Chris Bahr
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 3, 1953 State College, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Neshaminy (Langhorne, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51 | ||||||||
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| Full name | Christopher Kurt Bahr | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1974 | Penn State Nittany Lions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975 | Philadelphia Atoms | 22 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christopher Kurt Bahr (born February 3, 1953) is a former professional
High school
Bahr attended Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
College
Bahr attended
Soccer
Bahr was the first round draft pick of the
Bahr also joined his Atoms coach,
NFL
Bahr switched football codes in 1976, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals, becoming their placekicker.[1] He played four seasons for the Bengals before being acquired by the Oakland Raiders in 1980; he played for them for most of the 1980s, following them to Los Angeles in 1982, becoming a stalwart placekicker with them that saw him win two Super Bowl championships. He is the Raiders' second all-time leader in scoring (817 points), and his 162 career field goals was a Raiders record until 2007 when it was surpassed by Sebastian Janikowski. Bahr kicked in two Raiders Super Bowl victories, (1981 and 1984). Perhaps his best year as a pro came in 1983 when he compiled a 78% field goal percentage. He finished his career with a strong season, kicking 17 field goals and 29 PATs for the San Diego Chargers in 1989.
He was named to the All-Rookie team in 1976 and a
Career regular season statistics
Career high/best bolded
| Regular season statistics | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team (record) | G | FGM | FGA | % | <20 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | LNG | BLK | XPM | XPA | % | PTS |
| 1976 | CIN (10–4) | 14 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 1–1 | 6–8 | 2–4 | 3–8 | 2–6 | 51 | 0 | 39 | 42 | 92.9 | 81 |
| 1977 | CIN (8–6) | 14 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 1–1 | 10–11 | 4–8 | 4–6 | 0–1 | 47 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 96.2 | 82 |
| 1978 | CIN (4–12) | 16 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 0–0 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 1–3 | 52 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 89.7 | 74 |
| 1979 | CIN (4–12) | 16 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 0–0 | 4–6 | 3–7 | 4–8 | 2–2 | 55 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 95.2 | 79 |
| 1980 | OAK (11–5) | 16 | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 0–0 | 4–6 | 9–12 | 6–13 | 0–6 | 48 | 0 | 41 | 44 | 93.2 | 98 |
| 1981 | OAK (7–9) | 16 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0–0 | 6–8 | 2–4 | 3–7 | 3–5 | 51 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 81.8 | 69 |
| 1982 | LA (8–1) | 9 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–5 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 43 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 97.0 | 62 |
| 1983 | LA (12–4) | 16 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 0–0 | 9–11 | 8–9 | 4–6 | 0–1 | 47 | 0 | 51 | 53 | 96.2 | 114 |
| 1984 | LA (11–5) | 16 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 1–1 | 7–7 | 4–7 | 7–11 | 1–1 | 50 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 95.2 | 100 |
| 1985 | LA (12–4) | 16 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 0–0 | 9–9 | 7–10 | 3–12 | 1–1 | 51 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 95.2 | 100 |
| 1986 | LA (8–8) | 16 | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 6–9 | 5–8 | 1–2 | 52 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 99 |
| 1987 | LA (5–10) | 13 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 0–0 | 6–6 | 10–13 | 3–10 | 0–0 | 48 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 96.4 | 84 |
| 1988 | LA (7–9) | 16 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 1–1 | 7–7 | 3–6 | 6–11 | 1–4 | 50 | 0 | 37 | 39 | 94.9 | 91 |
| 1989 | SD (6–10) | 16 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 0–0 | 6–6 | 6–9 | 4–6 | 1–4 | 53 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 96.7 | 80 |
| Career (14 seasons) | 210 | 241 | 381 | 63.3 | 8–8 | 87–101 | 72–111 | 61–123 | 13–38 | 55 | 0 | 490 | 519 | 94.8 | 1213 | |
Personal
Bahr is the son of
Bahr holds an annual Chris Bahr Kicking Camp, a 3-day clinic for student in grades 7–12 at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
After his NFL career, Bahr graduated from Southwestern Law School and practiced law in California and Pennsylvania until 1999 when his license was suspended for failing to pay bar fees. He is currently a financial consultant, managing assets for professional athletes for ProVest Management Group in Columbus, Ohio. He lives in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania with his wife Eve, a corporate attorney, and their two children.
Bahr's son, C.J., is the placekicker for
References
- ^ Hill, Adam (August 1, 2020). "Sport change kicked Chris Bahr's career into high gear". reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ Hill, Adam (August 1, 2020). "Sport change kicked Chris Bahr's career into high gear". reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
Matt Bahr followed a similar path, making them two of only six men to play professional soccer and in the NFL.
- ^ Collegian, Andrew Destin. "'A dream to coach' | How Penn Staters Matt and Chris Bahr carved out professional careers in two sports". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved June 14, 2022.