Jeff Hall (American football)

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Jeff Hall
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Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1976-07-30) July 30, 1976 (age 47)
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  / Round: 6 / Pick: 181
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
Player stats at PFR

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. [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]

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