Kenny Stucker (born June 11, 1970) is a former American football placekicker who played seven seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Milwaukee Mustangs, Chicago Rush, New York Dragons and Tampa Bay Storm. He played college football at Ball State University.
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 11, 1970 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College: | Ball State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1992 | ||||||||||||
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College career
editStucker played for the Ball State Cardinals from 1988 to 1991. He was named to the All-MAC First Team as a junior and senior after being named to the second team as a freshman and sophomore. He connected on 93-of-96 extra points and 62-of-87 field goals in his career. Stucker was selected to play in Blue-Gray College Football All-Star Game after his senior season. He was inducted into the Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.[1]
Professional career
editStucker played for the Milwaukee Mustangs from 1994 to 1999. He was named First Team All-Arena in 1996 and 1998. He was also named AFL Kicker of the Year in 1998.[2] Stucker was also the last player, as of 2014, in the Arena Football League to have connected on a two-point dropkick, which took place in 1997.[3]
Stucker came out of retirement to sign with the Chicago Rush during the team'd playoff run in 2002.[4]
Stucker played for the New York Dragons at the start of the 2003 Arena Football League season. He was released by the Dragons on March 8, 2003.[5]
Stucker signed with the Chicago Rush on March 15, 2003. He was released by the Rush on March 28, 2003.[6]
He spent time with the Tampa Bay Storm during the 2003 season.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Iron Coach Kenny Stucker Enters Ball State Hall of Fame". .oursportscentral.com. January 29, 2009. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Kenny Stucker". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Rules of the Game". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Rush Signs Stucker for Playoff Game". oursportscentral.com. August 3, 2002. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Kenny Stucker". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.