Nick Lowery

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Nick Lowery
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Lowery in 2018
No. 7, 8
Position: Kicker
Personal information
Born: (1956-05-27) May 27, 1956 (age 69)
Munich, West Germany
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Albans (Washington, D.C.)
College: Dartmouth
NFL draft: 1978: undrafted
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Field goals:383 / 479
Field goal %:80
Extra points:562 / 568
Points scored:1,711
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dominic Gerald Lowery (born May 27, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a kicker in the National Football League (NFL). In his career he played for the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, and New York Jets. [1] He played college football for the Dartmouth Big Green. Lowery was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and when he retired was ranked first in field goal percentage and also had the most field goals in NFL history. As of 2018 he was 16th on the NFL's list of all-time scoring leaders, and is the Chiefs' all-time leading scorer, with 1,466 points in his 14 seasons with the club.

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Lowery was born in Munich, West Germany. [2] His father was an American pilot who served in Germany during World War II, and his mother was British and working in Germany, documenting the death camps after the war. [3] Lowery grew up in McLean, Virginia, and attended St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., where he was a star football player. [4]

He attended Dartmouth College. [5] He has an M.P.A from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, [5] the first pro athlete to graduate from there.

In 2009 Lowery was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame. [5]

Career regular season statistics

Career high/best bold

SeasonTeamGFGMFGA%LNGBLKXPMXPA%PTS
1978 NE 20100077100.07
1980 KC 16202676.95703737100.097
1981 KC 16263672.2520373897.4115
1982 KC 9192479.24701717100.074
1983 KC 16243080.0580444597.8116
1984 KC 16233369.75203535100.0104
1985 KC 16242788.95803535100.0107
1986 KC 16192673.14704343100.0100
1987 KC 12192382.65402626100.083
1988 KC 16273284.45102323100.0104
1989 KC 16243372.7500343597.1106
1990 KC 16343791.9480373897.4139
1991 KC 16253083.34803535100.0110
1992 KC 15222491.75203939100.0105
1993 KC 16232979.35223737100.0106
1994 NYJ 16202387.0490262796.386
1995 NYJ 14172181.05002424100.075
1996 NYJ 16172470.8460262796.377
Career26038347980.058256256898.91711

References

  1. "Nick Lowery". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  2. "Nick Lowery Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  3. "Daily Inspiration: Meet Nick Lowery". VoyagePhoenix. November 8, 2023. Archived from the original on July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  4. Wilbon, Michael (November 25, 1981). "Nick Lowery: St. Albans to the NFL". Washington Post.
  5. 1 2 3 Furlong, Lisa. "Nick Lowery '78". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2015.