft amateur college selection procedure known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans Louisiana. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Seguin (səˈgiːn is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, in the United States. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with He shares the record for the longest field goal in NCAA history, originally set in 1977 while playing for the University of Texas. 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 The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays He was convicted of securities fraud in 1999, and was released from federal prison in 2005. In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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Early years
Erxleben was raised in Seguin, Texas, where he was a stand-out as a high school kicker. High school football is one of most popular interscholastic sports at High schools in the United States and the second most popular in Canada. He had a conventional straight-on kicking style, using a two-step approach. Placekicker, or simply kicker ( PK or K) is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the Highly recruited, he entered the University of Texas as a top prospect in 1975. In College athletics, recruiting is the term used for the process whereby college coaches add new players to their Roster of student-athletes each off-season Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1975 in athletics (track and field Marathon August He quickly earned a reputation as a reliable kicker for the Longhorns. The Texas Longhorns football team is the interscholastic football team at The University of Texas in Austin Texas. In December of his freshman year, he played in the Bluebonnet Bowl against the University of Colorado. The Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual College football bowl game played in Houston Texas. The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University Despite early troubles in the game, including a missed field goal and a blocked extra point, Erxleben kicked a field goal late in the game, breaking the tie and securing the win for Texas. 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 In American and Canadian football, the convert, conversion, try, extra point, point after touchdown, point-after try In 1977, in a game against Rice University, he set the record for the longest field goal in NCAA history with a 67 yard kick. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1977 in athletics (track and field Marathon August William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters Science and Art The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations UT head coach Fred Akers said of the kick, "It was like a gunshot. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Fred Akers (born c 1938 is a former American football coach He served as head football coach of The University of Texas Longhorns from 1977 to 1986 We couldn't believe a ball was going that far. It had another eight yards on it. " [1] The record was tied two weeks later by Steve Little of the University of Arkansas. Steve Little (born February 19, 1956 in Springfield Illinois) was an American football kicker and punter in the The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public Co-educational Land-grant university Erxleben kicked two other field goals over sixty yards that season. Rule changes in NCAA football since 1977, specifically the prohibition against the use of kicking tees, as well as the placement of the ball following a failed kick, have discouraged such long attempts, and thus attempts to break the record are now rare. A tee is a stand used to support a stationary Ball so that the player can strike it particularly in Golf, Tee Ball, American football, and The longest field goal since the rule changes came in 1998, when Martin Gramatica of Kansas State made a 65-yard attempt. Martín Gramática (born November 27, 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an American football Placekicker for the Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States
Professional playing career
In 1979 he was drafted in the first round (eleventh pick overall) by the New Orleans Saints. The 1979 National Football League Draft amateur college selection procedure known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans Louisiana. The unexpected selection, the eleventh overall in the draft, remains the highest selection of a kicker in the draft. He played ten seasons in the NFL, primarily as a punter. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. A punter ( P) in American or Canadian football is a Special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and He later played for the Detroit Lions and retired in 1988. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1988 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Despite his stellar college career, he was not considered a standout on the pro level, and did not make the Pro Bowl during his NFL career. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL
His first NFL game was a portent of his pro career. On September 2, 1979, the Saints and the archrival Atlanta Falcons went into overtime with the game tied 34-34. The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta Georgia. Overtime is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a Sport in order to bring the game to a decision and avoid declaring the contest a tie or draw Midway through overtime, a snap went over Erxleben's head and rolled to the goal line. A snap (colloquially called a "hike" "snapback" or "pass from center" starts each American football and Canadian football In many outdoor ball sports goal line refers to the line which a team is attempting to advance the ball towards Erxleben picked the ball up and made a hurried chest pass. The pass was intercepted by Atlanta's James Mayberry at the 6-yard line, and he trotted into the end zone for a touchdown and a 40-34 Falcon victory. The loss proved to be devastating for the Saints, as it cost the team their first winning season. New Orleans finished the year at 8-8, one game behind the Los Angeles Rams, who won the division at 9-7 and played in Super Bowl XIV. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St Super Bowl XIV was an American football game played on January 20 1980 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the National Football
In the 1980 season opener, Erxleben blew a game-tying field goal attempt in a 26-23 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, a team that had won four games over the previous two seasons. The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team The loss was the first of 14 consecutive defeats for the Saints, who ended the year 1-15.
Legal issues
After retiring from the NFL, he became a financial investor in foreign exchange trading, founding Austin Forex International in Austin, Texas. The foreign exchange ( currency or forex or FX) market refers to the market for currencies. In 1999, following an investigation by the Texas Securities Board and the Internal Revenue Service, Erxleben pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, mail fraud and money laundering, and a second count for securities fraud, in connection with misleading statements regarding the past performance of Austin Forex. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Securities fraud, also known as stock fraud and investment fraud, is a practice in which investors make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information Mail fraud refers to any scheme which attempts to unlawfully obtain money or valuables in which the Postal system is used at any point in the commission of a criminal offense Money laundering is the practice of engaging in financial Transactions in order to conceal the Identity, source and/or destination of Money, On September 18, 2000, Erxleben was sentenced by United States District Court Judge James R. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The United States district courts are the general Trial courts of the United States federal court system. Nowlin to 84 months in prison, and ordered to pay a total of $28 million in restitution and a one million dollar fine. The law of restitution is the law of gains-based recovery It is to be contrasted with the law of compensation, which is the law of loss-based recovery Erxleben's lawyers, the law firm of Locke, Liddell & Sapp, settled a related lawsuit for $22m in 2000. Harriet Miers, former White House Counsel and failed Supreme Court nominee of George W. Bush, was a co-manager at the law firm during AFI's reported criminal activity. Harriet Ellan Miers (born August 10 1945 is an American Lawyer and former White House Counsel. The White House Counsel is a staff appointee of the President of the United States. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States.
External links
- Daily Texan on Erxleben's record field goal
- 1975 Bluebonnet Bowl
- NFL playing stats
- Austin Business Journal: Erxleben Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case
- Texas Securities Board: Civil and Criminal Actions 2000
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