Boris Shlapak

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Boris Shlapak
No. 2
Position Kicker
Personal information
Born (1950-05-18) May 18, 1950 (age 75)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Maine South
(Park Ridge, Illinois)
College Drake University (1968)
Michigan State University (1969–1971)
NFL draft 1972: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Field goals made0
Field goal attempts8
Field goal percentage0.0%
Longest field goal0
Touchbacks0
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Ian Stone
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-05-18) May 18, 1950 (age 75)
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois, US
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position Forward
Youth career
Maine South High School
1968–1974 Chicago Lions SC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1975 Chicago Sting 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Stone (born Boris Vladimir Shlapak, May 18, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for one season with the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). [1] He did not make a successful field goal in the NFL on eight attempts, the most attempts in NFL history without successfully kicking a field goal. [2]

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American football career

College career

Shlapak spent his freshman year of college at Drake University before transferring to Michigan State University. [3]

Professional career

Baltimore Colts

Shlapak was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Colts in 1972. In the eight games he played for the team, he made all four of his extra point attempts, and attempted eight field goals, but he missed every single one. In total, he accounted for four points. [4]

Buffalo Bills

He signed with the Buffalo Bills in 1974 and kicked two field goals for the Buffalo Bills in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. [5]

Soccer career

Shlapak also played soccer professionally in the North American Soccer League for the Chicago Sting after changing his name to Ian Stone. [6] He played in one league match and several friendlies for the Sting in 1975.

References

  1. ↑ "Boris Shlapak Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  2. ↑ "Player Season & Career Stats Finder - Pro Football; For combined seasons, since 1940, in the regular season, requiring Field Goal % = 0.00, sorted by descending Field Goals Attempted". Stathead.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ White, Maury (March 8, 1973). "daily column". Des Moines Register. p. 3-S. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Boris Shlapak Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ "50 Pickets Greet Game". Quad City Times-Democrat (Iowa). October 4, 1998. p. 5-B. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  6. ↑ Conklin, Mike (October 4, 1998). "For One Autumn, Soccer Ruled Chicago". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 7, 2019.


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