Uwe von Schamann
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Uwe von Schummann or Uwe Detlef Walter von Schamann (born April 23, 1956 in Berlin Germany), is a former professional American football kicker.
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[edit] Early Life
Von Schamann moved to Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 16. After graduating from Eastern Hills High School in 1975, he received a football scholarship to the University of Oklahoma.
[edit] Oklahoma Sooners 1975-1978
During his college football career, he was a member of the 1975 National Championship team, and was later voted the all-time, All-Big 8 kicker. In 1999 von Schamann was named the All-Century Oklahoma Kicker. He was most noted for making a clutch game-winning kick in the final seconds of the 1977 game at Ohio State. In Sooner lore, this play came to be known simply as 'The Kick'.[1]
[edit] Professional career 1979-1984
After college, the Miami Dolphins drafted him, leading to a six year career with the team. While with the Dolphins, he was a member of two Super Bowl teams, and was perfect in both of them, not missing an extra point or a field goal in each one. He also received Rookie of the Year honors for the Dolphins in 1979.
Von Shamann finished his 6 NFL seasons with 101 of 149(67%) field goal attempts and 237 of 250(94%) extra points, giving him 540 total points.
[edit] After football
After his retirement from the NFL, he worked in the securities and insurance business.
In December of 2001, Uwe von Schamann was named Director of Development and Fundraising for the J.D. McCarty Center. The McCarty Center is Oklahoma's center of excellence in the care and treatment of children with developmental disabilities and is the only hospital of its kind in the state.[2]
[edit] NFL Records
- Most extra points attempted in a single season: 70 Uwe von Schamann, Miami, 1984
- Most extra points converted in a single season: 66 Uwe von Schamann, Miami, 1984
[edit] References and notes
- ^ 1977 Oklahoma-Ohio State Game. Soonerstats.com (2007).
- ^ Uwe von Schamann named Director. McCarty Center via crisscrossoklahoma.com (2007).
[edit] External links
Injury report[1]
