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Steve McLaughlin

American football player (born 1971)

Summary

American football player (born 1971)

Field	Value
name	Steve McLaughlin
number	3, 15
position	Placekicker
birth_date
birth_place	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
height_ft	6
height_in	1
weight_lb	190
high_school	Sahuaro (Tucson, Arizona)
college	Arizona (1991–1994)
draftyear	1995
draftround	3
draftpick	82
statlabel1	Field goals attempted
statvalue1	16
statlabel2	Field goals made
statvalue2	8
statlabel3	Field goal percentage
statvalue3	50%
statlabel4	Longest field goal
statvalue4	45
statlabel5	Extra points attempted
statvalue5	17
statlabel6	Extra points made
statvalue6	17
statlabel7	Points scored
statvalue7	41
aflstatlabel1	Field goals attempted
aflstatvalue1	224
aflstatlabel2	Field goals made
aflstatvalue2	94
aflstatlabel3	Field goal percentage
aflstatvalue3	41.9%
aflstatlabel4	Extra points attempted
aflstatvalue4	669
aflstatlabel5	Extra points made
aflstatvalue5	510
pfr	M/mclauste01
afl	1066

St. Louis Rams ()
Atlanta Falcons ()*
Baltimore Ravens ()*
Portland Forest Dragons (1998)
Nashville Kats ()
Buffalo Destroyers ()
Georgia Force ()
Orlando Predators (2005)
Arizona Rattlers (2005)
Lou Groza Award (1994)
Consensus All-American (1994)
First-team All-Pac-10 (1994)
Arizona Wildcats Jersey No. 28 retired

Steven John McLaughlin (born October 2, 1971) is an American former professional football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) and the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats, earned All-American honors and won the Lou Groza Award. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 1995 NFL draft. He also played for five different arena football teams over an 11-year career.

Early life

McLaughlin was born in Tucson, Arizona. After playing soccer growing up, he attended Sahuaro High School in Tucson, and played for the Sahuaro Cougars high school football team.

College career

While attending the University of Arizona, McLaughlin played for the Arizona Wildcats football team from 1990 to 1994. As a senior in 1994, he won the Lou Groza Award awarded annually to the outstanding college placekicker in America. He was also recognized as All-Pac-10 and consensus first-team All-American.

Professional career

The St. Louis Rams selected McLaughlin in the third round (82nd pick overall), McLaughlin played for the Rams in , He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons in and the Baltimore Ravens in .

McLaughlin subsequently played for 8 seasons in the AFL with 5 different Arena Football League teams: the Nashville Kats from 1998 to 2001; Buffalo Destroyers in 2002; the Georgia Force from 2003 to 2005; the Orlando Predators in 2005; and the Arizona Rattlers in 2005. He played in two Arena Bowls with the Nashville Kats and was named 2nd Team All-Arena in 2002 with the Buffalo Destroyers.

Band

McLaughlin formed a band in college named "Pet The Fish" opening for acts such as Weezer and Dave Mathews Band. The band broke Up shortly before his NFL and AFL career however in 2010 released a solo album under the band name "Steve McLaughlin" titled "No More Record Stores." It was mixed by legendary producer Clif Norrell at Casa Zuma Studios in Malibu, CA. One of the tracks circulated on a Right Choice Ford commercial appearing in spots on TV and cinema in the US and Mexico.

References

National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.nfl.com/player/stevemclaughlin/2502031/profile Steve McLaughlin]. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
databaseFootball.com, Players, {{usurped
Lou Groza Award, [http://www.lougrozaaward.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.previouswinners&x=8405428 Previous Winners]. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
''2010 Division I Football Record Book'', {{usurped
Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, [http://www.profootballhof.com/history/story.aspx?story_id=2031 1995 National Football League Draft].
(March 25, 2002). "Arena Football League Transactions". OurSports Central.

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