finalyear debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date statseason pfr heightin heightft undraftedyear college statlabel debutteam name birth_place nfl weight position currentnumber article_title
1988 1987 21 34 61.8 san diego chargers 31 may 1958 1988 abbotvin01 11 5 1987 cal state-fullerton field goals made field goals attempted field goals % san diego chargers vince abbott london , england 2508148 207 placekicker 10 vince abbott

vince abbott

vincent steven abbott -lrb- born may 31 , 1958 -rrb- is an english former american football player .
born in london , abbott played at the university of washington , then transferred to fullerton state , and went undrafted in 1981 .
he played for the usfl for the los angeles express .
during the 1987 pre-season , abbott went 7 for 8 on field goals , four over 40 yards beating out veteran kicker rolf benirschke .
in his first nfl game , the 1987 season opener in kansas city against the kansas city chiefs , abbott successfully made two out of three field goals , a thirty-two yarder and a thirty-three yarder , the second tying the game at 13 with just over three minutes to play .
in game 7 against the cleveland browns .
vince abbott , successfully converted a twenty-yard kick with 1:46 remaining in the game , tying the score at 24 apiece , and he was able to convert a 33-yard overtime kick to secure victory for the chargers , 27-24 .
that kick lifted the chargers to 6-1 , their best start since their first season in 1961 , and put them in first place in their division .
three field goals each against the indianapolis colts including a game winning field goal from 38 yards .
week 9 against the raiders , vince kicked 3 field goals unabling the charers to win 16-14 .
the san diego chargers momentum going as they ran their record to 8-1 .
vince abbott made his mark , kicking under pressure .
in the raider game , it was his first field goal attempt when the chargers were leading .
although the chargers would fade , losing their final six games to miss the playoffs , abbott retained his kicking duties into 1989 , having finished the 1987 with a 13 for 22 field goals , with seven of his misses coming from beyond forty yards .
abbott played in 12 games during 1988 , for a chargers team that went 6-10 , and converted 8 out of 12 field goals .
this was his last season in the nfl ; he ended his career a perfect 13 for 13 on game winning field goals .
vince abbott resides in newport beach with his wife , danica labar-abbott and is an avid power lifter benching over 475 lbs .
his career after the nfl includes medical sales and business development .
mr. abbott continues to coach aspiring field goal kickers and weight lifters .
