Boris Shlapak

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Boris Shlapak
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Position Placekicker
Personal information
Born (1950-05-18) May 18, 1950 (age 75)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Career information
College Drake University
Michigan State University
Career history
1972 Baltimore Colts
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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(s) 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

Boris Shlapak 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 had no field goals in eight attempts, the most attempts in NFL history without successfully kicking a field goal. [2]

As a free agent, he kicked two field goals for the Buffalo Bills in the 1974 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. [3] Shlapak spent his freshman year of college at Drake University before transferring to Michigan State University. [4] He also played soccer professionally in the North American Soccer League for the Chicago Sting after changing his name to Ian Stone. [5] 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. "50 Pickets Greet Game". Quad City Times-Democrat (Iowa). October 4, 1998. p. 5-B. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  4. White, Maury (March 8, 1973). "daily column". Des Moines Register. p. 3-S. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  5. Conklin, Mike (October 4, 1998). "For One Autumn, Soccer Ruled Chicago". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 7, 2019.