(1956-05-27) May 27, 1956 (age 68) 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
2× First-team All-Pro (1985, 1990)
3× Pro Bowl (1981, 1990, 1992)
NFL scoring leader (1990)
"Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award (1993)
Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Field goals:
383 / 479
Field goal %:
80
Extra points:
562 / 568
Points scored:
1,711
Player stats at PFR
Dominic Gerald Lowery (born May 27, 1956) is a former American 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. As of 2018[update] 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]
^"Nick Lowery". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
^Wilbon, Michael (November 25, 1981). "Nick Lowery: St. Albans to the NFL". Washington Post.
Wilbon, Michael (November 25, 1981). "NickLowery: St. Albans to the NFL". Washington Post. Furlong, Lisa. "NickLowery '78". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved...
Marv Levy cut future Hall of Fame Kicker Jan Stenerud for little-known NickLowery, who would become the most accurate kicker in NFL History over the next...
quarterback Jay Fiedler, linebacker Reggie Williams, three-time Pro Bowler NickLowery, quarterback Jeff Kemp, and Tennessee Titans tight end Casey Cramer,...
season as they faced the Cardinals in Arizona. In the first quarter, NickLowery opened the score for the Jets with a 37-yard field goal. By the second...
David Akers K 1,721 19 NickLowery K 1,711 20 Jan Stenerud * K 1,699 21 Ryan Longwell K 1,687 22 Justin Tucker K 1,649 23 Nick Folk K 1,632 24 Lou Groza...
Vaughan Johnson, and Pat Swilling. The game's referee was Howard Roe. NickLowery's 33-yard field goal 4:09 into the extra period gave the AFC a 23–20 victory...
time the third most-accurate in league history behind Eddie Murray and NickLowery. In 1997, he was the twentieth player inducted into the Chargers Hall...
Wild-Card Playoff Game, which the team led 16-3 but lost 17–16. Kicker NickLowery missed short on a 52-yard FG in the final seconds that would have won...
Stenerud, 7 (1971); Cairo Santos, 7 (2015) Most field goals made, career: NickLowery, 329 Most field goals made, season: Harrison Butker, 38 (2017) Most field...
Volunteers, author of famous first-hand account of the Battle of Gettysburg NickLowery (1978), National Football League player and Three-time Pro Bowl kicker...
from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2023. "NickLowery Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference...
Atlanta Falcons 1992 Reggie White Defensive end Philadelphia Eagles 1993 NickLowery Placekicker Kansas City Chiefs 1994 Mark Kelso Safety Buffalo Bills 1995...
time was club's all-time leading scorer. He was replaced by journeyman NickLowery, who had been cut 11 times by eight different teams himself. After enduring...
of the American Football League Hall of Fame.) #61 Curley Culp, DT #8 NickLowery, K #63 Bill Maas, DT #32 Curtis McClinton (scored a touchdown in Super...
38 Ray Brown G ^ 1986–2005 262 39 Mason Crosby K 2007–present 261 39 NickLowery K 1978–1996 260 Don Muhlbach LS 2004–2020 42 Jackie Slater* OT 1976–1995...
goal by Steve Christie 0 3 2 7:57 4 4 2:09 Jets 26-yard field goal by NickLowery 3 3 2 3:58 11 68 3:59 Bills 24-yard field goal by Steve Christie 3 6...
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