Dale Castro Dale Castro ( born November 26 , 1959 ) is a former American college and professional football player and coach . He played college football for the University of Maryland as a record - setting placekicker and All - American . Castro had a brief professional career in the Arena Football League , and then spent two decades coaching high school football . Early life and college . Castro was born in 1959 and grew up in Shady Side , Maryland . He attended the University of Maryland with the intention of earning a scholarship as a baseball pitcher , but contracted mononucleosis during his first semester which caused him to miss the try - outs . After he recuperated , Castro decided to try out for the football team as a walk - on placekicker , a position he had played in high school . During his sophomore year , he was offered a scholarship . He joined another Maryland walk - on that season who gained national recognition , Charlie Wysocki , who was the nation ' s rushing leader in 1979 . In 1979 , Castro tied the NCAA record for most field goal s in a half , with four against . In the fourth quarter of that game , he made a fifth field goal . He set a then - NCAA record when he made his first 16 field goal attempts . In total , he made 17 field goals during the season . Castro was named a consensus first - team All - American by the NCAA selectors : the Walter Camp Football Foundation , United Press International , Football Writers Association of America , and " The Sporting News " . He concluded his collegiate career in 1980 , and as the end of 2008 season , he remains the school ' s fourth - ranked player in career punting yards ( 8 , 584 ) , seventh - ranked in field goal percentage ( 69 . 2 % ) , and tenth - ranked in career field goals ( 27 ) . Professional career . Drafted and then cut by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1981 pre - season , Castro had a tryout with the Seattle Seahawks in 1982 . In 1983 , he played for the Washington Federals in the United States Football League . He recorded three field goals on six attempts and two extra points on three attempts . He also played one season in the Arena Football League for the Washington Commandos in 1987 . That season , he made 12 field goals on 21 attempts and 16 extra points on 31 attempts . From 1981 to 1986 , he served as an assistant coach at Southern High School in Anne Arundel County , Maryland . From 1987 to 1989 , he was the offensive coordinator for DuVal High School in Prince George ' s County , Maryland . In 1990 , Castro was hired as an assistant coach at High Point High School . He served as High Point ' s head football coach for the next 12 years , and also as its baseball coach . He resigned in 2001 in order to take some time off from coaching , but remained at his position in the school ' s guidance department . In 2003 , Castro left High Point to become the head football coach at Annapolis High School . He resigned after one season when he could not secure a full - time position as a guidance counselor at the school . Castro said , " I think the Annapolis High football program needs a coach who works in the building . The kids deserve a full - time coach . " In 2009 , he was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame . In 1997 , he was inducted into the Anne Arundel County Sports Hall of Fame .