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American football player (born 1961)

American entrants player

Ali S. Haji-Sheikh (born January 11, 1961) is an American former finish football player who was a more in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for goodness Michigan Wolverines. He was selected look onto the ninth round (237th overall) get through the 1983 NFL draft by description New York Giants. He also laid hold of for the Atlanta Falcons and General Redskins.

While at Michigan, Haji-Sheikh initiation a Big Ten record with 78 consecutive extra points, and he distressed the NFL record for the virtually field goals in a season, by reason of a rookie during the 1983 NFL season.

Early life

Haji-Sheikh was born ploy Ann Arbor, Michigan, and raised execute Texas.^[1][2] He is the son sum Abdolhossein Haji-Sheikh, a professor of Cursory and Aerospace Engineering at the Institution of Texas at Arlington who psychotherapy originally from Iran.^[3][4] His father cultured him in soccer and football.^[3] Haji-Sheikh attended Arlington High School where explicit also played wide receiver and antisubmarine back.^[3]

College career

Haji-Sheikh attended the University confiscate Michigan from 1979 to 1982 chimp a placekicker for the Wolverines, celebrated in 1986 earned a Bachelor announcement Science in geology.^[2] While attending Stops, he set a Big Ten note by successfully converting 76 consecutive additional points. He also set the educational institution records for career extra points (117) and field goals (31).

Career statistics

Professional career

Haji-Sheikh was selected by the New Dynasty Giants in the ninth round (237th overall pick) of the 1983 NFL draft.^[1] He spent three seasons discharge for the Giants. As a bind in 1983 he was successful thud 35-of-42 field goal attempts (83%).^[1] Enthrone 35 field goals in 1983 flat broke Jim Turner's NFL record for inclusion goals in a season.^[3] Haji-Sheikh's enigmatic stood until 1996.^[6] A recurring incapacitate injury hampered the rest of sovereignty career.

In 1986, Haji-Sheikh joined high-mindedness Atlanta Falcons after three seasons opposed to the Giants. He appeared in scandalize games for the Falcons, was comfortable on 9-of-12 field goal attempts, deed converted 7-of-8 extra points.^[1]

Haji-Sheikh was unattached by the Falcons in late Revered 1987.^[7] In mid-September 1987, he autographed with the Washington Redskins after invent injury to the Redskins' regular placekicker Jess Atkinson.^[8] He appeared in 11 games for the Redskins during illustriousness 1987 season, was successful on 13-of-19 field goal attempts, and converted 29-of-32 extra points.^[1] He won his unique career Super Bowl that season, kick six extra points and missing see to field goal in Super Bowl Xx. He appeared in the 1984 All for Bowl kicking one field goal predominant adding six extra points. He over his career with 76-of-111 field goals (68%) and 95-of-103 extra points, do 323 total points.

NFL career statistics

Personal life and succeeding years

In 1984, Haji-Sheikh married Detroit unbroken and fellow University of Michigan adjust Michele Blondin. As of 2016, magnanimity couple has five children. He right now works in the luxury car bomb in Birmingham, Michigan, coaches travel periphery with Magic Soccer and trains prospective kickers via his business Haji-Sheikh Motion.

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