Jeff Hall (American football)

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Jeff Hall
No. 5
Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1976-07-30) July 30, 1976 (age 48)
Tullahoma, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Winchester (TN) Franklin Co.
College: Tennessee
NFL draft: 1999: 6th round, 181st pick
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Field goals attempted:5
Field goals made:4
Extra points:9
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Paul Jeffery Hall (born July 30, 1976) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Tennessee, [1] and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL draft with the 181st overall pick by the Washington Redskins. [2] He played one season in the NFL for the St. Louis Rams in 2000. He appeared in three games for the Rams. [3] [4] After leaving the NFL, he became a NFLPA-registered financial advisor for Rather & Kittrell Capital Management in Knoxville, Tennessee. [5]

Hall still holds the Tennessee high school record for the longest field goal at 62 yards, which he kicked for Franklin County High School on November 19, 1991, in a playoff game against Oak Ridge High School. Hall tied his own record with a 62-yard field goal against Brentwood Academy on October 16, 1992. [6]

Hall was the starting placekicker for the Tennessee Volunteer football team that won the National Championship in the 1998 season. [7] [8]

References

  1. "Former UT Kicker Jeff Hall Calls It A Career". Greeneville Publishing Company. October 31, 2001. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  2. "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference . Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  3. "2000 St. Louis Rams Roster & Players". Pro Football Reference . Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. "Jeff Hall Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference . Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  5. Sloan, Alan (August 30, 2018). "'Stoerner fumble' turning point of '98 UT national title run: Hall". Farragut Press. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  6. Richardson, Darrell (October 15, 2015). "Before Vols, NFL — kick set state record in '91 vs. Oak Ridge". Oak Ridger. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  7. Taylor, Noah (August 21, 2018). "Pandemonium Reigns: Jeff Hall kick-started Tennessee's journey to the 1998 national championship … twice". Saturday Down South. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  8. "1998 Vols kicker Jeff Hall drew a picture when he was nine years old of him kicking a game-winning field goal for Tennessee". wbir.com. September 8, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.