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CARD: Fleer 1990
ACQUIRED: EBay, 2023
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
- Norm Johnson was a placekicker for UCLA from 1980-’81.
- Over those two years he locked in 64 of 65 extra points, and 24 of 33 field goals.
- He was signed as an UDFA by the Seattle Seahawks in 1982.
- Played the next 9 seasons for the team, and in 4 of those seasons accounted for 20 or more field goals.
- Signed with Atlanta in 1991, played with the Falcons through 1994.
- In 1993, he went 26 of 27 on fieldgoals, including a 54 yard long.
- Joined the Steelers in 1995, and immediately paid dividends hitting 34 of 41 field goals that year at Three Rivers to lead the NFL in both those categories.
- Played final season for the Eagles in 1999.
- Finished career with a whopping 1,736 points in 273 games played.
ACCOLADES:
- All Pro 1984
- Second Team All Pro 1993
- Pro Bowl 1984, ’93
- Seattle Seahawks 35th Anniversary Team
NOTES:
Norm played for the ‘Seattle Knights’ on Tecmo Bowl- and he was absolutely terrible. The season that his player stats were based off of, 1985, was an outlier, and his worst season as a pro, when he hit 14 of 25 field goals. In general, Norm was a very reliable kicker throughout his playing career, but he could never shake that bad moniker for me.
XPA | XPM | PCT | FGA | FGM | PCT | LG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
644 | 638 | .991 | 477 | 366 | .767 | 54 |