Chris Bahr
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| Chris Bahr | |
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| Date of birth: | February 3, 1953 |
| Place of birth: |  State College, Pennsylvania |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | K |
| College: | Penn State |
| NFL Draft: | 1976 / Round: 2/ Pick 51 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1975 1976-1979 1980-1981 1982-1988 1989 |
Philadelphia Atoms (soccer) Cincinnati Bengals Oakland Raiders Los Angeles Raiders San Diego Chargers |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
| Awards: | Pennsylvania All-Century Team [1] |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Chris Bahr (born February 3, 1953 in State College, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football and soccer player. He was a placekicker in the National Football League and played midfielder in the North American Soccer League.
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[edit] Soccer
Bahr was the first round draft pick of the Philadelphia Atoms in the 1975 North American Soccer League draft. As a rookie midfielder, he made an immediate impression, tying an NASL scoring record for goals by a native-born American by netting 11, including two 2-goal games and four game winners. Bahr also netted the first sudden death goal in Atoms history against the New York Cosmos in front of 20,124 at Veterans Stadium. He was named the 1975 NASL Rookie of the Year. Bahr played 22 games for the Atoms, scoring 11 goals before departing for the NFL.
Bahr also joined his Atom’s coach, Al Miller, on the 1976 U.S. National Team. He scored both goals for the United States in their 2-0 shutout of Bermuda in the qualifying rounds for the XXI Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada.
[edit] NFL
After four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, Bahr went on to become a stalwart placekicker with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. He is second all-time on the Raiders in scoring (817 points), and his 162 career field goals was a Raiders record until 2007 when it was surpassed by Sebastian Janikowski. Bahr kicked in two Raiders Super Bowl victories, (1981 and 1984). Perhaps his best year as a pro came in 1983 when he compiled a 78% field goal percentage. He finished his career with a strong season, kicking 17 field goals and 29 PATs for the San Diego Chargers in 1989.
He was named to the All-Rookie team in 1976 and a Sporting News All-Pro in 1977.
[edit] College
Bahr was named an All-American in three times for soccer and once for football at Penn State. Led the Nittany Lions in scoring in 1975, including 4 field goals over 50 yards. He also had a 39-yard punting average. Graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Bahr later earned a Juris Doctor at Southwestern University School of Law, attending school part-time while still playing with the Raiders.
[edit] High school
Attended Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, Pennsylvania
[edit] Personal
All-Star Family: Chris Bahr is the son of legendary American soccer hero Walter Bahr. His mother, Davies Ann, was a champion swimmer at Temple University and a physical education teacher at Penn State. His brother Casey Bahr was a standout at Navy and a fellow Philadelphia Atom and U.S. National Team soccer player. His younger brother, Matt Bahr, was also a standout placekicker in the NFL. Sister Davies Ann Bahr was an All-American gymnast at Penn State
Bahr holds an annual Chris Bahr Kicking Camp, a 3-day clinic for student in grades 7-12 at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
After his NFL career, Bahr practiced law in California and Pennsylvania. He is currently a financial consultant, managing assets for professional athletes for ProVest Management Group in Columbus, Ohio. He lives in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania with his wife Eve, a corporate attorney, and their two children.
Bahr's son, C.J., is the placekicker for Slippery Rock University.
[edit] External links
- The Pennsylvania Football News All-Century Team
- Philadelphia Atoms fan page
- Chris Bahr's Cincinnati Bengals football cards
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