Todd Schlopy

Robert Todd Schlopy
No. 3
Position:	Placekicker
Personal information
Born:	June 17, 1961 (age 63); Bradford, Pennsylvania
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school:	Orchard Park (NY)
College:	Michigan
Undrafted:	1985
Career history
	Buffalo Bills (1985); Seattle Seahawks (1986); Buffalo Bills (1987);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
	Player stats at PFR

Last updated July 06, 2024

Robert Todd Schlopy (born June 17, 1961) is a motion picture cameraman and former American football placekicker.

Early life

Born in Bradford, Pennsylvania and raised in Buffalo, NY, Schlopy attended Orchard Park High School in Orchard Park, New York.

Football career

College career

Schlopy played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1981 to 1984 where he was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten placekicker.^[1]

Professional career

As a Western New York native, Schlopy, a barefoot placekicker, signed a contract with the Buffalo Bills in 1985. In 1986 he signed with the Seattle Seahawks where he had an outstanding pre-season but failed to unseat incumbent Norm Johnson.^[2] A highly sought-after free agent, Schlopy again signed with Buffalo in 1987 feeling that was his best opportunity to win a job. The Bills were under new head coach Marv Levy and new quarterback Jim Kelly. After a spectacular pre-season, Schlopy did not get the opportunity to attempt any field goals in the regular season and was released. He was called upon several weeks later during the 1987 NFL Players Strike to fill in as placekicker for the Buffalo Bills, while Scott Norwood took part in the strike.^[3] Schlopy attempted no field goals in his first two games, made one extra point and another extra point blocked. Schlopy played a crucial role in the Bills' win against the New York Giants, kicking two field goals for a 6–3 victory, the second coming with 19 seconds remaining in overtime.^[4] In doing so Schlopy became one of 3 barefoot kickers in NFL history to win a regular season game in overtime. Schlopy's professional football career ended after that game when the strike ended and Norwood returned.

Film career

Schlopy became a cameraman on feature films beginning in 1989. He joined the IASTE local 600 Camera Guild in 1996.[3]^[5] His credits include Revenant (first assistant camera, 2015), Iron Man 3 (first assistant camera second unit, 2013), Transformers (first assistant camera, 2007), Air Force One (first assistant camera, 1997), Seabiscuit (first assistant camera, 2003), Academy award winning Crash (first assistant camera, 2004), Swordfish (first assistant camera, 2001), Bad Times at the El Royale (first assistant camera, 2018), A Bad Moms Christmas (first assistant camera, 2017) Ride Along and Ride Along 2, (first assistant camera 2014 and 2016), Primary Colors (first assistant Steadicam 1998) Starship Troopers (first assistant Steadicam, 1997), Wanted (first assistant camera, 2008), The Rookie (first assistant camera, 2002) Red Dawn (first assistant camera, 2011), Jonah Hex (first assistant camera, 2010), High School (first assistant camera, 2010), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (first assistant camera, 2009), Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (first assistant camera, 2008), Herbie: Fully Loaded (first assistant camera, 2005), Shallow Hal (first assistant camera, 2001), and Ski Patrol (second assistant camera, 1990) .[4] ^[6]

Personal life

His son, Alex Schlopy, is a freeskier who won a gold medal at the 2011 Winter X Games in the big air contest.^[5] His cousin, Erik Schlopy, is a former alpine skier who competed at three editions of the Olympics; through Erik, the Schlopys are related by marriage to swimmer and media personality Summer Sanders.^[7]

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References

↑ "University of Michigan All-time Rosters Search Page". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.(Enter Schlopy as the last name on the search page, and press enter)
↑ "UNDATED: With back spasms. Patriots". Associated Press .
↑ "Todd Schlopy". pro-football-reference.com.
↑ Gleason, Bucky (October 20, 2017). "Thirty years later, Todd Schlopy recalls moment of glory with hometown Bills". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
1 2 "Nordia Freeskiers: Alex Schlopy". Nordica Freeskiers.
↑ "Todd Schlopy". imdb.com.
↑ Berg, Aimee (March 31, 2011). "Schlopy: Olympic Legacy?". United States Olympic Committee . Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2013.

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[1] "University of Michigan All-time Rosters Search Page". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.(Enter Schlopy as the last name on the search page, and press enter)

[2] "UNDATED: With back spasms. Patriots". Associated Press .

[PFR-3] "Todd Schlopy". pro-football-reference.com.

[4] Gleason, Bucky (October 20, 2017). "Thirty years later, Todd Schlopy recalls moment of glory with hometown Bills". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[Alex-5] 1 2 "Nordia Freeskiers: Alex Schlopy". Nordica Freeskiers.

[6] "Todd Schlopy". imdb.com.

[7] Berg, Aimee (March 31, 2011). "Schlopy: Olympic Legacy?". United States Olympic Committee . Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2013.

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