Todd Schlopy
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Position: | Placekicker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Bradford, Pennsylvania | June 17, 1961
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 | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
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.
Film career
Schlopy became a cameraman on feature films beginning in 1989. He joined the IASTE local 600 Camera Guild in 1996.[3]
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]
References
- ^ "University of Michigan All-time Rosters Search Page". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.(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.
- ^ a b "Nordia Freeskiers: Alex Schlopy". Nordica Freeskiers.
- ^ "Todd Schlopy". imdb.com.
- United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the originalon February 28, 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2013.