Brian Hall

Brian Hall (born 1953 or 1954) is an American former college football player who was a placekicker for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He kicked with a prosthetic leg: at the age of 14, his foot was amputated after an accident on his family's ranch. Hall joined his high school football team as a placekicker, and later walked-on at Texas Tech University to play college football. He set the school's all-time field goal record and led the country in field goal percentage his senior year.

Early life Brian Hall was born in 1953 or 1954, and grew up in Dalhart, Texas. On August 22, 1968, when he was 14, Hall was sitting on top of an irrigation sprinkler system at the family's ranch when he slipped and caught his foot in a sprocket. At Dalhart High School, he tried out as a placekicker so he could keep playing with his friends. Hall had to get special permission from the local Interscholastic League due to the league's rules banning casts. Hall was a three-year varsity letterman from 1974 to 1976. He went on partial scholarship as a sophomore in 1974, and converted five of seven field goals and 22 of 24 extra points that season. He made eight of 11 field goals and 24 extra points his junior year in 1975, leading the team with 48 total points. On November 15, 1975, Hall kicked a Southwest Conference (SWC) record four field goals against Baylor. His 16 field goals were the most in school history, while his 36 extra points and 84 total points were both the most in the SWC that year. He also led the country with a 76.2 field goal percentage. Hall finished his college career with 28 field goals, the most in school history. He majored in agricultural communication at Texas Tech.

Prosthetic leg Hall's prosthetic leg for football weighed and fit under his uniform.