Nick Lowery
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Dominic Gerald Lowery (born May 27, 1956) is an American former professional football kicker. In his career he played for the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, and New York Jets.[1] He played in college at Dartmouth 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. Template:As of he was 16th on the National Football League (NFL)'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.
Lowery 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]
Career regular season statistics
Career high/best bold
| Season | Team | G | FGM | FGA | % | LNG | BLK | XPM | XPA | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 7 |
| 1980 | KC | 16 | 20 | 26 | 76.9 | 57 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 100.0 | 97 |
| 1981 | KC | 16 | 26 | 36 | 72.2 | 52 | 0 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 115 |
| 1982 | KC | 9 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 74 |
| 1983 | KC | 16 | 24 | 30 | 80.0 | 58 | 0 | 44 | 45 | 97.8 | 116 |
| 1984 | KC | 16 | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 52 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 104 |
| 1985 | KC | 16 | 24 | 27 | 88.9 | 58 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 107 |
| 1986 | KC | 16 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 47 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 100 |
| 1987 | KC | 12 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 54 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 83 |
| 1988 | KC | 16 | 27 | 32 | 84.4 | 51 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 104 |
| 1989 | KC | 16 | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 50 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 97.1 | 106 |
| 1990 | KC | 16 | 34 | 37 | 91.9 | 48 | 0 | 37 | 38 | 100.0 | 139 |
| 1991 | KC | 16 | 25 | 30 | 83.3 | 48 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 110 |
| 1992 | KC | 15 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 52 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 100.0 | 105 |
| 1993 | KC | 16 | 23 | 29 | 79.3 | 52 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 100.0 | 106 |
| 1994 | NYJ | 16 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 49 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 86 |
| 1995 | NYJ | 14 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 50 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 100.0 | 75 |
| 1996 | NYJ | 16 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 46 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 77 |
| Career | 260 | 383 | 479 | 80.0 | 58 | 2 | 562 | 568 | 98.9 | 1711 | |
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- St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.) alumni
- Players of American football from Washington, D.C.
- Harvard Kennedy School alumni
- American football placekickers
- Dartmouth Big Green football players
- New England Patriots players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- New York Jets players
- American Conference Pro Bowl players