Nick Lowery

Field goals:	383 / 479
FG%:	80
Extra points:	562 / 568
Points scored:	1,711

Nick Lowery
	Lowery in 2018
No. 7, 8
Position:	Kicker
Personal information
Born:	May 27, 1956 (age 65); Munich, West Germany
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	St. Albans Washington, D.C.
College:	Dartmouth
Undrafted:	1978
Career history
	New England Patriots (1978); Kansas City Chiefs (1980–1993); New York Jets (1994–1996);
Career highlights and awards
	3× Pro Bowl (1981, 1990, 1992); 2× First-team All-Pro (1985, 1990); "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award (1993); Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame (2009);
Career NFL statistics
Field goals:
Field goals:	383 / 479
FG%:	80
Extra points:	562 / 568
Points scored:	1,711
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Dominic Gerald Lowery (born May 27, 1956), is a former American football placekicker. In his career he played for the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, and New York Jets.^[1] He played in college at Darmouth College. Lowery was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and when he retired was ranked first in field goal percentage and also had the most field goals in NFL history. As of 2018 he was 16th on the National Football League's list of all-time scoring leaders, and is the Chiefs' all-time leading scorer, with 1,466 points in his 14 seasons with the club.

Nick grew up in Washington, D.C. and attended St. Albans School where he was a star football player.^[2]

He attended Dartmouth College.^[3] He has an M.P.A from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government,^[3] the first pro athlete to graduate from there.

In 2009 Lowery was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame.^[3]

Lowery holds the Chiefs franchise franchise record for longest field goal of 58 yards, which he accomplished twice, against the Washington Redskins on September 18, 1983 and against the Oakland Raiders on September 12, 1985. The record was tied twice in 2020 by Harrison Butker, who kicked two 58 yard field goals in the same game.^[4]

Career regular season statistics[]

Career high/best bolded

showRegular season statistics
Season	Team	G	FGM	FGA	%	<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	LNG	BLK	XPM	XPA	%	PTS
1978	NE	2	0	1	0.0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0	0	7	7	100.0	7
1980	KC	16	20	26	76.9	0–0	6–6	7–9	3–4	4–7	57	0	37	37	100.0	97
1981	KC	16	26	36	72.2	0–0	5–5	13–15	7–9	1–7	52	0	37	38	97.4	115
1982	KC	9	19	24	79.2	2–2	4–4	5–5	8–10	0–3	47	0	17	17	100.0	74
1983	KC	16	24	30	80.0	1–1	5–5	6–6	10–14	2–4	58	0	44	45	97.8	116
1984	KC	16	23	33	69.7	0–0	7–7	6–11	8–10	2–5	52	0	35	35	100.0	104
1985	KC	16	24	27	88.9	0–0	4–4	10–11	7–7	3–5	58	0	35	35	100.0	107
1986	KC	16	19	26	73.1	1–1	5–6	5–5	8–13	0–1	47	0	43	43	100.0	100
1987	KC	12	19	23	82.6	1–1	4–4	8–10	4–6	2–2	54	0	26	26	100.0	83
1988	KC	16	27	32	84.4	0–0	7–8	9–11	8–10	3–3	51	0	23	23	100.0	104
1989	KC	16	24	33	72.7	1–1	6–6	10–14	6–9	1–3	50	0	34	35	97.1	106
1990	KC	16	34	37	91.9	2–2	5–5	21–22	6–7	0–1	48	0	37	38	100.0	139
1991	KC	16	25	30	83.3	2–2	11–11	8–8	4–7	0–2	48	0	35	35	100.0	110
1992	KC	15	22	24	91.7	0–0	9–10	9–9	3–4	1–1	52	0	39	39	100.0	105
1993	KC	16	23	29	79.3	0–0	8–8	7–9	7–11	1–1	52	2	37	37	100.0	106
1994	NYJ	16	20	23	87.0	0–0	8–8	6–7	6–8	0–0	49	0	26	27	96.3	86
1995	NYJ	14	17	21	81.0	0–0	4–4	8–10	3–3	2–4	50	0	24	24	100.0	75
1996	NYJ	16	17	24	70.8	0–0	9–9	6–7	2–8	0–0	46	0	26	27	96.3	77
Career (18 seasons)		260	383	479	80.0	10–10	107–110	144–169	100–141	22–49	58	2	562	568	98.9	1711

References[]

^ "Nick Lowery". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
^ Wilbon, Michael (25 November 1981). "Nick Lowery: St. Albans to the NFL". Washington Post.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Furlong, Lisa. "Nick Lowery '78". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
^ "Harrison Butker ties Chiefs franchise record on 58-yard field goal". ArrowheadPride.com.

External links[]

[NFL-1] "Nick Lowery". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

[2] Wilbon, Michael (25 November 1981). "Nick Lowery: St. Albans to the NFL". Washington Post.

[DAM-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Furlong, Lisa. "Nick Lowery '78". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

[4] "Harrison Butker ties Chiefs franchise record on 58-yard field goal". ArrowheadPride.com.

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