John Lee (placekicker)

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John Lee

Date of birth:	May 19, 1964 (1964-05-19) (age 44)
Place of birth:	Seoul, South Korea
Career information
Position(s):	K
College:	UCLA
NFL Draft:	1986 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32
Organizations
As player:
1986	St. Louis Cardinals
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

John Lee is a former 2-time All-American placekicker for the UCLA Bruins football team from 1982-1985. He was the 32nd pick selected in the 1986 NFL Draft and later played 1 year for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was inducted to the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.

[edit] NCAA records held or tied

Broke the Pac-10 single game field goal record (since matched by two others) with 6 made against San Diego State University in 1984.
Holds the highest percentage of extra points and field goals made in a career with 93.3% (116 of 117 PATs, 79 of 92 FGs).
Most field goals made per game for a season (2.6, 1984, 29 in 11 games) and in a career (1.84, 79 in 43 games)
Highest percentage of field goals made in a season (100%, 1984, 16 out of 16) and in a career (minimum 55 attempts: 85.9%, 79 out of 92)
Highest percentage of field goals made under 40 yards in a season (Min. 16 made) (100%, 1984, 16 out of 16) and in a career (Min. 40 made) (96.4%, 54 of 56)
Most times kicking four field goals in a game in a career (6)
Most games in which FG [provided the winning margin in a career (10)

[edit] Rose Bowl record

John Lee played in the 1983 Rose Bowl, 1984 Rose Bowl, and 1986 Rose Bowl and was an integral part of the success of the UCLA Bruins during his college career. He holds the Rose Bowl career record of 15 extra points made by kicking. Current UCLA Bruins coach Rick Neuheisel began his career as the placekick holder for John Lee.